Japan · 12 Nov 2026
Excess iodine in food from Japan: food safety notices
Notices, all years18since 3 Sep 2019
Last 12 months1
Latest21 May 2026Australia
Per month
EU (RASFF)Australia
Products
Producers named
Daichu Food Co Ltd (Mie-Pref) 1Kousei Co., Ltd. 1
Australia and Japan name the producer or shipper of each rejected consignment.
Notices
| Date | Source | Product | Hazard | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | AU | Hidaka sea vegetable (seaweed) Daichu Food Co Ltd (Mie-Pref) | Excess iodine 3500 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 27 Mar 2025 | AU | Cut wakame dried seaweed Kousei Co., Ltd. | Excess iodine 3000 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 11 Oct 2023 | AU | Shaved kombu Touwa Shokuhin | Excess iodine 2660 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 21 Nov 2022 | AU | Kelp sheet Yamato Takahashi Co Ltd (Japan) | Excess iodine 2800 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 14 Apr 2022 | AU | Seasoned seaweed Kurakon Foods Corporation | Excess iodine 4600 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 18 Jan 2022 | AU | Seasoned seaweed Kurakon Foods Corporation | Excess iodine 4800 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 3 Nov 2021 | AU | Shredded kelp Honpo Co. Ltd. | Excess iodine 3940 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 2 Nov 2021 | AU | Seasoned seaweed Kurakon Foods Corporation | Excess iodine 3800 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 4 May 2021 | AU | Dried seaweed Tohkon Co Ltd | Excess iodine 3200 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 15 Apr 2021 | AU | Dried seaweed Tohkon Co Ltd | Excess iodine 4300 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 9 Nov 2020 | AU | Dried seaweed Fukushima Katsuo Co Ltd | Excess iodine 4300 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 9 Oct 2020 | AU | Seaweed powder (Kelp) Harvest Co Ltd | Excess iodine 3630 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 11 Aug 2020 | EU | High content of iodine in seaweed from Japan | Excess iodine | Alert · serious |
| 29 Nov 2019 | AU | Seasoned seaweed Kurakon Foods Corporation | Excess iodine 3500 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 1 Nov 2019 | AU | Dried seaweed Kurakon Foods Corporation | Excess iodine 4000 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 1 Nov 2019 | AU | Seasoned seaweed Kurakon Foods Corporation | Excess iodine 3000 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 4 Oct 2019 | AU | Dried seaweed Kurakon Foods Corporation | Excess iodine 3900 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 3 Sep 2019 | AU | Seasoned seaweed Kurakon Foods Corporation | Excess iodine 3400 mg/kg | Border rejection |