56 notifications on honey and royal jelly since 1 January 2020, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 11 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 16 in the 365 days before, down 31%. 20% were border rejections, against 30% across all products, and 38% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were China (8), Ukraine (6) and France (5). The findings reported most often were veterinary medicine residues (15), medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) (8) and other plant or algal toxins (5). The products named most often were honey (47) and royal jelly (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 honey and royal jelly
The newest 25 of 56, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Czechia: other plant or algal toxins in honey from Nepal, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8785, validated 5 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: Clostridium in honey from Spain, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8799, validated 5 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) in honey from Malaysia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6506, validated 22 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) in honey from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5710, validated 26 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) in honey from Malaysia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5078, validated 9 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) in honey from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4893, validated 3 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: veterinary medicine residues in honey from Ukraine, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.3890, validated 4 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe in honey from Malaysia, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.0678, validated 28 January 2026.
- Alert notified by Poland: pyrrolizidine alkaloids in honey from Poland and Ukraine, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9980, validated 12 December 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Norway: a finding outside our word list in honey from Moldova, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.9325, validated 25 November 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for honey from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.9309, validated 24 November 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: veterinary medicine residues in honey from Moldova, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.8251, validated 24 October 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Romania: veterinary medicine residues in honey from Romania, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8100, validated 21 October 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by France: a finding outside our word list in honey from France, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.8026, validated 17 October 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) in honey from Germany and Türkiye, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.7911, validated 15 October 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by France: a finding outside our word list in honey from France, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.6936, validated 10 September 2025.
- Alert notified by Italy: undeclared milk in honey from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.5989, validated 6 August 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by France: a finding outside our word list in honey from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5818, validated 31 July 2025.
- Alert notified by Italy: pyrrolizidine alkaloids in honey from Italy and Spain, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5694, validated 25 July 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by France: a finding outside our word list in honey from Bulgaria, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.4941, validated 1 July 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: other plant or algal toxins in honey from Nepal, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4738, validated 25 June 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: labelling faults for honey from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.2752, validated 14 April 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe in honey from Malaysia, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.1782, validated 12 March 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Austria: other plant or algal toxins in honey from Nepal, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1625, validated 6 March 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Austria: other plant or algal toxins in honey from Nepal, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1605, validated 6 March 2025.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 8 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 11 | 20% |
| Alert | 13 | 23% |
| Information for follow up | 18 | 32% |
| Information for attention | 14 | 25% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 21 | 38% |
| Potentially serious | 9 | 16% |
| Potential risk | 4 | 7% |
| Not serious | 10 | 18% |
| Undecided | 10 | 18% |
| No risk | 2 | 4% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Honey | 47 |
| Royal jelly | 2 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| China | 8 | 14% |
| Ukraine | 6 | 11% |
| France | 5 | 9% |
| Belgium | 4 | 7% |
| Malaysia | 4 | 7% |
| Nepal | 4 | 7% |
| Türkiye | 4 | 7% |
| Poland | 3 | 5% |
| Romania | 3 | 5% |
| Brazil | 2 | 4% |
| Spain | 2 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 4% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Veterinary medicine residues | 15 | 27% |
| Other finding | 10 | 18% |
| Medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) | 8 | 14% |
| Other plant or algal toxins | 5 | 9% |
| Matrine | 3 | 5% |
| Cannabidiol (CBD) | 2 | 4% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 2 | 4% |
| Oxymatrine | 2 | 4% |
| Pyrrolizidine alkaloids | 2 | 4% |
| Plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe | 2 | 4% |
| Acrinathrin | 1 | 2% |
| Clostridium | 1 | 2% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11 | 20% |
| Belgium | 10 | 18% |
| France | 8 | 14% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 7% |
| Hungary | 3 | 5% |
| Italy | 3 | 5% |
| Poland | 3 | 5% |
| Portugal | 3 | 5% |
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