478 notifications since 1 January 2020 named Vietnam as a country of origin, rank 16 of 163 origins. 76 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 72 in the 365 days before, up 6%. 33% 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 veterinary medicine residues (61 notifications, 13%), then pesticide residues (51). The product category with most notifications was fruit and vegetables (104). 45% 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 Vietnam
The newest 25 of 478, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Slovenia: veterinary medicine residues in fish fillets from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9835, validated 5 November 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: an unauthorised additive in pangasius from Vietnam, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9800, validated 4 November 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: a finding outside our word list in meat from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9811, validated 4 November 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: foreign bodies in fish from Vietnam, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9700, validated 30 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Hungary: veterinary medicine residues in catfish from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9334, validated 20 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: unauthorised irradiation in pangasius from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9245, validated 19 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: unauthorised irradiation in pangasius from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9242, validated 19 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: Vibrio in shrimps and prawns from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9049, validated 12 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: unauthorised irradiation in pangasius from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9046, validated 12 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: unauthorised irradiation in pangasius from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9047, validated 12 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in anchovies from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8794, validated 5 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: unauthorised irradiation in pangasius from Vietnam, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.8513, validated 25 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: pesticide residues in fruit or vegetables from Vietnam, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.8431, validated 23 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: unauthorised irradiation in fish fillets from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8383, validated 22 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: nitrite above the permitted level in tuna from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8311, validated 18 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: unauthorised irradiation in fish fillets from Vietnam, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.8308, validated 18 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: nitrite above the permitted level in tuna from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8060, validated 11 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: unauthorised novel food in soft drinks from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8033, validated 11 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: unauthorised irradiation in fish fillets from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7964, validated 9 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: pesticide residues in tea from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7936, validated 8 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: pesticide residues in dried herbs from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7897, validated 8 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Czechia: pesticide residues in fruit from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7466, validated 24 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: nitrite above the permitted level in tuna from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7365, validated 19 August 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: mercury in cinnamon from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7243, validated 14 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Czechia: chlorpyrifos in black or white pepper from India, Spain and Vietnam, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7068, validated 10 August 2026.
Products from Vietnam with their own page: Fruit and vegetables (104), Fish and fish products (97), Herbs and spices (63), Crustaceans (41), Cereals and bakery products (26), Meat other than poultry (23), Prepared dishes and snacks (20), Other and mixed food products (20).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 46 |
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2022 | 72 |
| 2023 | 71 |
| 2024 | 117 |
| 2025 | 64 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 68 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 158 | 33% |
| Alert | 123 | 26% |
| Information for follow up | 78 | 16% |
| Information for attention | 119 | 25% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 217 | 45% |
| Potentially serious | 55 | 12% |
| Potential risk | 64 | 13% |
| Not serious | 92 | 19% |
| Undecided | 37 | 8% |
| No risk | 13 | 3% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Veterinary medicine residues | 61 | 13% |
| Pesticide residues | 51 | 11% |
| Salmonella | 22 | 5% |
| Ethylene oxide | 21 | 4% |
| Unauthorised irradiation | 19 | 4% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 18 | 4% |
| Unauthorised genetically modified material | 15 | 3% |
| An unauthorised additive | 14 | 3% |
| Undeclared sulphites | 13 | 3% |
| Chlorfenapyr | 12 | 3% |
| Histamine | 12 | 3% |
| Cadmium | 11 | 2% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 104 | 22% |
| Fish and fish products | 97 | 20% |
| Herbs and spices | 63 | 13% |
| Crustaceans | 41 | 9% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 26 | 5% |
| Meat other than poultry | 23 | 5% |
| Other and mixed food products | 20 | 4% |
| Prepared dishes and snacks | 20 | 4% |
| Soups, sauces and condiments | 12 | 3% |
| Bivalve molluscs | 11 | 2% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 11 | 2% |
| Confectionery | 11 | 2% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 117 | 24% |
| Netherlands | 71 | 15% |
| France | 67 | 14% |
| Italy | 34 | 7% |
| Belgium | 21 | 4% |
| Spain | 21 | 4% |
| Sweden | 16 | 3% |
| Denmark | 15 | 3% |
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