139 notifications on cephalopods since 1 January 2020, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 11 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 9 in the 365 days before, up 22%. 46% were border rejections, against 30% across all products, and 55% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were India (28), Spain (20) and Morocco (16). The findings reported most often were cadmium (69), poor temperature control or heat treatment (36) and missing or incorrect health certificates and documents (10). The products named most often were squid (63), octopus (38) and cuttlefish (19).
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 cephalopods
The newest 25 of 139, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: a substance not authorised in the EU in squid from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9331, validated 20 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: cadmium in squid from Italy and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8745, validated 2 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Lithuania: cadmium in squid from Argentina, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7677, validated 31 August 2026.
- Alert notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in octopus from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6910, validated 4 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for squid from Peru, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5336, validated 17 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: foreign bodies in octopus from Indonesia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5246, validated 12 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for squid from Peru, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4981, validated 5 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Cyprus: cadmium in cuttlefish from India, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4156, validated 12 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Switzerland: cadmium in squid from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2642, validated 26 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: cadmium in octopus from India, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1068, validated 10 February 2026.
- Alert notified by Spain: cadmium in squid from India, risk decision serious, reference 2025.10172, validated 18 December 2025.
- Alert notified by France: cadmium in octopus from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6406, validated 21 August 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: labelling faults for squid from Peru, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5969, validated 6 August 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: cadmium in squid from India, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4248, validated 5 June 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for octopus from Algeria, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.2225, validated 26 March 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Slovenia: foreign bodies in octopus from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.9080, validated 9 December 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: cadmium in cuttlefish from Morocco, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9011, validated 5 December 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: cadmium in octopus from Senegal, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8822, validated 28 November 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: cadmium in cuttlefish from Oman, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8816, validated 28 November 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: cadmium in cuttlefish from Oman, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8682, validated 25 November 2024.
- Information for attention notified by France: cadmium in squid from India and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7730, validated 22 October 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Slovenia: veterinary medicine residues in squid, octopus or cuttlefish from Vietnam, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.7510, validated 11 October 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: cadmium in squid from Ecuador, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7277, validated 2 October 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: spoilage or decomposition and poor temperature control or heat treatment in octopus from Algeria, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.7242, validated 1 October 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for octopus from Morocco, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.6665, validated 12 September 2024.
Origins with their own page for cephalopods: India (28), Spain (20), Morocco (16).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 34 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 24 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 10 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 64 | 46% |
| Alert | 28 | 20% |
| Information for follow up | 4 | 3% |
| Information for attention | 43 | 31% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 76 | 55% |
| Potentially serious | 2 | 1% |
| Potential risk | 15 | 11% |
| Not serious | 30 | 22% |
| Undecided | 13 | 9% |
| No risk | 3 | 2% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Squid | 63 |
| Octopus | 38 |
| Cuttlefish | 19 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 28 | 20% |
| Spain | 20 | 14% |
| Morocco | 16 | 12% |
| China | 12 | 9% |
| Italy | 9 | 6% |
| Vietnam | 8 | 6% |
| Mauritania | 7 | 5% |
| Thailand | 7 | 5% |
| Peru | 6 | 4% |
| Albania | 5 | 4% |
| Algeria | 4 | 3% |
| Origin not given | 4 | 3% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cadmium | 69 | 50% |
| Poor temperature control or heat treatment | 36 | 26% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 10 | 7% |
| Other finding | 6 | 4% |
| Fraud or adulteration | 4 | 3% |
| Labelling faults | 3 | 2% |
| Foreign bodies | 2 | 1% |
| Illegal import or unapproved establishment | 2 | 1% |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 2 | 1% |
| Spoilage or decomposition | 2 | 1% |
| A substance not authorised in the EU | 2 | 1% |
| Undeclared sulphites | 2 | 1% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 57 | 41% |
| Italy | 39 | 28% |
| Germany | 9 | 6% |
| Switzerland | 8 | 6% |
| France | 5 | 4% |
| Portugal | 5 | 4% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 3% |
| Cyprus | 3 | 2% |
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