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Data read on 8 November 2026 from the EU RASFF Window

Nuts, nut products and seeds: EU food safety alerts

Every EU notification in the category nuts, nut products and seeds, by origin and finding.

3,832
notifications since 2020
524
in the last 365 days
34
in the last 30 days
57%
border rejections

3,832 notifications on nuts, nut products and seeds since 1 January 2020, 12% of all EU notifications in that time. 524 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 662 in the 365 days before, down 21%. 57% were border rejections, against 30% across all products, and 79% had a serious risk decision.

The origins named most often were India (672), the United States (546) and Argentina (304). The findings reported most often were aflatoxins (1,908), Salmonella (573) and ethylene oxide (413). The products named most often were groundnuts (1,113), sesame seeds (1,097), pistachios (531) 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 nuts, nut products and seeds

The newest 25 of 3,832, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.

  1. Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in pistachios from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9905, validated 6 November 2026.
  2. Alert notified by Germany: Salmonella in pine nuts from Austria and Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9864, validated 6 November 2026.
  3. Information for attention notified by Ireland: aflatoxins and undeclared peanut in groundnuts from Nigeria, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9897, validated 6 November 2026.
  4. Information for follow up notified by Slovakia: moulds in chestnuts from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9879, validated 6 November 2026.
  5. Information for attention notified by Sweden: labelling faults for nuts or seeds from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9878, validated 6 November 2026.
  6. Alert notified by Norway: aflatoxins in pistachios from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9872, validated 6 November 2026.
  7. Information for attention notified by Norway: opium alkaloids (morphine) in poppy seeds from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9818, validated 4 November 2026.
  8. Border rejection notified by Greece: Salmonella in sesame seeds from India, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9817, validated 4 November 2026.
  9. Border rejection notified by Poland: aflatoxins in groundnuts from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9759, validated 3 November 2026.
  10. Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in groundnuts from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9786, validated 3 November 2026.
  11. Border rejection notified by Greece: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for sesame seeds from Sudan, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9753, validated 3 November 2026.
  12. Alert notified by Germany: Salmonella in pumpkin seeds from Austria, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9732, validated 3 November 2026.
  13. Information for attention notified by Belgium: chlorpyrifos in pumpkin seeds from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9698, validated 30 October 2026.
  14. Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in groundnuts from Argentina, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9688, validated 30 October 2026.
  15. Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in groundnuts from Argentina, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9689, validated 30 October 2026.
  16. Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in groundnuts from Argentina, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9666, validated 30 October 2026.
  17. Information for follow up notified by Denmark: insects or pest damage in nuts or seeds from Poland and Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9323, validated 30 October 2026.
  18. Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in groundnuts from Argentina, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9653, validated 29 October 2026.
  19. Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in groundnuts from Argentina, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9648, validated 29 October 2026.
  20. Border rejection notified by Poland: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for groundnuts from Argentina, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9505, validated 26 October 2026.
  21. Information for attention notified by Germany: aflatoxins in almonds from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9477, validated 23 October 2026.
  22. Information for attention notified by Belgium: pesticide residues in groundnuts from Cameroon, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9404, validated 22 October 2026.
  23. Border rejection notified by Greece: chlorpyrifos in nuts or seeds from Bangladesh, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9347, validated 21 October 2026.
  24. Border rejection notified by Latvia: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in hemp seeds from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9373, validated 21 October 2026.
  25. Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in groundnuts from Argentina, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9321, validated 20 October 2026.

Origins with their own page for nuts, nut products and seeds: India (672), United States (546), Argentina (304), Nigeria (290), Türkiye (289), Egypt (207), Sudan (198), Iran (188), Netherlands (108), China (102), Georgia (96), Italy (81), Germany (71), Spain (68), France (50), Bolivia (48), Brazil (46), Uganda (45), Belgium (40), Azerbaijan (38), Syria (31), Nicaragua (29), Ethiopia (27), Pakistan (26), Paraguay (26), Poland (26), Kazakhstan (24), Australia (21), Ghana (19), Czechia (16), United Kingdom (16), Greece (15), United Arab Emirates (15).

The numbers

Notifications per year, nuts, nut products and seeds
YearNotifications
2020671
2021464
2022484
2023516
2024604
2025664
2026 (to 8 Nov 2026)429
By type of notification
TypeNotificationsShare
Border rejection2,18057%
Alert87023%
Information for follow up1253%
Information for attention65717%
By risk decision
Risk decisionNotificationsShare
Serious3,04579%
Potentially serious2146%
Potential risk1474%
Not serious2787%
Undecided1293%
No risk19under 1%
Products named most often
ProductNotifications
Groundnuts1,113
Sesame seeds1,097
Pistachios531
Hazelnuts173
Almonds156
Nuts or seeds128
Tahini or halva67
Poppy seeds51
Linseed44
Sunflower seeds42
Countries of origin named most often
OriginNotificationsShare
India67218%
United States54614%
Argentina3048%
Nigeria2908%
Türkiye2898%
Egypt2075%
Sudan1985%
Iran1885%
Netherlands1083%
China1023%
Georgia963%
Italy812%
What was found most often
FindingNotificationsShare
Aflatoxins1,90850%
Salmonella57315%
Ethylene oxide41311%
Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents2988%
Other finding762%
Hydrocyanic acid752%
Chlorpyrifos702%
Ochratoxin A531%
Pesticide residues441%
Opium alkaloids (morphine)391%
Insects or pest damage29under 1%
Foreign bodies27under 1%
Countries that notified most often
Notifying countryNotificationsShare
Netherlands1,24633%
Greece55715%
Germany52714%
Italy3279%
Spain1815%
Belgium1494%
Poland1484%
Bulgaria1083%

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