143 notifications on ices and desserts since 1 January 2020, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 23 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 21 in the 365 days before, up 10%. 8% were border rejections, against 30% across all products, and 66% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were France (48), Italy (18) and Türkiye (16). The findings reported most often were ethylene oxide (40), foreign bodies (26) and undeclared milk (11). The products named most often were ice cream (81) and desserts (21).
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 ices and desserts
The newest 25 of 143, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: foreign bodies in desserts from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9761, validated 3 November 2026.
- Alert notified by Denmark: undeclared egg in an ice cream or dessert from Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9192, validated 16 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Finland: a finding outside our word list in desserts from Finland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7768, validated 2 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: undeclared tree nuts in an ice cream or dessert from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7501, validated 25 August 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: Bacillus cereus in desserts from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7398, validated 20 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: ochratoxin A in ice cream from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6503, validated 22 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: an undeclared allergen in ice cream from Germany and the Netherlands, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6049, validated 15 July 2026.
- Alert notified by France: Enterobacteriaceae in desserts from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6189, validated 10 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: Listeria monocytogenes in an ice cream or dessert from Belgium, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6154, validated 10 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: undeclared egg and undeclared tree nuts in desserts from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5459, validated 19 June 2026.
- Alert notified by France: foreign bodies in desserts from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.4324, validated 18 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Poland: foreign bodies in ice cream from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4138, validated 12 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Lithuania: foreign bodies in ice cream from Slovenia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3048, validated 10 April 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: undeclared tree nuts in desserts from Belgium and Romania, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2156, validated 13 March 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: undeclared milk in an ice cream or dessert from Italy and the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1090, validated 10 February 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: Bacillus cereus in desserts from Belgium, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.0414, validated 19 January 2026.
- Alert notified by France: foreign bodies in ice cream from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0327, validated 15 January 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: foreign bodies in ice cream from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0184, validated 12 January 2026.
- Alert notified by France: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and illness reported after eating it in an ice cream or dessert from Czechia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0037, validated 5 January 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: foreign bodies in ice cream from Hungary and Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.10373, validated 23 December 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Norway: undeclared milk in ice cream from North Macedonia, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9828, validated 9 December 2025.
- Alert notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in an ice cream or dessert from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9722, validated 4 December 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: foreign bodies in an ice cream or dessert from Belgium, the Netherlands and Romania, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9401, validated 26 November 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: a finding outside our word list in an ice cream or dessert from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.8223, validated 24 October 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies in ice cream from Slovenia, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8014, validated 17 October 2025.
Origins with their own page for ices and desserts: France (48), Italy (18), Türkiye (16).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 37 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 18 |
| 2025 | 22 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 19 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 11 | 8% |
| Alert | 98 | 69% |
| Information for follow up | 23 | 16% |
| Information for attention | 11 | 8% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 95 | 66% |
| Potentially serious | 11 | 8% |
| Potential risk | 19 | 13% |
| Not serious | 8 | 6% |
| Undecided | 10 | 7% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Ice cream | 81 |
| Desserts | 21 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 48 | 34% |
| Italy | 18 | 13% |
| Türkiye | 16 | 11% |
| Netherlands | 14 | 10% |
| Germany | 11 | 8% |
| Belgium | 8 | 6% |
| Spain | 8 | 6% |
| Poland | 5 | 3% |
| Slovenia | 4 | 3% |
| Czechia | 3 | 2% |
| Finland | 3 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene oxide | 40 | 28% |
| Foreign bodies | 26 | 18% |
| Undeclared milk | 11 | 8% |
| Other finding | 7 | 5% |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 6 | 4% |
| An unauthorised additive | 6 | 4% |
| An undeclared allergen | 6 | 4% |
| Undeclared tree nuts | 6 | 4% |
| Labelling faults | 5 | 3% |
| Unauthorised colours | 4 | 3% |
| Undeclared gluten | 4 | 3% |
| Spoilage or decomposition | 3 | 2% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 23 | 16% |
| Belgium | 17 | 12% |
| Germany | 17 | 12% |
| Spain | 16 | 11% |
| Italy | 14 | 10% |
| Romania | 13 | 9% |
| Netherlands | 8 | 6% |
| Poland | 7 | 5% |
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