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Countries of origin · 12 Nov 2026

Food from Mauritania: safety alerts and border rejections

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

Notices, 12 months4prior 12 months: 2
Border rejections, 12 months0refused at the border
Top hazard, 3 yearsSalmonella2 notices
Reported by1EU (RASFF)

Notices per month

EU (RASFF)
00001NovEU (RASFF), Jan 2023: 1EU (RASFF), Feb 2023: 1EU (RASFF), Apr 2023: 1MayEU (RASFF), Jul 2023: 1EU (RASFF), Oct 2023: 1NovMayNovEU (RASFF), Mar 2025: 1EU (RASFF), Apr 2025: 1MayEU (RASFF), Nov 2025: 1NovMayEU (RASFF), Jun 2026: 1EU (RASFF), Jul 2026: 1EU (RASFF), Sep 2026: 1Nov

Hazards, last 3 years

Salmonella2Microbial contamination (other)2Mercury1Pesticide residues1

Products, last 3 years

Feed and pet food4Fish1Fruit and vegetables1

Latest notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
22 Sep 2026EUSalmonella spp. in fishmeal from MauritaniaSalmonellaInformation · potential risk
6 Jul 2026EUEnterobacteria in fish meal from MauritaniaMicrobial contamination (other)Information · potential risk
5 Jun 2026EUSalmonella spp y Enterobacteria in fish meal from MauritaniaSalmonellaInformation · potential risk
17 Nov 2025EUMercury FROZEN CORVINA from Mauritania (MR)// Mercurio CORVINA CONGELADA de MauritaniaMercuryAlert · serious
2 Apr 2025EUMRL for methomyl exceeded in watermelons from MauritaniaPesticide residuesInformation · serious
17 Mar 2025EUEnterobacteria in fish meal from MauritaniaMicrobial contamination (other)Border rejection · potential risk
2 Oct 2023EURuptura de la cadena de frío en Dentex angolensis crudo congelado de Mauritania. Breakage Temperature controlBorder rejection · not serious
25 Jul 2023EUPresencia de mercurio en corvina (Argyrostomus regius)Presence of Mercury in Argyrostomus MercuryInformation · serious
19 Apr 2023EURotura de la cadena de frío (-5 y -11 ºC) en productos de la pesca congelados de MauritaniTemperature controlBorder rejection · not serious
13 Feb 2023EURuptura de la cadena de frío (-5 to-13ºC) en pulpo congelado de Mauritania // Poor temperaTemperature controlBorder rejection · undecided
16 Jan 2023EURupture of cold chain of frozen squid (loligo vulgaris) from MauritaniaTemperature controlBorder rejection · not serious
17 Oct 2022EUPoor temperature control for frozen octopus, squid, and cuttlefish from MauritaniaTemperature controlBorder rejection · undecided
13 Sep 2022EURotura de la cadena de frío en productos de la pesca congelados de Maurinatia. Poor temperTemperature controlBorder rejection · undecided
13 Sep 2022EURotura de la cadena de frío en pescado y moluscos congelados de Mauritania; Poor temperatuTemperature controlBorder rejection · undecided
8 Sep 2022EURuptura de la cadena de frío en pulpo y pescado congelado de Mauritania. Poor temperature Temperature controlBorder rejection · undecided
21 Apr 2022EUPoor temperature control in frozen octopus from MoroccoTemperature controlBorder rejection · not serious
15 Mar 2022EUIdentity check: label / document mismatch / fish / MauritaniaDocuments and labellingBorder rejection · no risk
23 Feb 2022EUCantidad y contenido de la partida no amparada por el certificado oficial en pescado (variDocuments and labellingBorder rejection · not serious
20 Dec 2021EUUnauthorised operator (vessel) and improper health certificate(s) for chilled fish productAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · undecided
5 Nov 2021EUpoor temperature control (-10,2ºC) of Octopus vulgaris from MauritaniaTemperature controlBorder rejection · not serious
27 Oct 2021EUlangosta congelada; lote no amparado por CSO; Mauritania/frozen lobster; lot not coveredOtherBorder rejection · not serious
18 Oct 2021EURotura de la cadena de frío, pulpo congelado (Octopus vulgaris) de Mauritania. // Cold chaTemperature controlBorder rejection · not serious
23 Aug 2021EUSulfitos por encima del límite, crustáceos de Mauritania // Sulphites above the limit, cruSulphitesBorder rejection · not serious
7 May 2021EUSalmonella spp. in fish mealSalmonellaBorder rejection · not serious
15 Apr 2021EUcrustaceans with sulphites over the Maximum level from MauritaniaSulphitesBorder rejection · undecided
31 Mar 2021EUSuperación límite de sulfitos / Too high content of sulphite in Chaceon affinisSulphitesInformation · undecided
4 Mar 2021EUCONTROL DE IDENTIDAD ESPECIE CRUSTÁCEO DESFAVORABLE / UNFAVORABLE CRUSTACEAN SPECIES IDENTOtherBorder rejection · no risk
21 Jan 2021EURECHAZO POR TEMPERATURAOtherBorder rejection · not serious
3 Dec 2020EUExceedance of sulphite limit in crabs legs and bodies from MauritaniaSulphitesInformation · serious
9 Jun 2020EUSalmonella spp in fish mealSalmonellaBorder rejection · not serious
8 Jun 2020EUhigh content of enterobacteriaceae in fishmealMicrobial contamination (other)Border rejection · not serious
13 Feb 2019EUfeed - border control - consignment detained - border rejection notification - HARINA DE PSalmonellaBorder rejection · not serious