34 notifications since 1 January 2020 named Venezuela as a country of origin, rank 92 of 163 origins. 5 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 3 in the 365 days before, up 67%. 21% 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 sulphites above the permitted level (15 notifications, 44%), then Vibrio (6). The product category with most notifications was crustaceans (25). 38% 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 Venezuela
The newest 25 of 34, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: cadmium in beans from Venezuela, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8465, validated 23 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: cadmium in a mixed food product from Venezuela, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2335, validated 19 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: cadmium in a mixed food product from Venezuela, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1392, validated 19 February 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: undeclared sulphites in fish from Venezuela, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.9506, validated 28 November 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: sulphites above the permitted level in shrimps and prawns from Venezuela, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8857, validated 13 November 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Finland: cadmium in beans from Venezuela, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2211, validated 26 March 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: sulphites above the permitted level in shrimps and prawns from Venezuela, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.1784, validated 12 March 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: sulphites above the permitted level in shrimps and prawns from Venezuela, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9550, validated 23 December 2024.
- Information for attention notified by France: sulphites above the permitted level in shrimps and prawns from Venezuela, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.8120, validated 4 November 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: sulphites above the permitted level in shrimps and prawns from Venezuela, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.3239, validated 23 April 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: sulphites above the permitted level in shrimps and prawns from Venezuela, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.3159, validated 19 April 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: sulphites above the permitted level in shrimps and prawns from Venezuela, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.1606, validated 6 March 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: sulphites above the permitted level in crustaceans from Venezuela, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.0381, validated 18 January 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: sulphites above the permitted level in crustaceans from Venezuela, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.0225, validated 11 January 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: a finding outside our word list in octopus from Venezuela, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.0213, validated 11 January 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: sulphites above the permitted level in shrimps and prawns from Venezuela, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.8849, validated 21 December 2023.
- Information for attention notified by France: Vibrio in bivalve molluscs from Venezuela, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.8216, validated 28 November 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: sulphites above the permitted level in shrimps and prawns from Venezuela, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.6620, validated 29 September 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Belgium: cadmium in cocoa from Venezuela, risk decision serious, reference 2023.6012, validated 4 September 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: sulphites above the permitted level in shrimps and prawns from Venezuela, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.5131, validated 28 July 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: sulphites above the permitted level in shrimps and prawns from Venezuela, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.1553, validated 6 March 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: sulphites above the permitted level in crustaceans from Venezuela, risk decision undecided, reference 2023.0744, validated 1 February 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: Vibrio in shrimps and prawns from Venezuela, risk decision undecided, reference 2023.0438, validated 19 January 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for shrimps and prawns from Venezuela, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.6633, validated 14 November 2022.
- Information for attention notified by France: Vibrio in shrimps and prawns from Venezuela, risk decision serious, reference 2022.6330, validated 28 October 2022.
Products from Venezuela with their own page: Crustaceans (25).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 3 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 7 | 21% |
| Information for follow up | 1 | 3% |
| Information for attention | 26 | 76% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 13 | 38% |
| Potentially serious | 2 | 6% |
| Potential risk | 3 | 9% |
| Not serious | 11 | 32% |
| Undecided | 5 | 15% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sulphites above the permitted level | 15 | 44% |
| Vibrio | 6 | 18% |
| Cadmium | 5 | 15% |
| Poor temperature control or heat treatment | 3 | 9% |
| Undeclared sulphites | 3 | 9% |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 1 | 3% |
| Other finding | 1 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Crustaceans | 25 | 74% |
| Cephalopods | 2 | 6% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 2 | 6% |
| Other and mixed food products | 2 | 6% |
| Bivalve molluscs | 1 | 3% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 1 | 3% |
| Fish and fish products | 1 | 3% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 11 | 32% |
| France | 10 | 29% |
| Spain | 4 | 12% |
| Italy | 3 | 9% |
| Greece | 2 | 6% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 6% |
| Belgium | 1 | 3% |
| Finland | 1 | 3% |
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