24 notifications on food additives and flavourings from Türkiye since 1 January 2020. That is under 1% of all EU notifications on products from Türkiye and 11% of all notifications on food additives and flavourings from any origin; Türkiye ranks 5 of 37 origins for this category. 1 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 1 in the 365 days before, no change.
Most reported: ethylene oxide (22), an unauthorised additive (3) and unauthorised colours (1). 0% were border rejections (14% for food additives and flavourings from all origins) and 75% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were thickeners (20) and food additives (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 food additives and flavourings from Türkiye
The newest 24 of 24, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: a finding outside our word list in a food additive or flavouring from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6878, validated 3 August 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: unauthorised colours in a food additive or flavouring from Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.3761, validated 20 May 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: ethylene oxide in thickeners from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0802, validated 10 February 2022.
- Information for attention notified by France: ethylene oxide in thickeners from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0791, validated 9 February 2022.
- Alert notified by France: ethylene oxide in thickeners from France and Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0539, validated 27 January 2022.
- Alert notified by France: ethylene oxide in thickeners from France and Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0531, validated 27 January 2022.
- Alert notified by France: ethylene oxide in thickeners from France, Spain and Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0529, validated 27 January 2022.
- Alert notified by France: ethylene oxide in thickeners from France, Italy and Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0527, validated 27 January 2022.
- Alert notified by France: ethylene oxide in thickeners from France and Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0512, validated 27 January 2022.
- Alert notified by France: ethylene oxide in thickeners from France and Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0510, validated 26 January 2022.
- Alert notified by France: ethylene oxide in thickeners from France and Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0509, validated 26 January 2022.
- Alert notified by France: ethylene oxide in thickeners from France and Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0503, validated 26 January 2022.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in thickeners from Germany and Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2021.6565, validated 2 December 2021.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in a food additive or flavouring from Germany and Türkiye, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.5567, validated 15 October 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in thickeners from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2021.5514, validated 13 October 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in thickeners from Estonia and Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2021.5032, validated 21 September 2021.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: ethylene oxide in thickeners from Belgium and Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4166, validated 5 August 2021.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: ethylene oxide and an unauthorised additive in thickeners from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4085, validated 2 August 2021.
- Alert notified by Denmark: ethylene oxide in thickeners from Belgium, Denmark, Germany and 1 more countries, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.4029, validated 29 July 2021.
- Alert notified by Denmark: ethylene oxide in thickeners from Denmark, Germany and Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2021.3993, validated 28 July 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in thickeners from Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and 2 more countries, risk decision serious, reference 2021.3720, validated 13 July 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in thickeners from Denmark, Germany, Poland and 1 more countries, risk decision serious, reference 2021.3719, validated 13 July 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide and an unauthorised additive in thickeners from Belgium, Denmark, Finland and 7 more countries, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.3681, validated 12 July 2021.
- Alert notified by Belgium: ethylene oxide and an unauthorised additive in food additives from Türkiye, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.3008, validated 21 June 2021.
More: all notifications on products from Türkiye and food additives and flavourings from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 1 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 18 | 75% |
| Information for follow up | 1 | 4% |
| Information for attention | 5 | 21% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 18 | 75% |
| Potentially serious | 1 | 4% |
| Potential risk | 1 | 4% |
| Undecided | 4 | 17% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene oxide | 22 | 92% |
| An unauthorised additive | 3 | 12% |
| Other finding | 1 | 4% |
| Unauthorised colours | 1 | 4% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Thickeners | 20 |
| Food additives | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 10 | 42% |
| Germany | 8 | 33% |
| Denmark | 2 | 8% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 8% |
| Belgium | 1 | 4% |
| Poland | 1 | 4% |
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