| 16 Oct 2026 | EU | Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in threshed and dried organic savory from Germany | Plant and marine toxins
2100 + 1050 (limit 400) µg/kg - ppb | Alert · serious |
| 15 Oct 2026 | EU | Salmonella spp. in organic dandelion leaves from Italy | Salmonella | Alert · serious |
| 14 Sep 2026 | EU | Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in organic spice mixes from Germany | Plant and marine toxins | Information · potentially serious |
| 29 Jun 2026 | EU | excessively high level of clothianidin in cayenne pepper from Germany | Pesticide residues | Information · not serious |
| 17 Jun 2026 | EU | 3-MCPD in encapsulated salt, from Germany | Process and environmental contaminants | Alert · serious |
| 21 May 2026 | EU | Salmonella in moringa powder from Germany | Salmonella | Alert · serious |
| 8 May 2026 | EU | Risk of foreign bodies (plastic) in spice mills containing pepper and garlic from Germany | Foreign bodies | Information · not serious |
| 27 Apr 2026 | EU | Unauthorised substance linuron in dried parsley from Germany | Additives (unauthorised or over limit) | Alert · serious |
| 13 Feb 2026 | EU | Unauthorised substance glufosinate in coriander from Ukraine, via the Czech Republic | Additives (unauthorised or over limit) | Information · potentially serious |
| 22 Dec 2025 | EU | heavy metals in basil leaves from Germany | Foreign bodies | Alert · potentially serious |
| 22 Oct 2025 | EU | High content of heavy metal lead in ginger powder from Germany | Lead | Alert · serious |
| 8 Aug 2025 | EU | unauthorised substance linuron in dried thyme from Germany | Additives (unauthorised or over limit) | Alert · serious |
| 4 Jul 2025 | EU | Salmonella spp. in ground ginger from China | Salmonella | Alert · serious |
| 30 Jun 2025 | EU | Pyrrolizidine Alkaloïde in Coriander leaf from Germany | Plant and marine toxins | Information · potentially serious |
| 2 Jun 2025 | EU | Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in rubbed marjoram from Egypt | Plant and marine toxins | Information · serious |
| 29 Apr 2025 | EU | High level of Bacillus cereus in ginger powder from Germany | Bacillus cereus | Alert · serious |
| 15 Apr 2025 | EU | Metal in organic caraway seeds from Germany | Foreign bodies | Alert · serious |
| 5 Feb 2025 | EU | Glass shards found in tea from Germany | Foreign bodies | Alert · serious |
| 31 Dec 2024 | EU | Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in cumin from Germany | Plant and marine toxins | Alert · potentially serious |
| 13 Dec 2024 | EU | High levels of ochratoxin A in nutmeg from India / Contenido elevado de ocratoxina A en nu | Ochratoxin A | Alert · serious |
| 13 Nov 2024 | EU | presence of chlorpyrifos above the regulatory threshold in spices | Chlorpyrifos | Alert · serious |
| 21 Aug 2024 | EU | Salmonella spp. in organic thyme-leaf sandwort from Kosovo, via Austria and Germany | Salmonella | Alert · serious |
| 23 Jul 2024 | EU | Detection of biphenyl and anthraquinone in organic black tea from Germany | Pesticide residues | Information · potential risk |
| 29 Jun 2024 | EU | Foreign bodies in sweet paprika powder from Spain via Germany | Foreign bodies | Alert · serious |
| 15 May 2024 | EU | stwierdzenie obecności pałeczek Salmonella spp. w 25 g produktu pn. papryka słodka, pochod | Salmonella | Alert · serious |
| 14 May 2024 | EU | Stwierdzenie obecności bakterii Salmonella w 25 g produktu (liści czosnku) pochodzących z | Salmonella | Alert · serious |
| 22 Apr 2024 | EU | Aflatoxins in ground chilies from Germany | Aflatoxins | Alert · serious |
| 29 Mar 2024 | EU | Pyrrolizidine alkaloïds in cumin powder from Germany | Plant and marine toxins | Alert · serious |
| 22 Dec 2023 | EU | Mineral oil components in ground pepper from Belgium | Process and environmental contaminants | Information · potential risk |
| 20 Dec 2023 | EU | Several residues including chlorpyrifos in jasmine infusion from China via Germany | Chlorpyrifos | Alert · serious |
| 16 Nov 2023 | EU | PAH in lovage root from Germany | Process and environmental contaminants | Alert · serious |
| 16 Nov 2023 | EU | Cadmium in dried spring onion from Germany | Cadmium | Alert · serious |
| 6 Nov 2023 | EU | Contaminant Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in whole lovage leaf | Plant and marine toxins | Information · potential risk |
| 2 Nov 2023 | EU | Pyrrolizidine-alkaloids in chives, from Germany | Plant and marine toxins | Alert · serious |
| 23 Oct 2023 | EU | Foreign bodies (stones) in whole cloves with raw material from the Netherlands | Foreign bodies | Alert · serious |
| 1 Sep 2023 | EU | Salmonella spp. in organic lemon thyme from Italy | Salmonella | Alert · serious |
| 30 Jun 2023 | EU | Tropane alkaloids in savory from Germany | Plant and marine toxins | Information · potentially serious |
| 5 Jun 2023 | EU | Benzo(a)pyrene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in cinnamon from Germany | Process and environmental contaminants | Alert · serious |
| 27 Apr 2023 | EU | Suspicion of Salmonella Newport in spice mixtures from Germany using onion powder from Ger | Salmonella | Alert · serious |
| 28 Mar 2023 | EU | Increased content of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in organic oregano, rubbed from Greece | Plant and marine toxins | Alert · serious |
| 21 Dec 2022 | EU | Exceedance of maximum limits for lead in cardamom | Lead | Alert · potentially serious |
| 14 Dec 2022 | EU | Ethylene oxide in cardamom fruits in the shell from Germany | Ethylene oxide | Alert · serious |
| 9 Nov 2022 | EU | Exceedance of pyrrolizidinalkaloider (PA) in oregano, cumin, and chamomile tea | Other | Alert · serious |
| 13 Oct 2022 | EU | Non compliant label on spices from Germany | Documents and labelling | Information · serious |
| 19 Aug 2022 | EU | Chlorpyrifos and aclonifen in horsetail weed from Serbia | Chlorpyrifos | Information · undecided |
| 15 Jul 2022 | EU | Aflatoxin B1 in turmeric from India, via the Netherlands | Aflatoxins | Information · undecided |
| 25 May 2022 | EU | Oxymatrine in licorice powder | Other | Information · undecided |
| 21 Apr 2022 | EU | Organic turmeric contaminated with ethylene oxide from Germany | Ethylene oxide | Alert · serious |
| 1 Mar 2022 | EU | Carbendazim and chlorpyrifos in oregano | Chlorpyrifos | Information · undecided |
| 20 Jan 2022 | EU | Salmonella Newport and Salmonella Minnesota in black pepper from brazil | Salmonella | Border rejection · serious |
| 13 Jan 2022 | EU | Chlorpyrifos-methyl in ground cumin from Germany with raw material from Turkey | Chlorpyrifos | Alert · undecided |
| 11 Jan 2022 | EU | Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (0.17 mg/kg - ppm) in wheat grass powder from German | Ethylene oxide | Alert · serious |
| 28 Dec 2021 | EU | Ethylene oxide in cinnamon used in brine of herring fillet in oil from Netherlands with ra | Ethylene oxide | Alert · serious |
| 20 Dec 2021 | EU | Ethylene oxide in ground barley grass powder from China | Ethylene oxide | Alert · serious |
| 20 Dec 2021 | EU | Linuron in dried dill tips from Germany with raw material from Hungary | Other | Alert · serious |
| 16 Dec 2021 | EU | Unauthorized substance ethylene oxide in turmeric from India | Ethylene oxide | Information · serious |
| 10 Dec 2021 | EU | unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (sum of EO and 2-CE expressed as EO: 14 mg/kg - ppm) | Ethylene oxide | Alert · serious |
| 3 Nov 2021 | EU | Salmonella spp. in organic horsetail from Germany, with raw material fromUkraine | Salmonella | Alert · serious |
| 25 Oct 2021 | EU | Bacillus cereus in Italien Herbs from Germany | Bacillus cereus | Alert · serious |
| 22 Oct 2021 | EU | Aflatoxins in organic turmeric powder from the United Kingdom | Aflatoxins | Alert · serious |
| 15 Oct 2021 | EU | Black sesame (allergen) in seasoning salt from Germany | Undeclared allergen | Information · undecided |
| 11 Oct 2021 | EU | Vero/shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in frozen herb mix from Germany | E. coli (STEC) | Alert · serious |
| 28 Sep 2021 | EU | Salmonella spp. in basil from Egypt | Salmonella | Alert · serious |
| 15 Sep 2021 | EU | High level of Chlorpyrifos in all spice from Germany | Chlorpyrifos | Alert · serious |
| 2 Sep 2021 | EU | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (106 µg/kg - ppb) and chrysene (87.5 µg/kg - ppb) in dill | Process and environmental contaminants | Alert · serious |
| 20 Aug 2021 | EU | Ochratoxin A in chillies seasoning via Germany | Ochratoxin A | Alert · serious |
| 22 Jul 2021 | EU | Excessive benzo(a)pyrene and PAH content in wild garlic from Germany with raw material fro | Process and environmental contaminants | Alert · serious |
| 14 Jul 2021 | EU | Ethylene oxide in organic Moringa powder from India | Ethylene oxide | Alert · serious |
| 22 Mar 2021 | EU | Salmonella spp. in frozen herbal mixture from Germany | Salmonella | Alert · serious |
| 16 Feb 2021 | EU | Nicht zugelassene Substanz Ethylenoxid in Bio-Ingwer aus Indien /// Not authorized substan | Ethylene oxide | Alert · serious |
| 12 Feb 2020 | EU | Salmonella in fine grind Coriander from Bulgaria | Salmonella | Alert · serious |
| 29 Jan 2020 | EU | Pyrrolizidinalkaloids in rubbed oregano from Germany | Other | Alert · serious |
| 15 Apr 2019 | EU | food - official control on the market - information notification for follow-up - salt with | Unauthorised novel food or GMO | Information · undecided |