Iceland · 12 Nov 2026

Fish from Iceland: food safety notices

Notices, all years14since 19 Aug 2020

Last 12 months3

Latest26 Jun 2026EU (RASFF)

Per month

EU (RASFF)Australia

Hazards

Producers named

Premium of Iceland Ehf. 1

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

Notices

Date	Source	Product	Hazard	Type
26 Jun 2026	EU	Contracoecum sp. detected in non-sterilised canned herring fillet rolls with skin in marin	Other	Information · not serious
19 May 2026	EU	Cadmium cod liver from Iceland	Cadmium	Alert · serious
13 Dec 2025	AU	Smoked salmon Premium of Iceland Ehf.	Listeria monocytogenes Detected/125g	Border rejection
1 Oct 2025	EU	Dead Anisakidae larvae in frozen Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), origin Iceland	Other	Information · not serious
28 Mar 2025	EU	Anisakis spp. in cod liver from Iceland	Parasites	Information · not serious
4 Mar 2025	EU	Anisakis spp. in cod liver from Iceland	Parasites	Information · not serious
25 Nov 2024	EU	Arsenic in fish (Pleuronectes platessa) from Iceland	Arsenic	Information · serious
4 Oct 2022	EU	Chair de cabillaud - Corps étranger métallique	Other	Alert · serious
4 Mar 2022	EU	Filets de brosme / Tusk fillets (Brosme brosme) - Pseudoterranova	Other	Information · not serious
4 Jan 2022	EU	Too high content of total volatile basic nitrogen (41.3 mg/100ml) in chilled cod fillet fr	Composition (nutrients and actives)	Information · not serious
6 May 2021	EU	parasitic infestation with Anisakis of chilled cod fillet from Iceland	Parasites	Information · not serious
18 Dec 2020	EU	Parasite (anisakis) - Dos de cabillaud	Parasites	Information · not serious
17 Sep 2020	EU	Listeria monocytogenes (detected/25g) in smoked salmon from Iceland.	Listeria monocytogenes	Information · undecided
19 Aug 2020	EU	Presence of anisakis in cod loin	Parasites	Information · not serious