25 notifications on fish and fish products from Tunisia since 1 January 2020. That is 49% of all EU notifications on products from Tunisia and 1% of all notifications on fish and fish products from any origin; Tunisia ranks 17 of 89 origins for this category. 5 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 4 in the 365 days before, up 25%.
Most reported: mercury (21), histamine (3) and foreign bodies (1). 4% were border rejections (26% for fish and fish products from all origins) and 96% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were sea bream (5), fish (2) and monkfish (2).
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 fish and fish products from Tunisia
The newest 25 of 25, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: mercury in fish from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9352, validated 21 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in snapper or grouper from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6079, validated 8 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in fish from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4396, validated 19 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: histamine in sardines from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0504, validated 21 January 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in sea bream from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9481, validated 27 November 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: histamine in sardines from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6622, validated 29 August 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in fish from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4365, validated 11 June 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Cyprus: mercury in fish from Tunisia, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.3632, validated 15 May 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in fish from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2025.0117, validated 8 January 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in monkfish from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2024.6637, validated 3 September 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in monkfish from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2023.7316, validated 26 October 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: mercury in snapper or grouper from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2023.6218, validated 13 September 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in fish from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2023.4187, validated 21 June 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in fish from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2023.4000, validated 14 June 2023.
- Alert notified by Italy: mercury in sea bream from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2023.2922, validated 4 May 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Greece: mercury in fish from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2023.1904, validated 21 March 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in fish from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2023.0257, validated 11 January 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in fish from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2023.0076, validated 4 January 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in fish from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2022.3622, validated 21 June 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in sea bream from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2022.1635, validated 21 March 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in fish from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2022.1237, validated 2 March 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: histamine in anchovies from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2021.7205, validated 29 December 2021.
- Information for attention notified by Greece: mercury in sea bream from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4543, validated 25 August 2021.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in sea bream from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4486, validated 23 August 2021.
- Information for attention notified by France: foreign bodies in tuna from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2020.5845, validated 17 December 2020.
More: all notifications on products from Tunisia and fish and fish products from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 4 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 1 | 4% |
| Alert | 1 | 4% |
| Information for attention | 23 | 92% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 24 | 96% |
| Potential risk | 1 | 4% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 21 | 84% |
| Histamine | 3 | 12% |
| Foreign bodies | 1 | 4% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Sea bream | 5 |
| Fish | 2 |
| Monkfish | 2 |
| Sardines | 2 |
| Snapper or grouper | 2 |
| Anchovies | 1 |
| Tuna | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 17 | 68% |
| Greece | 3 | 12% |
| Spain | 2 | 8% |
| France | 2 | 8% |
| Cyprus | 1 | 4% |
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