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Spain · 12 Nov 2026

Additives (unauthorised or over limit) in food from Spain: food safety notices

Notices, all years42since 22 Jul 2020
Last 12 months13
Latest3 Sep 2026Japan

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Products

Food supplements7Confectionery and cocoa4Tea, coffee and cocoa4Fruit and vegetables3Food contact materials3Prepared and snack foods2Fish2Molluscs2Meat1Cereals and bakery1Alcoholic drinks1Additives and flavourings1

Producers named

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

Notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
3 Sep 2026その他のベーカリー製品(MAIZ HORECA ACETATO)
DELIBREADS EUROPE,S.L.
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection
24 Aug 2026EUUnauthorized use of glycerin (E 422) in liquid desserts for freezing from Spain // Exceso Additives (unauthorised or over limit)
54950 +/- 12639 mg/l
Alert · serious
10 Jul 2026EUUnauthorised maltitol (E965) found in a food preparation containing cocoa from Spain//PresAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
4 Jun 2026EUPresencia de maltitol (E965) no autorizado en preparado alimenticio al cacao etiquetado coAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
29 May 2026EUAditivos no autorizados en chorizo procedente de España /// Unauthorized additives in cAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
22 May 2026EUPresencia de maltitol (E965) no autorizado en bebida aromatizada etiquetada como chocolateAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
14 Apr 2026リキュール類(SAKURA)
SABORES EXTREMENOS S.L.
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection
14 Apr 2026ジン(SAKURA GIN)
SABORES EXTREMENOS S.L.
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection
14 Apr 2026リキュール類(SAKE DE CORIA KYANDI)
SABORES EXTREMENOS S.L.
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection
25 Mar 2026EUUnauthorised substance Quintozen in courgettes from Spain, via Luxembourg, used in puff paAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
24 Dec 2025EUFilone di Tonno a pinne gialle sottovuoto / unauthorised nitrates in vacuum-packed YellowfAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · serious
12 Nov 2025加熱後摂取冷凍食品(凍結直前未加熱):その他の食料品(MINI CROQUETAS JAMON SERRANO冷凍コロッケ(ハモンセラ-ノコロッケ))
GEDESCO, S, A
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · Destroyed
12 Nov 2025EUOrigen no autorizado de moluscos bivalvos vivos procedentes de España//Unauthorised originAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Alert · potentially serious
29 Oct 2025加熱後摂取冷凍食品(凍結直前未加熱):その他の食料品(MINI CROQUETAS JAMON SERRANO(生ハムコロッケ))
GEDESCO,S.A.
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · Re-exported
11 Jul 2025EUPresencia de E-954 por encima del límite normativo en palomitas dulces procedentes de EspaAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · not serious
21 May 2025EUprzekroczenie limitu kwasu sorbowego w cieście (2475 ± 254 mg/kg), kraj pochodzenia: HiszpAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potentially serious
28 Aug 2024EUUnauthorized food additive (Titanium dioxide) in food supplement from SpainAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potentially serious
21 Aug 2024EUUnauthorized use of E171 in chocolate decorations from SpainAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
14 Aug 2024EUNuevo alimento no autorizado (Pelargonium sidoides DC., raiz) en complemento alimenticio pAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
31 Jul 2024ジン
MEDITERRANEAN QUALITY SPIRITS SL
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection
31 Jul 2024ジン
MEDITERRANEAN QUALITY SPIRITS SL
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection
30 Jul 2024EUMelatonin food supplement with compositions unauthorized in SwitzerlandAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potentially serious
1 Feb 2024EUunauthorised substance melatonin and unsafe ingredient Withania somnifera in food supplemeAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · serious
30 Jan 2024EUUnauthorized food additive Titanium dioxide (2mg/kg) in candies from SpainAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
13 Dec 2023EUUnauthorised use of titanium dioxide (E171) in gummies from SpainAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
13 Oct 2023EUUnauthorised substance fenthion in peaches from SpainAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potentially serious
20 Mar 2023EUunauthorized substance 5-htp from griffonia simplicifolia extract in food supplement from Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · not serious
16 Mar 2023EUUnauthorised substance 5-HTP from Griffonia simplicifolia extract from China in food supplAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · not serious
3 Mar 2023EUPresence of unauthorised nitrates and nitrites and ascorbic acid above legal limits in deAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · not serious
20 Jan 2023EUNon-authorised additives in lactase-containing food supplement for infants (coliprev) fromAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · undecided
1 Dec 2022EUUnauthorized use of Clitoria ternatea in gin from SpainAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · undecided
2 Sep 2022EUUnauthorised use of vegetable fibres in tableware from SpainAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · not serious
2 Jun 2022EUPresence of peanut in food additive soy lecithin from IndiaAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Alert · serious
27 May 2022EUUnauthorised food additive in frozen octopus from SpainAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · undecided
15 Feb 2022EUunauthorised food additives from the United StatesAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · not serious
5 Jan 2022EUUnauthorised substance dithiocarbamates (0.12 mg/kg - ppm) in shiitake mushroom from SpainAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · undecided
22 Dec 2021EUUnauthorised use of bamboo in household items from ChinaAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · not serious
3 Dec 2021EUunauthorised substance dithiocarbamates in fresh spinach from SpainAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · serious
7 Sep 2021EUUnauthorized substance ethoxyquin in feed for fish from SpainAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · undecided
25 Feb 2021EUunauthorised composition of lunch boxesAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · undecided
28 Aug 2020EUFREEZING OF FOODSTUFFS IN UNAUTHORISED ESTABLISHMENTSAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · not serious
22 Jul 2020EUunauthorised Food ingredient Senna in tea from PortugalAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Alert · serious