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Italy · 12 Nov 2026

Cadmium in food from Italy: food safety notices

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Notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
26 Sep 2025EUCadmium in organic sunflower seeds from BulgariaCadmiumInformation · not serious
22 Jul 2025EUCadmium in rice from ItalyCadmiumInformation · serious
3 Sep 2024EUPresence of cadmium in cherry tomatoes from ItalyCadmiumInformation · potentially serious
20 Feb 2024EUcadmium over the limit in frozen squidCadmiumAlert · serious
23 Jan 2024EUCadmium in beetroot leavesCadmiumInformation · serious
13 Nov 2023EUDetección de cadmio y de benzo(a)pireno por encima de los límites normativos en cacao en pCadmiumAlert · serious
8 Nov 2023EUHigh cadmium level in rice from ItalyCadmiumAlert · serious
6 Oct 2023EUpresence of cadmium beyond legal limits in n Carnaroli rice from ItalyCadmiumAlert · serious
12 Sep 2023EUCadmium in squid from ItalyCadmiumInformation · potentially serious
6 Sep 2023EUCadmium in rice from ItalyCadmiumAlert · serious
17 Aug 2023EUPresence of cadmium in "dessert" rice from ItalyCadmiumAlert · serious
20 Jul 2023EUCadmium in organic rice from Italy, via GermanyCadmiumAlert · serious
20 Jul 2023EUCadmium in Brown rice from ItalyCadmiumInformation · serious
30 Jun 2023EUcadmium in rice from ItalyCadmiumAlert · serious
1 Jun 2023EUCadmium above the limits in organic cocoa powder from ItalyCadmiumAlert · serious
9 May 2023EUElevated levels of cadmium in arborio rice from ItalyCadmiumInformation · potentially serious
2 Feb 2023EUToo much cadmium in risotto rice from Italy.CadmiumAlert · serious
31 Oct 2022EUCadmium in small octopus from ItalyCadmiumAlert · serious
3 Jan 2022EUcadmium (0.151 mg/kg - ppm) in chilled smoked herring from Greece, packaged in ItalyCadmiumInformation · serious
12 Aug 2021EUMurice spinoso (Bolinus brandaris) - presenza di cadmio oltre i limiti di legge/presence oCadmiumAlert · serious
14 Jul 2021EUcadmium (up to 2.39 mg/kg - ppm) in frozen whole cleaned squids from IndiaCadmiumInformation · serious
7 May 2021EUcadmium (1.5 cadmium mg/kg - ppm) in live murex snails (Bolinus brandaris) from Italy".murCadmiumAlert · serious
5 May 2021EUCadmium in defrosted squid from Italy with raw material from Spain, via SloveniaCadmiumInformation · serious
26 Feb 2021EUCadmium above the limits in frozen Indo-Pacific squid tentaclesCadmiumAlert · serious
3 Jul 2020EUCADMIUM IN CAÑADILLA (BOLINUS BRANDARIS) FROM ITALYCadmiumInformation · serious