30 notifications on cereals and bakery products from the United States since 1 January 2020. That is 2% of all EU notifications on products from the United States and 1% of all notifications on cereals and bakery products from any origin; The United States ranks 14 of 95 origins for this category. 3 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 0 in the 365 days before, new this year.
Most reported: unauthorised colours (11), titanium dioxide (E 171) (3) and insects or pest damage (2). 47% were border rejections (28% for cereals and bakery products from all origins) and 13% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were breakfast cereals (9), maize (5) and biscuits (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 cereals and bakery products from the United States
The newest 25 of 30, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: pirimiphos methyl in maize from the United States, risk decision no risk, reference 2026.5688, validated 26 June 2026.
- Alert notified by Austria: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in biscuits from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4944, validated 5 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: titanium dioxide (E 171) in bread from the United States, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.0064, validated 6 January 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: foreign bodies and insects or pest damage in rice from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.8210, validated 6 November 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Norway: unauthorised colours in maize from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.2704, validated 5 April 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Norway: unauthorised colours in maize from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.2713, validated 5 April 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Norway: unauthorised colours in maize from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.2706, validated 5 April 2024.
- Alert notified by France: pesticide residues in a cereal or bakery product from the United States, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.8878, validated 22 December 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Lithuania: titanium dioxide (E 171) in breakfast cereals from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.8798, validated 20 December 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: a finding outside our word list in cakes and pastries from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.8443, validated 7 December 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for a cereal or bakery product from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.8168, validated 24 November 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: insects or pest damage in rice from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.7313, validated 26 October 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Malta: unauthorised colours and labelling faults in maize from Mexico and the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.5901, validated 7 September 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Ireland: titanium dioxide (E 171) in cakes and pastries from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.5564, validated 17 August 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Ireland: an unauthorised additive in breakfast cereals from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2023.2060, validated 27 March 2023.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in biscuits from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2022.5042, validated 31 August 2022.
- Information for follow up notified by Finland: unauthorised novel food in breakfast cereals from the United States, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.3182, validated 31 May 2022.
- Alert notified by Germany: arsenic in a cereal or bakery product from the United States, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.4064, validated 30 July 2021.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: unauthorised colours in breakfast cereals from the United States, risk decision undecided, reference 2020.5933, validated 21 December 2020.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: unauthorised colours in breakfast cereals from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2020.5478, validated 2 December 2020.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: a substance not authorised in the EU in breakfast cereals from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2020.4542, validated 26 October 2020.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: a finding outside our word list in a cereal or bakery product from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2020.4314, validated 15 October 2020.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: unauthorised colours in a cereal or bakery product from the United States, risk decision undecided, reference 2020.4149, validated 8 October 2020.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: a finding outside our word list in breakfast cereals from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2020.4148, validated 8 October 2020.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: unauthorised colours in a cereal or bakery product from the United States, risk decision undecided, reference 2020.4171, validated 8 October 2020.
More: all notifications on products from the United States and cereals and bakery products from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 3 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 14 | 47% |
| Alert | 4 | 13% |
| Information for follow up | 8 | 27% |
| Information for attention | 4 | 13% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 4 | 13% |
| Potentially serious | 2 | 7% |
| Potential risk | 9 | 30% |
| Not serious | 5 | 17% |
| Undecided | 9 | 30% |
| No risk | 1 | 3% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unauthorised colours | 11 | 37% |
| Other finding | 4 | 13% |
| Titanium dioxide (E 171) | 3 | 10% |
| Insects or pest damage | 2 | 7% |
| An unauthorised additive | 2 | 7% |
| 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters | 1 | 3% |
| Arsenic | 1 | 3% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 1 | 3% |
| Foreign bodies | 1 | 3% |
| Labelling faults | 1 | 3% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Breakfast cereals | 9 |
| Maize | 5 |
| Biscuits | 2 |
| Cakes and pastries | 2 |
| Rice | 2 |
| Bread | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 11 | 37% |
| Netherlands | 5 | 17% |
| Norway | 3 | 10% |
| Germany | 2 | 7% |
| France | 2 | 7% |
| Ireland | 2 | 7% |
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