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Data read on 8 November 2026 from the EU RASFF Window

Poultry meat: EU food safety alerts

Every EU notification in the category poultry meat, by origin and finding.

2,898
notifications since 2020
581
in the last 365 days
48
in the last 30 days
12%
border rejections

2,898 notifications on poultry meat since 1 January 2020, 9% of all EU notifications in that time. 581 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 405 in the 365 days before, up 43%. 12% were border rejections, against 30% across all products, and 57% had a serious risk decision.

The origins named most often were Poland (1,434), Brazil (272) and France (150). The findings reported most often were Salmonella (2,480), Listeria monocytogenes (95) and chlorate (62). The products named most often were chicken meat (1,827), poultry meat (486), turkey meat (229) 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 poultry meat

The newest 25 of 2,898, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.

  1. Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: Salmonella in poultry meat from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9868, validated 6 November 2026.
  2. Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: Salmonella in poultry meat from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9873, validated 6 November 2026.
  3. Alert notified by Spain: Salmonella in poultry meat from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9916, validated 6 November 2026.
  4. Information for attention notified by Hungary: Salmonella in chicken meat from Ukraine, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9829, validated 5 November 2026.
  5. Information for follow up notified by Romania: Salmonella in poultry meat from Romania, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9838, validated 5 November 2026.
  6. Alert notified by the Netherlands: Salmonella in chicken meat from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9821, validated 4 November 2026.
  7. Information for attention notified by Czechia: Salmonella in chicken meat from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9820, validated 4 November 2026.
  8. Information for follow up notified by Czechia: Salmonella in chicken meat from Romania, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9808, validated 4 November 2026.
  9. Information for attention notified by Czechia: Salmonella in chicken meat from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9739, validated 3 November 2026.
  10. Information for follow up notified by Poland: Salmonella in poultry meat from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9768, validated 3 November 2026.
  11. Information for follow up notified by Latvia: Salmonella in turkey meat from Poland, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9756, validated 3 November 2026.
  12. Information for attention notified by Bulgaria: Salmonella in poultry meat from Romania, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9668, validated 30 October 2026.
  13. Information for attention notified by Poland: Salmonella in poultry meat from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9670, validated 30 October 2026.
  14. Border rejection notified by Belgium: Salmonella in poultry meat from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9652, validated 29 October 2026.
  15. Information for attention notified by Italy: Salmonella in chicken meat from Romania, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9589, validated 28 October 2026.
  16. Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for chicken meat from Brazil, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9614, validated 28 October 2026.
  17. Border rejection notified by Italy: Salmonella in chicken meat from Brazil, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9533, validated 27 October 2026.
  18. Information for follow up notified by Bulgaria: Salmonella in poultry meat from Poland, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9548, validated 27 October 2026.
  19. Alert notified by Germany: Salmonella in chicken meat from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9538, validated 27 October 2026.
  20. Information for attention notified by Czechia: Salmonella in chicken meat from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9522, validated 26 October 2026.
  21. Information for follow up notified by Poland: Salmonella in poultry meat from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9510, validated 26 October 2026.
  22. Alert notified by Slovenia: Salmonella in duck meat from Denmark, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9483, validated 23 October 2026.
  23. Alert notified by France: Salmonella in poultry meat from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9475, validated 23 October 2026.
  24. Information for attention notified by Czechia: Salmonella in chicken meat from Romania, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9471, validated 23 October 2026.
  25. Information for attention notified by Poland: Salmonella in poultry meat from Poland, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9487, validated 23 October 2026.

Origins with their own page for poultry meat: Poland (1,434), Brazil (272), France (150), Netherlands (144), Ukraine (135), Romania (131), Germany (101), Hungary (97), Belgium (80), Thailand (49), Lithuania (44), Spain (42), China (33), Italy (33), United Kingdom (25), Austria (24), Czechia (23), Ireland (22), Slovenia (16), Slovakia (15).

The numbers

Notifications per year, poultry meat
YearNotifications
2020456
2021372
2022332
2023397
2024422
2025395
2026 (to 8 Nov 2026)524
By type of notification
TypeNotificationsShare
Border rejection33512%
Alert87530%
Information for follow up44815%
Information for attention1,24043%
By risk decision
Risk decisionNotificationsShare
Serious1,66557%
Potentially serious1656%
Potential risk2388%
Not serious76827%
Undecided492%
No risk13under 1%
Products named most often
ProductNotifications
Chicken meat1,827
Poultry meat486
Turkey meat229
Kebab meat129
Duck meat89
Goose meat18
Countries of origin named most often
OriginNotificationsShare
Poland1,43449%
Brazil2729%
France1505%
Netherlands1445%
Ukraine1355%
Romania1315%
Germany1013%
Hungary973%
Belgium803%
Thailand492%
Lithuania442%
Spain421%
What was found most often
FindingNotificationsShare
Salmonella2,48086%
Listeria monocytogenes953%
Chlorate622%
Poor temperature control or heat treatment542%
Other finding411%
Veterinary medicine residues361%
Campylobacter291%
Foreign bodies23under 1%
Labelling faults22under 1%
Spoilage or decomposition15under 1%
Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents13under 1%
E. coli above the hygiene limit13under 1%
Countries that notified most often
Notifying countryNotificationsShare
Poland59120%
Netherlands33311%
Italy29610%
France2489%
Germany1947%
Lithuania1746%
Czechia1585%
Latvia1515%

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