469 notifications on crustaceans since 1 January 2020, 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 63 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 75 in the 365 days before, down 16%. 35% were border rejections, against 30% across all products, and 42% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Ecuador (127), India (61) and Vietnam (41). The findings reported most often were Vibrio (108), sulphites above the permitted level (98) and veterinary medicine residues (59). The products named most often were shrimps and prawns (349), Norway lobsters (23), crabs (18) and 1 more.
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 crustaceans
The newest 25 of 469, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: sulphites above the permitted level in shrimps and prawns from Ecuador, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9845, validated 5 November 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in shrimps and prawns from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9543, validated 27 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for shrimps and prawns from Ecuador, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9387, validated 21 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.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: sulphites above the permitted level in shrimps and prawns from Spain, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.8959, validated 8 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Ireland: Listeria monocytogenes in crabs from Ireland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8772, validated 5 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in shrimps and prawns from Myanmar, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8444, validated 23 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Estonia: sulphites above the permitted level in crustaceans from Ecuador, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.8157, validated 15 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: sulphites above the permitted level in shrimps and prawns from Spain, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.7891, validated 7 September 2026.
- Alert notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in shrimps and prawns from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7830, validated 4 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: cadmium in lobsters from Canada, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7786, validated 3 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents and labelling faults for shrimps and prawns from Ecuador, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7630, validated 28 August 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: sulphites above the permitted level in Norway lobsters from the United Kingdom, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7637, validated 28 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: sulphites above the permitted level in shrimps and prawns from Ecuador, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.7616, validated 28 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for shrimps and prawns from Ecuador, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7568, validated 27 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: Vibrio in shrimps and prawns from Ecuador, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7140, validated 12 August 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: sulphites above the permitted level in shrimps and prawns from Ecuador, risk decision no risk, reference 2026.6865, validated 31 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: sulphites above the permitted level in shrimps and prawns from Spain, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.6515, validated 22 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: phosphates in shrimps and prawns from Vietnam, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.6481, validated 22 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Greece: mercury in lobsters from Morocco, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6478, validated 22 July 2026.
- Alert notified by France: foreign bodies in lobsters from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6444, validated 20 July 2026.
- Alert notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in shrimps and prawns from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6149, validated 10 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Romania: Vibrio in shrimps and prawns from Bangladesh, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5919, validated 3 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: veterinary medicine residues in shrimps and prawns from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5865, validated 2 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: sulphites above the permitted level in shrimps and prawns from Ecuador, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.5413, validated 18 June 2026.
Origins with their own page for crustaceans: Ecuador (127), India (61), Vietnam (41), Venezuela (25), Spain (24), Netherlands (23), Bangladesh (17).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 34 |
| 2021 | 70 |
| 2022 | 67 |
| 2023 | 95 |
| 2024 | 73 |
| 2025 | 78 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 52 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 164 | 35% |
| Alert | 67 | 14% |
| Information for follow up | 59 | 13% |
| Information for attention | 179 | 38% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 198 | 42% |
| Potentially serious | 63 | 13% |
| Potential risk | 66 | 14% |
| Not serious | 110 | 23% |
| Undecided | 28 | 6% |
| No risk | 4 | under 1% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Shrimps and prawns | 349 |
| Norway lobsters | 23 |
| Crabs | 18 |
| Crayfish | 11 |
| Lobsters | 9 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 127 | 27% |
| India | 61 | 13% |
| Vietnam | 41 | 9% |
| Venezuela | 25 | 5% |
| Spain | 24 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 23 | 5% |
| Bangladesh | 17 | 4% |
| China | 14 | 3% |
| France | 14 | 3% |
| Ireland | 14 | 3% |
| Morocco | 12 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 2% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vibrio | 108 | 23% |
| Sulphites above the permitted level | 98 | 21% |
| Veterinary medicine residues | 59 | 13% |
| Poor temperature control or heat treatment | 32 | 7% |
| Undeclared sulphites | 29 | 6% |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 22 | 5% |
| Salmonella | 20 | 4% |
| Other finding | 17 | 4% |
| Cadmium | 12 | 3% |
| Labelling faults | 11 | 2% |
| Foreign bodies | 10 | 2% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 9 | 2% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 102 | 22% |
| France | 74 | 16% |
| Italy | 69 | 15% |
| Netherlands | 41 | 9% |
| Belgium | 40 | 9% |
| Portugal | 36 | 8% |
| Germany | 35 | 7% |
| Sweden | 17 | 4% |
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