104 notifications on alcoholic beverages since 1 January 2020, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 12 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 20 in the 365 days before, down 40%. 17% were border rejections, against 30% across all products, and 46% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were France (16), Spain (11) and Germany (9). The findings reported most often were foreign bodies (14), unauthorised novel food (13) and undeclared gluten (6). The products named most often were beer (28), spirits (28) and wine (15).
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 alcoholic beverages
The newest 25 of 104, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for follow up notified by Greece: methanol in spirits from Greece, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9302, validated 20 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: a finding outside our word list in wine from Chile, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8843, validated 6 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: phosphates in beer from South Korea, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7833, validated 4 September 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: foreign bodies in beer from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7141, validated 12 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: a finding outside our word list in an alcoholic drink from the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6499, validated 22 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: a finding outside our word list in an alcoholic drink from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5684, validated 26 June 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared sulphites in wine from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2585, validated 26 March 2026.
- Alert notified by France: spoilage or decomposition in an alcoholic drink from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1350, validated 18 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: preservatives (benzoic or sorbic acid) in spirits from South Africa, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.1003, validated 6 February 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: a finding outside our word list in beer from Romania, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.10319, validated 22 December 2025.
- Alert notified by Italy: foreign bodies in an alcoholic drink from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9885, validated 10 December 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Luxembourg: cannabidiol (CBD) in an alcoholic drink from Czechia, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.8793, validated 11 November 2025.
- Alert notified by Denmark: a finding outside our word list in wine from Denmark, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8713, validated 7 November 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: fraud or adulteration for beer from Belgium, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.8646, validated 6 November 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Lithuania: a substance not authorised in the EU in spirits from Kazakhstan, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.8597, validated 5 November 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: foreign bodies in wine from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8406, validated 29 October 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: a finding outside our word list in an alcoholic drink from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8246, validated 24 October 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Ireland: disinfectant residues in wine from South Africa, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.7321, validated 24 September 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: undeclared gluten in beer from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7280, validated 24 September 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for an alcoholic drink from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.7276, validated 24 September 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: a substance not authorised in the EU in spirits from Kazakhstan, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.6260, validated 18 August 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Spain: cannabidiol (CBD) in an alcoholic drink from the Netherlands, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.6071, validated 11 August 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: caffeine in an alcoholic drink from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5667, validated 25 July 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: spoilage or decomposition and a risk of choking or injury in beer from Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4960, validated 1 July 2025.
- Alert notified by Spain: undeclared milk in spirits from Austria, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4076, validated 30 May 2025.
Origins with their own page for alcoholic beverages: France (16).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 24 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2025 | 22 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 9 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 18 | 17% |
| Alert | 39 | 38% |
| Information for follow up | 32 | 31% |
| Information for attention | 15 | 14% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 48 | 46% |
| Potentially serious | 5 | 5% |
| Potential risk | 19 | 18% |
| Not serious | 14 | 13% |
| Undecided | 14 | 13% |
| No risk | 4 | 4% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Beer | 28 |
| Spirits | 28 |
| Wine | 15 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 16 | 15% |
| Spain | 11 | 11% |
| Germany | 9 | 9% |
| Belgium | 7 | 7% |
| Netherlands | 7 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 5% |
| Austria | 4 | 4% |
| Brazil | 4 | 4% |
| Italy | 4 | 4% |
| Denmark | 3 | 3% |
| Moldova | 3 | 3% |
| Sweden | 3 | 3% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign bodies | 14 | 13% |
| Other finding | 14 | 13% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 13 | 12% |
| Undeclared gluten | 6 | 6% |
| Labelling faults | 5 | 5% |
| A substance not authorised in the EU | 5 | 5% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 4 | 4% |
| Preservatives (benzoic or sorbic acid) | 4 | 4% |
| Spoilage or decomposition | 4 | 4% |
| An unauthorised additive | 4 | 4% |
| Undeclared sulphites | 4 | 4% |
| Cannabidiol (CBD) | 3 | 3% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 16 | 15% |
| Belgium | 14 | 13% |
| Netherlands | 12 | 12% |
| Germany | 11 | 11% |
| France | 7 | 7% |
| Denmark | 6 | 6% |
| Sweden | 5 | 5% |
| Cyprus | 4 | 4% |
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