16 notifications on confectionery from Syria since 1 January 2020. That is 12% of all EU notifications on products from Syria and 2% of all notifications on confectionery from any origin; Syria ranks 15 of 73 origins for this category. 1 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 1 in the 365 days before, no change.
Most reported: Salmonella (11), a risk of choking or injury (2) and sulphites above the permitted level (1). 19% were border rejections (15% for confectionery from all origins) and 88% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were nougat or halva (11), jelly sweets (2) and sweets (1).
Counts start on 1 January 2020 and run to 8 November 2026, the day the list was last read. A notification that names two countries of origin counts for each. Findings come from our word list matched against the EU subject line, which is never shown; 96% of all notifications match it, the rest count as other finding. Each reference links to the official record on RASFF Window. How this works.
Latest notifications on confectionery from Syria
The newest 16 of 16, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: unauthorised colours in sweets from Syria, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5271, validated 15 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: titanium dioxide (E 171) in confectionery from Syria, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.6795, validated 4 September 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: Salmonella in nougat or halva from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2024.6577, validated 31 August 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: Salmonella in nougat or halva from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2023.4769, validated 14 July 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Norway: Salmonella in nougat or halva from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2023.3812, validated 7 June 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Norway: Salmonella in nougat or halva from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2023.3216, validated 15 May 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: an unauthorised additive and a risk of choking or injury in jelly sweets from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2023.1792, validated 15 March 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: Salmonella in nougat or halva from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2022.6122, validated 20 October 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: Salmonella in nougat or halva from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2022.5177, validated 6 September 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: Salmonella in nougat or halva from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2022.4082, validated 12 July 2022.
- Alert notified by Germany: Salmonella in nougat or halva from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2021.5600, validated 18 October 2021.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: Salmonella in nougat or halva from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2021.5131, validated 24 September 2021.
- Alert notified by Switzerland: a risk of choking or injury in jelly sweets from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2021.2116, validated 28 April 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: Salmonella in nougat or halva from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2020.2389, validated 10 June 2020.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: an undeclared allergen, sulphites above the permitted level and preservatives (benzoic or sorbic acid) in confectionery from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2020.2380, validated 10 June 2020.
- Alert notified by Germany: Salmonella in nougat or halva from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2020.0419, validated 28 January 2020.
More: all notifications on products from Syria and confectionery from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 1 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 3 | 19% |
| Alert | 6 | 38% |
| Information for follow up | 1 | 6% |
| Information for attention | 6 | 38% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 14 | 88% |
| Potentially serious | 1 | 6% |
| Potential risk | 1 | 6% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Salmonella | 11 | 69% |
| A risk of choking or injury | 2 | 12% |
| Sulphites above the permitted level | 1 | 6% |
| Preservatives (benzoic or sorbic acid) | 1 | 6% |
| Titanium dioxide (E 171) | 1 | 6% |
| An unauthorised additive | 1 | 6% |
| Unauthorised colours | 1 | 6% |
| An undeclared allergen | 1 | 6% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Nougat or halva | 11 |
| Jelly sweets | 2 |
| Sweets | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10 | 62% |
| Cyprus | 2 | 12% |
| Norway | 2 | 12% |
| Belgium | 1 | 6% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 6% |
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