20 notifications on prepared dishes and snacks from Vietnam since 1 January 2020. That is 4% of all EU notifications on products from Vietnam and 3% of all notifications on prepared dishes and snacks from any origin; Vietnam ranks 11 of 68 origins for this category. 2 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 0 in the 365 days before, new this year.
Most reported: ethylene oxide (11), an unauthorised additive (2) and undeclared egg (2). 45% were border rejections (9% for prepared dishes and snacks from all origins) and 65% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were noodle dishes (13), snacks (2) and soups (2).
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 prepared dishes and snacks from Vietnam
The newest 20 of 20, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: undeclared egg in a prepared dish or snack from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6122, validated 9 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: unauthorised novel food in a prepared dish or snack from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.0625, validated 26 January 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Norway: sulphites above the permitted level in snacks from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.8096, validated 31 October 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: undeclared egg in dumplings and rolls from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2024.2297, validated 25 March 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Czechia: undeclared gluten in soups from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2023.1686, validated 10 March 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Czechia: undeclared celery in noodle dishes from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2022.5245, validated 9 September 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in noodle dishes from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2022.4155, validated 15 July 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in noodle dishes from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2022.4149, validated 15 July 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in noodle dishes from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2022.4146, validated 15 July 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: an unauthorised additive in noodle dishes from Vietnam, risk decision not serious, reference 2022.3081, validated 25 May 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: an unauthorised additive in soups from Vietnam, risk decision not serious, reference 2022.2768, validated 11 May 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in noodle dishes from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2022.2178, validated 12 April 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in noodle dishes from Vietnam, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.1940, validated 1 April 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in noodle dishes from Vietnam, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.1938, validated 1 April 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in noodle dishes from Vietnam, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.1936, validated 1 April 2022.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in noodle dishes from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2022.1948, validated 1 April 2022.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: lead in snacks from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2022.1820, validated 28 March 2022.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in noodle dishes from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0912, validated 17 February 2022.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in noodle dishes from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0428, validated 24 January 2022.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in noodle dishes from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4233, validated 9 August 2021.
More: all notifications on products from Vietnam and prepared dishes and snacks from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 2 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 9 | 45% |
| Alert | 6 | 30% |
| Information for follow up | 1 | 5% |
| Information for attention | 4 | 20% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 13 | 65% |
| Potential risk | 2 | 10% |
| Not serious | 2 | 10% |
| Undecided | 3 | 15% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene oxide | 11 | 55% |
| An unauthorised additive | 2 | 10% |
| Undeclared egg | 2 | 10% |
| Sulphites above the permitted level | 1 | 5% |
| Lead | 1 | 5% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 1 | 5% |
| Undeclared celery | 1 | 5% |
| Undeclared gluten | 1 | 5% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Noodle dishes | 13 |
| Snacks | 2 |
| Soups | 2 |
| Dumplings and rolls | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 13 | 65% |
| Czechia | 2 | 10% |
| Poland | 2 | 10% |
| Italy | 1 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 5% |
| Norway | 1 | 5% |
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