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Hazards · Additives and composition

Additives (unauthorised or over limit) in food: alerts, recalls and border rejections

Food safety notices for additives (unauthorised or over limit) from six authorities, by country of origin and product.

Notices, 12 months241all years: 1,666
Top origin, 3 yearsChina
Top product, 3 yearsFood supplements
Hazard groupAdditives and composition

Notices per month

EU (RASFF)United StatesUnited KingdomCanadaAustralia
012253750EU (RASFF), Nov 2022: 23Australia, Nov 2022: 7NovEU (RASFF), Dec 2022: 26Australia, Dec 2022: 5EU (RASFF), Jan 2023: 15Australia, Jan 2023: 3EU (RASFF), Feb 2023: 23Australia, Feb 2023: 3EU (RASFF), Mar 2023: 24Australia, Mar 2023: 5EU (RASFF), Apr 2023: 9Australia, Apr 2023: 1EU (RASFF), May 2023: 25United States, May 2023: 1Australia, May 2023: 4MayEU (RASFF), Jun 2023: 12Australia, Jun 2023: 6EU (RASFF), Jul 2023: 10United States, Jul 2023: 1Australia, Jul 2023: 4EU (RASFF), Aug 2023: 20Australia, Aug 2023: 1EU (RASFF), Sep 2023: 7United States, Sep 2023: 2Australia, Sep 2023: 2EU (RASFF), Oct 2023: 18United States, Oct 2023: 2Australia, Oct 2023: 4EU (RASFF), Nov 2023: 20Australia, Nov 2023: 5NovEU (RASFF), Dec 2023: 13Australia, Dec 2023: 2EU (RASFF), Jan 2024: 21Australia, Jan 2024: 5EU (RASFF), Feb 2024: 16Australia, Feb 2024: 6EU (RASFF), Mar 2024: 22Australia, Mar 2024: 3EU (RASFF), Apr 2024: 26Australia, Apr 2024: 3EU (RASFF), May 2024: 11Australia, May 2024: 4MayEU (RASFF), Jun 2024: 15Australia, Jun 2024: 4EU (RASFF), Jul 2024: 27Australia, Jul 2024: 7EU (RASFF), Aug 2024: 14Australia, Aug 2024: 11EU (RASFF), Sep 2024: 11Australia, Sep 2024: 10EU (RASFF), Oct 2024: 15Australia, Oct 2024: 5EU (RASFF), Nov 2024: 9Australia, Nov 2024: 10NovEU (RASFF), Dec 2024: 10Australia, Dec 2024: 4EU (RASFF), Jan 2025: 6Australia, Jan 2025: 5EU (RASFF), Feb 2025: 8United States, Feb 2025: 1EU (RASFF), Mar 2025: 10United States, Mar 2025: 2Australia, Mar 2025: 4EU (RASFF), Apr 2025: 14Australia, Apr 2025: 7EU (RASFF), May 2025: 12Australia, May 2025: 4MayEU (RASFF), Jun 2025: 12Australia, Jun 2025: 5EU (RASFF), Jul 2025: 10United States, Jul 2025: 1Australia, Jul 2025: 7EU (RASFF), Aug 2025: 12United States, Aug 2025: 1Australia, Aug 2025: 7EU (RASFF), Sep 2025: 23Australia, Sep 2025: 7EU (RASFF), Oct 2025: 14Australia, Oct 2025: 7EU (RASFF), Nov 2025: 20United States, Nov 2025: 1Australia, Nov 2025: 10NovEU (RASFF), Dec 2025: 23Australia, Dec 2025: 16EU (RASFF), Jan 2026: 16Australia, Jan 2026: 5EU (RASFF), Feb 2026: 11United States, Feb 2026: 1Australia, Feb 2026: 9EU (RASFF), Mar 2026: 17Australia, Mar 2026: 2EU (RASFF), Apr 2026: 12Australia, Apr 2026: 6EU (RASFF), May 2026: 7Australia, May 2026: 4MayEU (RASFF), Jun 2026: 11United States, Jun 2026: 2Australia, Jun 2026: 6EU (RASFF), Jul 2026: 12Australia, Jul 2026: 6EU (RASFF), Aug 2026: 10Australia, Aug 2026: 8EU (RASFF), Sep 2026: 13EU (RASFF), Oct 2026: 17EU (RASFF), Nov 2026: 14Nov

Countries of origin, 3 years

CN99US79IN69VN38TR31GB29TH29PH23ES20NL19EG18DE17

Products, 3 years

Food supplements125Fruit and vegetables113Confectionery and cocoa88Cereals and bakery83Beverages51Tea, coffee and cocoa25Feed and pet food23Fish19Sauces and seasonings18Food contact materials16Prepared and snack foods16Herbs and spices15

Latest notices

DateSourceOriginProductHazardType
11 Nov 2026EUChinaAditivo E129 no autorizado en tomate doble concentrado de China/ Not allowed additive, E12Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · potential risk
10 Nov 2026EUPortugalStwierdzenie w wykazie składników niedozwolonego składnika pankreatyny w suplemencie dietyAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
10 Nov 2026EUGermanyStwierdzenie w wykazie składników niedozwolonego składnika pankreatyny w suplemencie dietyAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
10 Nov 2026EUUnited StatesNiedozwolony składnik - pankreatyna w suplementach diety pochodzących z USA // The presencAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
9 Nov 2026EUUOUnauthorised food additive titanium dioxide (E171) in juice drinkAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potentially serious
9 Nov 2026EUUOUnauthorised food additive titanium dioxide (E171) in powdered juice drinkAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potentially serious
6 Nov 2026EUNetherlandsUnauthorised production of insufficiently controlled closing of primary packaging of salmoAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potentially serious
4 Nov 2026EUIndiaDetection of foreign DNA in supplementary dog food from IndiaAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)
camelus species DNA detected
Border rejection · not serious
4 Nov 2026EUHungary, SlovakiaUnauthorised substance (tadalafil) in food supplement from Hungary, raw material from SlovAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)
presence (limit unauthorised in food supplement)
Information · serious
4 Nov 2026EUVietnamUnauthorised additive carbonate/sodium carbonate in frozen pangasius fillets from VietnamAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)
Carbonat 584,4 mg/kg +/- 175,3 mg/kg; Natriumcarbonat 1032,6
Border rejection · not serious
4 Nov 2026EUIranCookies from Iran containing unauthorized animal ingredientsAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
3 Nov 2026EUBelgiumExcessively high nitrate content in dry sausages from BelgiumAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)
170 (limit 90) mg/kg - ppm
Information · not serious
3 Nov 2026EUUO, United StatesNiedozwolona substancja w suplementach diety oferowanych do sprzedaży przez Internet // unAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
3 Nov 2026EUSwitzerland, Hungary, United StatesEthoxyquin in dried algae for animal feedAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)
29.61 mg/kg - ppm
Alert · potential risk
26 Oct 2026EUUnited StatesUnauthorised substance tadalafil in food supplement offered online for saleAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)
Presence (limit Absence)
Alert · serious
26 Oct 2026EUMalaysiaUnauthorized food additive E129 in Rice Puff from MalaisiaAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · not serious
23 Oct 2026EUUnited Kingdomunauthorised ingredient (freeze-dried bovine uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries) in food Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
20 Oct 2026EUChileUnauthorized irradiation of mussels cooked whole shell from Chile via NetherlandsAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
20 Oct 2026EUChinaUnauthorised radiation of dried squid from ChinaAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
20 Oct 2026EUVietnamUnauthorised substance (leucomalachit green) in frozen african catfish fillet from VietnamAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · serious
19 Oct 2026EUVietnamUnauthorized treatment with ionizing radiation of frozen Pangasius fillets from VietnamAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · potential risk
19 Oct 2026EUVietnamUnauthorized treatment with ionizing radiation of frozen Pangasius fillets from Vietnam.Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · potential risk
16 Oct 2026EUIranCookies from Iran containing unauthorized animal ingredientsAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
15 Oct 2026EUIndiaUnauthorised presticides on Kondattam Mulaku (cured chillies) imported from IndiaAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · potential risk
14 Oct 2026EUHungaryPresence of the unauthorised substance sildenafil in a food supplement from HungaryAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Alert · serious
14 Oct 2026EUIranCookies from Iran containing unauthorized animal ingredientsAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · not serious
13 Oct 2026EUNigeriaPresence of unauthorized component (milk) in custard preparations from NigeriaAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · potential risk
12 Oct 2026EUVietnamUnauthorized treatment with ionizing radiation of frozen Pangasius fillets from Vietnam.Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · potential risk
12 Oct 2026EUVietnamUnauthorized treatment with ionizing radiation of frozen Pangasius fillets from Vietnam.Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · potential risk
9 Oct 2026EUChinaUnauthorised ingredient (Angelica dahurica) in a flavouring product from China via Spain /Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
1 Oct 2026EUNetherlandsUnauthorized chemical bleached flour in sweet snacks, from the NetherlandsAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · not serious
29 Sep 2026EUDenmarkunauthorised additive ethoxyquin in feedAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
29 Sep 2026EUBelgiumUnauthorized food additive rowanberry extract from BelgiumAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
25 Sep 2026EUVietnamUnauthorized treatment with ionizing radiation of frozen Pangasius fillets from VietnamAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · not serious
22 Sep 2026EUChinaResidues of kanamycin in a feed additive from China.Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
18 Sep 2026EUVietnamNitrite (14 mg/kg) in frozen tuna from VietnamAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · potential risk
17 Sep 2026EUChinaUnauthorised additive titanium dioxide in the confectionary products from the UKAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
16 Sep 2026EUPolandUnauthorised food additive titanium dioxide (E171) in cereal product from PolandAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
14 Sep 2026EUUnited KingdomToo high content of zinc and unauthorized claims for food supplements from United KingdomAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
11 Sep 2026EUVietnamNitrite (11 mg/kg) in frozen tuna from VietnamAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · potential risk
9 Sep 2026EUGermanyExcessive levels of vitamin A, vitamin D, and selenium, and the unauthorized feed additiveAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potentially serious
8 Sep 2026EUChinaUnauthorised use of bamboo in plastic tableware from ChinaAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · not serious
4 Sep 2026EUSouth KoreaUnauthorized use of E338 and E516 in BeerAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · potential risk
3 Sep 2026EUNetherlandsForeign body (rubber) in pretzel baking additive from the NetherlandsAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Alert · potentially serious
31 Aug 2026AUBangladeshJelly fruits
Pran Dairy Ltd
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)
n/a
Border rejection
28 Aug 2026AUUnited StatesFufu mix (plantain)
Adusei Corporation
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)
n/a
Border rejection
28 Aug 2026EUUnited Stateswykryto niedozwolony składnik pankreatynę w suplemencie diety // An unauthorized ingredienAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
28 Aug 2026AUThailandJuice (green, red)
Malee International Company Limited
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)
n/a
Border rejection
25 Aug 2026AUChinaCooked peeled prawns
Maoming Xinzhou Seafood Co Ltd
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)
0.002 mg/kg
Border rejection
24 Aug 2026EUSpainUnauthorized use of glycerin (E 422) in liquid desserts for freezing from Spain // Exceso Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Alert · serious
19 Aug 2026EUVietnamNitrite in tuna from VietnamAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
19 Aug 2026AUThailandSoya Bean Milk Multi-Grain
Green Spot (Thailand) Ltd
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection
18 Aug 2026EUSpainUnauthorised substance pymetrozine peppers from SpainAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · not serious
12 Aug 2026EUSouth Koreajelly confectionery in mini cups - unauthorized additivesAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Alert · serious
12 Aug 2026AUIndiaCandied papaya bits
Jay Keshav Exports Pvt Ltd
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection
11 Aug 2026AUIndiaMixed fruit jam
Hindustan Unilever Limited
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection
11 Aug 2026AUSouth AfricaLiquorice all sorts
Beacon Sweets & Chocolates (South Africa)
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection
7 Aug 2026EUIndiaPresence of an unauthorised additive titanium dioxide (E171) in food supplements from IndiAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · potential risk
6 Aug 2026EUChinapresenza OGM (TERMINATORE NOS) non autorizzato in crackers di riso (rice hot crackers) dalAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · potential risk
6 Aug 2026EUJapanFlunicamid, Tebuconazole, and unauthorized substance lufenuron in organic matcha powder frAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk