61 notifications on confectionery from Türkiye since 1 January 2020. That is 2% of all EU notifications on products from Türkiye and 8% of all notifications on confectionery from any origin; Türkiye ranks 3 of 73 origins for this category. 4 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 18 in the 365 days before, down 78%.
Most reported: Salmonella (14), titanium dioxide (E 171) (9) and unauthorised colours (9). 20% were border rejections (15% for confectionery from all origins) and 54% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were nougat or halva (11), chocolate (7) and jelly sweets (5).
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 Türkiye
The newest 25 of 61, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe and unauthorised novel food in confectionery from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7352, validated 19 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Ireland: titanium dioxide (E 171) in jelly sweets from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.1219, validated 13 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Ireland: titanium dioxide (E 171) in confectionery from Türkiye and the United States, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.10257, validated 19 December 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Ireland: titanium dioxide (E 171) in confectionery from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.9398, validated 26 November 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in confectionery from Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.8130, validated 22 October 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: foreign bodies in chocolate from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7568, validated 3 October 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Sweden: an undeclared allergen in confectionery from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.7484, validated 1 October 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: E. coli above the hygiene limit, Enterobacteriaceae, moulds and 1 more findings in chocolate from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.6766, validated 3 September 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in sweets from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.6487, validated 25 August 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: undeclared peanut and undeclared tree nuts in chocolate from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6220, validated 14 August 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: Salmonella in nougat or halva from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2025.5225, validated 9 July 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: unauthorised colours in confectionery from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.4386, validated 11 June 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: undeclared sulphites in confectionery from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3976, validated 27 May 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: Salmonella in confectionery from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3680, validated 16 May 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: aflatoxins in confectionery from Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.3407, validated 7 May 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) in chocolate from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2112, validated 21 March 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: undeclared tree nuts and fraud or adulteration in confectionery from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1957, validated 18 March 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: unauthorised colours in confectionery from Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.1395, validated 27 February 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: undeclared sesame and fraud or adulteration in chocolate from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1312, validated 25 February 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: undeclared sesame in chocolate from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1248, validated 21 February 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Lithuania: acrylamide in sweet bakery products from Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.1163, validated 19 February 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: an unauthorised additive in jelly sweets from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.8494, validated 18 November 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by France: unauthorised colours in confectionery from Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.8033, validated 30 October 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: Salmonella in confectionery from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7889, validated 25 October 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: titanium dioxide (E 171) in confectionery from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.7497, validated 11 October 2024.
More: all notifications on products from Türkiye and confectionery from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 2 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 12 | 20% |
| Alert | 23 | 38% |
| Information for follow up | 12 | 20% |
| Information for attention | 14 | 23% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 33 | 54% |
| Potentially serious | 13 | 21% |
| Potential risk | 7 | 11% |
| Not serious | 7 | 11% |
| Undecided | 1 | 2% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Salmonella | 14 | 23% |
| Titanium dioxide (E 171) | 9 | 15% |
| Unauthorised colours | 9 | 15% |
| Foreign bodies | 4 | 7% |
| An unauthorised additive | 4 | 7% |
| 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters | 3 | 5% |
| Aflatoxins | 3 | 5% |
| Acrylamide | 2 | 3% |
| A risk of choking or injury | 2 | 3% |
| Fraud or adulteration | 2 | 3% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Nougat or halva | 11 |
| Chocolate | 7 |
| Jelly sweets | 5 |
| Sweet bakery products | 4 |
| Sweets | 4 |
| Chewing gum | 1 |
| Lollipops | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 31 | 51% |
| Poland | 5 | 8% |
| Greece | 4 | 7% |
| Ireland | 4 | 7% |
| Sweden | 3 | 5% |
| Slovenia | 2 | 3% |
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