63 notifications on herbs and spices from Vietnam since 1 January 2020. That is 13% of all EU notifications on products from Vietnam and 3% of all notifications on herbs and spices from any origin; Vietnam ranks 9 of 90 origins for this category. 10 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 13 in the 365 days before, down 23%.
Most reported: chlorpyrifos (9), lead (8) and anthraquinone (5). 35% were border rejections (44% for herbs and spices from all origins) and 44% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were cinnamon (21), black or white pepper (8) and chillies (7).
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 herbs and spices from Vietnam
The newest 25 of 63, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: pesticide residues in dried herbs from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7897, validated 8 September 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.
- Information for attention notified by Latvia: thiamethoxam and cypermethrin in black or white pepper from Vietnam, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5694, validated 26 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: Salmonella in parsley from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5243, validated 12 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: pesticide residues in black or white pepper from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4784, validated 11 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: fenobucarb in herbs or spices from Vietnam, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.4129, validated 11 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Croatia: Bacillus cereus in cinnamon from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4119, validated 11 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Switzerland: pesticide residues in herbs or spices from Vietnam, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.0626, validated 26 January 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies in black or white pepper from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9878, validated 10 December 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: lead in cinnamon from Vietnam, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.8543, validated 3 November 2025.
- Alert notified by France: ethylene oxide in cinnamon from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8066, validated 20 October 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Finland: Salmonella in herbs or spices from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6705, validated 2 September 2025.
- Alert notified by France: anthraquinone in herbs or spices from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6526, validated 26 August 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: lead in cinnamon from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4081, validated 2 June 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: lead in cinnamon from Vietnam, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.3878, validated 23 May 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: aflatoxins in ginger from the Netherlands and Vietnam, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.2889, validated 17 April 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: mercury and lead in cinnamon from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2200, validated 25 March 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: chlorothalonil in herbs or spices from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.9255, validated 16 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: chlorothalonil in herbs or spices from Vietnam, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.9248, validated 13 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: chlorothalonil in herbs or spices from Vietnam, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.9244, validated 13 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: chlorothalonil in herbs or spices from Vietnam, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.9240, validated 13 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: propiconazole in herbs or spices from Vietnam, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.9222, validated 13 December 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: a finding outside our word list in black or white pepper from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8309, validated 8 November 2024.
- Alert notified by Cyprus: sulphites above the permitted level in cinnamon from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7470, validated 10 October 2024.
More: all notifications on products from Vietnam and herbs and spices from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 22 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 9 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 22 | 35% |
| Alert | 24 | 38% |
| Information for follow up | 6 | 10% |
| Information for attention | 11 | 17% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 28 | 44% |
| Potentially serious | 15 | 24% |
| Potential risk | 3 | 5% |
| Not serious | 10 | 16% |
| Undecided | 4 | 6% |
| No risk | 3 | 5% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorpyrifos | 9 | 14% |
| Lead | 8 | 13% |
| Anthraquinone | 5 | 8% |
| Chlorfenapyr | 5 | 8% |
| Mercury | 5 | 8% |
| Chlorothalonil | 4 | 6% |
| Pesticide residues | 4 | 6% |
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) | 3 | 5% |
| Permethrin | 3 | 5% |
| Salmonella | 3 | 5% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Cinnamon | 21 |
| Black or white pepper | 8 |
| Chillies | 7 |
| Anise | 2 |
| Cardamom | 2 |
| Curry powder | 2 |
| Cumin | 1 |
| Dried herbs | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 15 | 24% |
| France | 14 | 22% |
| Netherlands | 11 | 17% |
| Spain | 4 | 6% |
| Poland | 4 | 6% |
| Romania | 3 | 5% |
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