25 notifications on other and mixed food products from the United States since 1 January 2020. That is 2% of all EU notifications on products from the United States and 2% of all notifications on other and mixed food products from any origin; The United States ranks 16 of 98 origins for this category. 4 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 4 in the 365 days before, no change.
Most reported: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents (8), unauthorised colours (3) and ethylene oxide (2). 28% were border rejections (22% for other and mixed food products from all origins) and 16% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were composite products (1), instant noodles (1) and snacks (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 other and mixed food products from the United States
The newest 25 of 25, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for a mixed food product from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7434, validated 21 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for a mixed food product from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.5280, validated 15 June 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: undeclared tree nuts in sugars and syrups from the United States, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.0568, validated 23 January 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for a mixed food product from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.9296, validated 24 November 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for a mixed food product from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.7797, validated 10 October 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in a mixed food product from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4935, validated 1 July 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: unauthorised colours in a mixed food product from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.2885, validated 17 April 2025.
- Alert notified by France: ethylene oxide in a mixed food product from the United States, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.0723, validated 3 February 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: microbial contamination or high bacterial counts and unauthorised novel food in a mixed food product from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.7412, validated 8 October 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: ethylene oxide in a mixed food product from the United States, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.5562, validated 19 July 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Ireland: undeclared gluten in a mixed food product from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2024.5316, validated 11 July 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Ireland: unauthorised colours in snacks from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.4700, validated 19 June 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for a mixed food product from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.3702, validated 8 May 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for a mixed food product from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.1418, validated 28 February 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for a mixed food product from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.8833, validated 21 December 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: a finding outside our word list in instant noodles from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.7605, validated 7 November 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: illegal import or unapproved establishment for composite products from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.7541, validated 3 November 2023.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for a mixed food product from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.6873, validated 10 October 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: unauthorised irradiation and illegal import or unapproved establishment in a mixed food product from Belgium, China, Spain and 1 more countries, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.4890, validated 20 July 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: a substance not authorised in the EU in a mixed food product from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2022.6756, validated 21 November 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: unauthorised novel food in a mixed food product from the United States, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.6310, validated 28 October 2022.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: an unauthorised additive in a mixed food product from Cyprus, Germany, Italy and 4 more countries, risk decision not serious, reference 2022.0882, validated 15 February 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels in a mixed food product from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2021.1132, validated 5 March 2021.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: unauthorised colours in a mixed food product from the United States, risk decision undecided, reference 2020.5049, validated 16 November 2020.
- Alert notified by Belgium: hydrocyanic acid and other plant or algal toxins in a mixed food product from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2020.3019, validated 24 July 2020.
More: all notifications on products from the United States and other and mixed food products from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 3 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 7 | 28% |
| Alert | 4 | 16% |
| Information for follow up | 11 | 44% |
| Information for attention | 3 | 12% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 4 | 16% |
| Potentially serious | 3 | 12% |
| Potential risk | 7 | 28% |
| Not serious | 9 | 36% |
| Undecided | 2 | 8% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 8 | 32% |
| Unauthorised colours | 3 | 12% |
| Ethylene oxide | 2 | 8% |
| Illegal import or unapproved establishment | 2 | 8% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 2 | 8% |
| Hydrocyanic acid | 1 | 4% |
| Unauthorised irradiation | 1 | 4% |
| Microbial contamination or high bacterial counts | 1 | 4% |
| Mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) | 1 | 4% |
| Other finding | 1 | 4% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Composite products | 1 |
| Instant noodles | 1 |
| Snacks | 1 |
| Sugars and syrups | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 8 | 32% |
| Belgium | 6 | 24% |
| Spain | 4 | 16% |
| Germany | 2 | 8% |
| Ireland | 2 | 8% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
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