76 notifications since 1 January 2020 named Taiwan as a country of origin, rank 59 of 163 origins. 9 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 14 in the 365 days before, down 36%. 18% were border rejections, where the consignment was stopped at the EU's outer border, against 30% for all origins.
The finding reported most often was an unauthorised additive (24 notifications, 32%), then a risk of choking or injury (10). The product category with most notifications was confectionery (38). 47% carried a serious risk decision, against 52% for all origins.
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 products from Taiwan
The newest 25 of 76, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for follow up notified by Malta: unauthorised colours in soft drinks from Taiwan, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.7634, validated 28 August 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: a finding outside our word list in a mixed food product from Taiwan, risk decision no risk, reference 2026.6867, validated 31 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: Cronobacter in a food supplement from Taiwan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6627, validated 24 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: foreign bodies in mushrooms from Taiwan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5790, validated 30 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: unauthorised novel food and labelling faults in confectionery from Taiwan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2843, validated 2 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: migration from a food contact material in a mixed food product from Taiwan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2730, validated 30 March 2026.
- Alert notified by Norway: migration from a food contact material in food containers from Taiwan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1452, validated 20 February 2026.
- Alert notified by Spain: labelling faults for confectionery from Taiwan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0260, validated 14 January 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: unauthorised novel food in rice from Taiwan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.9023, validated 18 November 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Sweden: titanium dioxide (E 171) in a mixed food product from Taiwan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.7222, validated 22 September 2025.
- Alert notified by Finland: an unauthorised additive in jelly sweets from Taiwan, risk decision serious, reference 2025.5598, validated 23 July 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Denmark: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in confectionery from Taiwan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5142, validated 7 July 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: a risk of choking or injury in confectionery from Taiwan, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4497, validated 16 June 2025.
- Alert notified by Finland: an unauthorised additive in confectionery from Taiwan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.4163, validated 3 June 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: acetamiprid and imidacloprid in green tea from Taiwan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.2555, validated 7 April 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: permethrin in black tea from Taiwan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.1879, validated 14 March 2025.
- Alert notified by Finland: an unauthorised additive in confectionery from Taiwan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.1251, validated 21 February 2025.
- Alert notified by Spain: an undeclared allergen in chocolate from Taiwan, risk decision serious, reference 2025.0886, validated 7 February 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared milk in chocolate from Taiwan, risk decision serious, reference 2025.0845, validated 6 February 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Taiwan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.9150, validated 11 December 2024.
- Alert notified by France: arsenic and aluminium in plates and bowls from Taiwan, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9099, validated 10 December 2024.
- Alert notified by Belgium: an unauthorised additive and a risk of choking or injury in jelly sweets from Taiwan, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9056, validated 9 December 2024.
- Alert notified by Belgium: an unauthorised additive and a risk of choking or injury in jelly sweets from Taiwan, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9057, validated 9 December 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for a mixed food product from Taiwan, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.7150, validated 27 September 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: a risk of choking or injury in jelly sweets from Taiwan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.6815, validated 11 September 2024.
Products from Taiwan with their own page: Confectionery (38).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 21 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 8 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 14 | 18% |
| Alert | 35 | 46% |
| Information for follow up | 11 | 14% |
| Information for attention | 16 | 21% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 36 | 47% |
| Potentially serious | 11 | 14% |
| Potential risk | 12 | 16% |
| Not serious | 8 | 11% |
| Undecided | 8 | 11% |
| No risk | 1 | 1% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| An unauthorised additive | 24 | 32% |
| A risk of choking or injury | 10 | 13% |
| Migration from a food contact material | 9 | 12% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 4 | 5% |
| Titanium dioxide (E 171) | 4 | 5% |
| 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters | 3 | 4% |
| Dinotefuran | 3 | 4% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 3 | 4% |
| Unauthorised colours | 3 | 4% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 2 | 3% |
| Illegal import or unapproved establishment | 2 | 3% |
| Labelling faults | 2 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Confectionery | 38 | 50% |
| Food contact materials | 11 | 14% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 8 | 11% |
| Other and mixed food products | 8 | 11% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 4 | 5% |
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 2 | 3% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 2 | 3% |
| Non alcoholic beverages | 2 | 3% |
| Soups, sauces and condiments | 1 | 1% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11 | 14% |
| Belgium | 7 | 9% |
| Denmark | 7 | 9% |
| Finland | 7 | 9% |
| France | 7 | 9% |
| Spain | 6 | 8% |
| Netherlands | 6 | 8% |
| Poland | 6 | 8% |
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