30 notifications on fruit and vegetables from the United States since 1 January 2020. That is 2% of all EU notifications on products from the United States and under 1% of all notifications on fruit and vegetables from any origin; The United States ranks 35 of 117 origins for this category. 3 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 4 in the 365 days before, down 25%.
Most reported: aflatoxins (19), ochratoxin A (3) and unauthorised colours (3). 70% were border rejections (52% for fruit and vegetables from all origins) and 80% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were pickled vegetables (3), figs (1) and ginger (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 fruit and vegetables 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 Italy: aflatoxins in fruit or vegetables from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8490, validated 24 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: lead in sweet potatoes from the United States, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7077, validated 10 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in fruit or vegetables from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2903, validated 7 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in fruit or vegetables from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6261, validated 18 August 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in fruit or vegetables from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3893, validated 23 May 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: ochratoxin A in fruit or vegetables from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2025.0124, validated 9 January 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in fruit or vegetables from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8348, validated 12 November 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: cadmium in onions from the United States, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.7962, validated 29 October 2024.
- Alert notified by Poland: aflatoxins in figs from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2024.6247, validated 14 August 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: ochratoxin A in raisins from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3431, validated 29 April 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Lithuania: unauthorised colours in pickled vegetables from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.0031, validated 3 January 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Lithuania: unauthorised colours in pickled vegetables from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.8591, validated 13 December 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: moulds in fruit or vegetables from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2023.6602, validated 29 September 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Latvia: unauthorised colours in pickled vegetables from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.5447, validated 11 August 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in fruit or vegetables from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2023.0264, validated 12 January 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in fruit or vegetables from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2022.7577, validated 27 December 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: quinclorac in fruit or vegetables from the United States, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.3957, validated 7 July 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in fruit or vegetables from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2022.2319, validated 21 April 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in fruit or vegetables from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2022.1709, validated 23 March 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in fruit or vegetables from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2022.1614, validated 18 March 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in fruit or vegetables from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2022.1333, validated 7 March 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in fruit or vegetables from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4580, validated 27 August 2021.
- Alert notified by Denmark: ethylene oxide in ginger from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2021.3701, validated 13 July 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: aflatoxins in fruit or vegetables from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2021.3696, validated 12 July 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: aflatoxins in fruit or vegetables from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2021.2424, validated 14 May 2021.
More: all notifications on products from the United States and fruit and vegetables from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 3 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 21 | 70% |
| Alert | 3 | 10% |
| Information for follow up | 4 | 13% |
| Information for attention | 2 | 7% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 24 | 80% |
| Potentially serious | 2 | 7% |
| Potential risk | 1 | 3% |
| Not serious | 2 | 7% |
| Undecided | 1 | 3% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aflatoxins | 19 | 63% |
| Ochratoxin A | 3 | 10% |
| Unauthorised colours | 3 | 10% |
| Cadmium | 2 | 7% |
| Ethylene oxide | 1 | 3% |
| Lead | 1 | 3% |
| Moulds | 1 | 3% |
| Quinclorac | 1 | 3% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Pickled vegetables | 3 |
| Figs | 1 |
| Ginger | 1 |
| Onions | 1 |
| Raisins | 1 |
| Sweet potatoes | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 14 | 47% |
| Spain | 5 | 17% |
| Poland | 3 | 10% |
| France | 2 | 7% |
| Lithuania | 2 | 7% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
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