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Countries of origin · 12 Nov 2026

Food from Bosnia and Herzegovina: safety alerts and border rejections

Every food safety notice we track for products from Bosnia and Herzegovina: EU RASFF alerts and border rejections, and the import refusals and recalls published by Japan, Australia, the US, the UK and Canada.

Notices, 12 months7prior 12 months: 11
Border rejections, 12 months4refused at the border
Top hazard, 3 yearsCadmium5 notices
Reported by2EU (RASFF), Australia

Notices per month

EU (RASFF)Australia
01235NovEU (RASFF), Dec 2022: 1EU (RASFF), Feb 2023: 1EU (RASFF), Apr 2023: 1MayEU (RASFF), Oct 2023: 3EU (RASFF), Nov 2023: 1NovEU (RASFF), Mar 2024: 1MayEU (RASFF), Jun 2024: 1EU (RASFF), Jul 2024: 1EU (RASFF), Aug 2024: 2EU (RASFF), Sep 2024: 1EU (RASFF), Oct 2024: 2Australia, Oct 2024: 1EU (RASFF), Nov 2024: 1NovEU (RASFF), Feb 2025: 3EU (RASFF), Mar 2025: 2EU (RASFF), Apr 2025: 1EU (RASFF), May 2025: 1MayEU (RASFF), Jun 2025: 1EU (RASFF), Jul 2025: 1EU (RASFF), Oct 2025: 1NovEU (RASFF), Dec 2025: 1EU (RASFF), Mar 2026: 1MayEU (RASFF), Jun 2026: 1EU (RASFF), Aug 2026: 1EU (RASFF), Sep 2026: 1EU (RASFF), Oct 2026: 1EU (RASFF), Nov 2026: 1Nov

Hazards, last 3 years

Cadmium5Sulphites2Process and environmental contamin2Salmonella2Additives (unauthorised or over li2Aflatoxins1Undeclared allergen1Ochratoxin A1Other mycotoxins1Pesticide residues1Unauthorised novel food or GMO1Plant and marine toxins1

Products, last 3 years

Fruit and vegetables9Confectionery and cocoa6Cereals and bakery3Prepared and snack foods2Poultry meat2Tea, coffee and cocoa1Food supplements1Alcoholic drinks1

Producers named in border rejections

Alfred Galke Gmbh 1

Australia and Japan name the producer or shipper of each rejected consignment.

Latest notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
10 Nov 2026EUHigh content of sulfur dioxide in dried apricots from Bosnia and HerzegovinaSulphites
2270 +/-204 (limit 2000) mg/kg - ppm
Information · potential risk
7 Oct 2026EUMycotoxins in biscuit with fig filling from Bosnia and HerzegovinaAflatoxins
23.1 µg/kg - ppb
Border rejection · potentially serious
14 Sep 2026EUnon declared allergen (milk proteins) in waffles from Bosnia and HerzegovinaUndeclared allergen
67,5 higher than (limit 0) mg/kg - ppm
Information · potentially serious
27 Aug 2026EUOchratoxin A in biscuit with fig filling from Bosnia and HerzegovinaOchratoxin A
12 ;6,78 µg/kg - ppb
Border rejection · potentially serious
16 Jun 2026EUScrew found in frozen pizza - CalzoneOtherInformation · potential risk
5 Mar 2026EUMycotoxins in hazelnut paste from Bosnia and HerzegovinaOther mycotoxinsBorder rejection · potentially serious
31 Dec 2025EUAcrylamide in gingerbread from Bosnia and HerzegovinaProcess and environmental contaminantsBorder rejection · potential risk
31 Oct 2025EUSalmonella Mbandaka in frozen chicken breast fillet from Bosnia and HerzegovinaSalmonellaBorder rejection · potentially serious
8 Jul 2025EUPesticide residues in dry yeast from Bosni and HerzegovinaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · potentially serious
27 Jun 2025EUReturn of the shipment of Novel Food to Bosnia and HerzegovinaUnauthorised novel food or GMOInformation · not serious
6 May 2025EUHigh content of microelemnt boron in food supplements from Bosnia and HerzegovinaOtherBorder rejection · not serious
28 Apr 2025EUAcrylamide in corn flips from Bosnia and HerzegovinaProcess and environmental contaminantsBorder rejection · potentially serious
3 Mar 2025EUCadmium in onion from Bosnia and HerzegovinaCadmiumBorder rejection · potential risk
3 Mar 2025EUHigh content of Sulphur dioxide in black wine from Bosnia and HerzegovinaSulphitesBorder rejection · potential risk
27 Feb 2025EUPhosmet in pears from Bosnia and HerzegovinaOtherInformation · serious
21 Feb 2025EUPhosmet in pears from Bosnia and HerzegovinaOtherBorder rejection · serious
19 Feb 2025EUPhosmet in pears from Bosnia and HerzegovinaOtherBorder rejection · potential risk
13 Nov 2024EUSalmonella enteritidis in chicken breast fillets from Bosnia and HerzegovinaSalmonellaInformation · serious
31 Oct 2024AUColtsfoot leaves - organic
Alfred Galke Gmbh
Plant and marine toxins
n/a
Border rejection
29 Oct 2024EUCadmium in red pepper from Bosnia and HerzegovinaCadmiumBorder rejection · serious
4 Oct 2024EUCadmium in frozen spinach from BelgiumCadmiumAlert · serious
2 Sep 2024EUCadmium in tomatoes from Bosnia and HerzegovinaCadmiumBorder rejection · serious
29 Aug 2024EUCadmium in red peppers for industrial purposeCadmiumBorder rejection · serious
13 Aug 2024EUForeign body (metal wire) in ice cream cones from Bosnia-HerzegovinaForeign bodiesInformation · potentially serious
17 Jul 2024EUSorbic acid in vanilla croissants from Bosnia and HerzegovinaAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · potential risk
17 Jun 2024EUSorbic acid in vanilla croissants from Bosnia and HerzegovinaAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · not serious
6 Mar 2024EUInconsistency of the documentation and the product being importedDocuments and labellingBorder rejection · no risk
8 Nov 2023EUMykotoxiner i majsmjölOtherAlert · potential risk
25 Oct 2023EUThe presence of gluten in cocoa confectionery from Bosnia and HerzegovinaOtherInformation · not serious
18 Oct 2023EUIncreased quantity of Enterobacteria in yogurt from BosniaMicrobial contamination (other)Information · potential risk
12 Oct 2023EUThe presence of gluten in cocoa confectionery from Bosnia and HerzegovinaOtherInformation · not serious
7 Apr 2023EUAcrylamide in biscuits from Bosnia and HerzegovinaProcess and environmental contaminantsBorder rejection · serious
1 Feb 2023EUAcrylamide in biscuits from Bosnia and HerzegovinaProcess and environmental contaminantsBorder rejection · serious
7 Dec 2022EUCadmium in bio organic potatoesCadmiumBorder rejection · serious
28 Oct 2022EUAcrylamide in biscuits from Bosnia and HerzegovinaProcess and environmental contaminantsBorder rejection · undecided
14 Oct 2022EUSalmonella Typhimurium in filled wafers from Bosnia and HerzegovinaSalmonellaAlert · serious
4 Oct 2022EUacrylamide contentProcess and environmental contaminantsBorder rejection · no risk
3 Oct 2022EUSalmonella Typhimurium in flavored cream wafers hazelnuts, from Bosnia and HerzegovinaSalmonellaAlert · serious
6 Sep 2022EUPesticide residues of formetanate in horn pepers from Bosnia and HerzegowinaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · no risk
17 Aug 2022EUPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sliced organic wild garlic from Bosnia and HerzProcess and environmental contaminantsInformation · serious
2 May 2022EUHigh content of acrylamide in biscuits from Bosnia and HerzegovinaProcess and environmental contaminantsBorder rejection · serious
28 Jan 2022EUPesticide residues of cyprodinil in lettuces from Bosnia and HerzegovinaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
26 Jan 2022EUPesticides residues of lambda-cyhalothrin and high content of cadmium in lettuce from BosnPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
7 Dec 2021EUHigh contet of Escherichia coli in cream from Bosnia and HerzegovinaE. coliBorder rejection · not serious
5 Nov 2021EUSalmonella Bareilly and Bacillus cereus (enterotoxin) in TumericSalmonellaInformation · serious
13 Oct 2021EUSalmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis in chilled chicken drumsticks from Bosnia and HerzegoSalmonellaInformation · serious
30 Mar 2021EUAflatoxin B1 in ice cream paste containing groundnuts, from Bosnia-HerzegovinaAflatoxinsBorder rejection · serious
15 Mar 2021EUUse of not authorized feed additives in feed for beesAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · not serious
11 Dec 2020EUEthylene oxide in sesame on pastry sticks from Bosnia and HerzegovinaEthylene oxideAlert · serious
9 Dec 2020EUBorder rejection - Cesium 137 in mushroom gray foxRadioactivityBorder rejection · serious
27 May 2020EUToo high content of E 200 - sorbic acid in Croissant ChocolateAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · not serious
18 Dec 2019EUPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in wild garlic from GermanyProcess and environmental contaminantsAlert · serious