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Products · 12 Nov 2026

Fish: food safety alerts and border rejections

Notices, 12 months274all years: 2,655
Top hazard, 3 yearsMercury
Top origin, 3 yearsSpain

Notices per month

EU (RASFF)United StatesUnited KingdomCanadaAustralia
012253750EU (RASFF), Nov 2022: 22United States, Nov 2022: 3Australia, Nov 2022: 2NovEU (RASFF), Dec 2022: 30United States, Dec 2022: 1United Kingdom, Dec 2022: 2EU (RASFF), Jan 2023: 18Australia, Jan 2023: 6EU (RASFF), Feb 2023: 17United States, Feb 2023: 3Australia, Feb 2023: 2EU (RASFF), Mar 2023: 20United States, Mar 2023: 5Canada, Mar 2023: 2Australia, Mar 2023: 2EU (RASFF), Apr 2023: 16Australia, Apr 2023: 1EU (RASFF), May 2023: 23United States, May 2023: 1United Kingdom, May 2023: 1Australia, May 2023: 5MayEU (RASFF), Jun 2023: 16Australia, Jun 2023: 5EU (RASFF), Jul 2023: 32Canada, Jul 2023: 2Australia, Jul 2023: 5EU (RASFF), Aug 2023: 20United Kingdom, Aug 2023: 1Canada, Aug 2023: 2Australia, Aug 2023: 4EU (RASFF), Sep 2023: 21Australia, Sep 2023: 1EU (RASFF), Oct 2023: 23United States, Oct 2023: 1Australia, Oct 2023: 2EU (RASFF), Nov 2023: 12United States, Nov 2023: 1NovEU (RASFF), Dec 2023: 21United States, Dec 2023: 2Australia, Dec 2023: 2EU (RASFF), Jan 2024: 20Australia, Jan 2024: 16EU (RASFF), Feb 2024: 20Australia, Feb 2024: 4EU (RASFF), Mar 2024: 23Canada, Mar 2024: 1Australia, Mar 2024: 3EU (RASFF), Apr 2024: 20Canada, Apr 2024: 1Australia, Apr 2024: 5EU (RASFF), May 2024: 15United Kingdom, May 2024: 2Australia, May 2024: 7MayEU (RASFF), Jun 2024: 25United States, Jun 2024: 2United Kingdom, Jun 2024: 1Australia, Jun 2024: 3EU (RASFF), Jul 2024: 31Australia, Jul 2024: 2EU (RASFF), Aug 2024: 21Canada, Aug 2024: 1Australia, Aug 2024: 4EU (RASFF), Sep 2024: 27United Kingdom, Sep 2024: 2Canada, Sep 2024: 1Australia, Sep 2024: 2EU (RASFF), Oct 2024: 29United States, Oct 2024: 1United Kingdom, Oct 2024: 1Canada, Oct 2024: 2Australia, Oct 2024: 2EU (RASFF), Nov 2024: 17United States, Nov 2024: 1NovEU (RASFF), Dec 2024: 16Canada, Dec 2024: 1Australia, Dec 2024: 2EU (RASFF), Jan 2025: 13Canada, Jan 2025: 1Australia, Jan 2025: 2EU (RASFF), Feb 2025: 19United States, Feb 2025: 1Canada, Feb 2025: 1EU (RASFF), Mar 2025: 26United States, Mar 2025: 1United Kingdom, Mar 2025: 1Canada, Mar 2025: 1Australia, Mar 2025: 5EU (RASFF), Apr 2025: 18Australia, Apr 2025: 4EU (RASFF), May 2025: 16United States, May 2025: 4Australia, May 2025: 2MayEU (RASFF), Jun 2025: 9United States, Jun 2025: 2Canada, Jun 2025: 1Australia, Jun 2025: 2EU (RASFF), Jul 2025: 29United States, Jul 2025: 2Canada, Jul 2025: 2Australia, Jul 2025: 2EU (RASFF), Aug 2025: 19United States, Aug 2025: 1Canada, Aug 2025: 2Australia, Aug 2025: 3EU (RASFF), Sep 2025: 18United States, Sep 2025: 3Australia, Sep 2025: 3EU (RASFF), Oct 2025: 32United States, Oct 2025: 2Australia, Oct 2025: 3EU (RASFF), Nov 2025: 20United States, Nov 2025: 1Australia, Nov 2025: 1NovEU (RASFF), Dec 2025: 17Australia, Dec 2025: 6EU (RASFF), Jan 2026: 13United States, Jan 2026: 1Australia, Jan 2026: 1EU (RASFF), Feb 2026: 10United States, Feb 2026: 2Australia, Feb 2026: 2EU (RASFF), Mar 2026: 19EU (RASFF), Apr 2026: 19United Kingdom, Apr 2026: 2EU (RASFF), May 2026: 16United States, May 2026: 2Australia, May 2026: 1MayEU (RASFF), Jun 2026: 26United States, Jun 2026: 2EU (RASFF), Jul 2026: 23United States, Jul 2026: 2Australia, Jul 2026: 3EU (RASFF), Aug 2026: 16United States, Aug 2026: 1Canada, Aug 2026: 1Australia, Aug 2026: 2EU (RASFF), Sep 2026: 34EU (RASFF), Oct 2026: 28United Kingdom, Oct 2026: 1EU (RASFF), Nov 2026: 9Nov

Hazards, 3 years

Mercury155Histamine142Listeria monocytogenes142Parasites66Temperature control64Veterinary drug residues51Undeclared allergen31Foreign bodies20Additives (unauthorised or over li19Documents and labelling17Process and environmental contamin13Cadmium12

Countries of origin, 3 years

ES148VN58LK51US46FR40NL38PL37CN36MA28IT28NO25DK24

Latest notices

DateSourceOriginProductHazardType
10 Nov 2026EUBelgiumSalmonella in fish salad from BelgiumSalmonella
Presence (limit Absence)
Alert · serious
9 Nov 2026EUSpainMercury levels exceeding limits in a thawed swordfish loin from SpainMercury
1.8+/-0.4 (limit 1) mg/kg - ppm
Alert · serious
6 Nov 2026EUNetherlandsUnauthorised production of insufficiently controlled closing of primary packaging of salmoAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potentially serious
5 Nov 2026EUVietnam: Unauthorised substance crystal violet in frozen fillets of fish from VietnamVeterinary drug residues
0,5 (limit 0) µg/kg - ppb
Border rejection · serious
5 Nov 2026EUSpainPresence of Anisakis spp. larvae in frozen eviscerated mackerel origin Spain //Prezenta AnParasites
prezent (limit absent)
Information · potential risk
4 Nov 2026EUVietnamUnauthorised additive carbonate/sodium carbonate in frozen pangasius fillets from VietnamAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)
Carbonat 584,4 mg/kg +/- 175,3 mg/kg; Natriumcarbonat 1032,6
Border rejection · not serious
3 Nov 2026EUSpainMercury levels exceeding limits in a prepared, thawed swordfish loinMercury
1,3 (limit 1) mg/kg - ppm
Information · serious
2 Nov 2026EULatviaPresence of Anisakis sp. in sterilised canned mackerel in tomato sauce “Kaija”Parasites
Upon examination of 3 packages, 4–21 specimens of Anisakis s
Information · not serious
2 Nov 2026EUMoroccoFrozen Atlantic Chub mackerel (Scomber colias)Histamine
1518 ± 258; 219 ± 37; 869 ± 148 mg (limit 200 mg) /kg
Border rejection · potential risk
30 Oct 2026EUVietnamforeign fragments (plastic?) in frozen shrimp ball from VietnamForeign bodiesAlert · potentially serious
27 Oct 2026EUSpainmercurio in verdesca dalla SpagnaMercury
1,79+/-0,42 (limit 1) mg/kg - ppm
Alert · serious
27 Oct 2026EUChinaNematode larvae in wild salmon from ChinaOtherInformation · not serious
27 Oct 2026EULithuaniaAnisakidae spp. larvae detected in salmon red caviar (salmonid fish roe)OtherInformation · not serious
22 Oct 2026EUFranceMercurio in filone di pesce spada sotto vuoto /// Mercury in vacuum Swordfish LoinMercuryInformation · serious
21 Oct 2026EUMoroccoPoor temperature control in surimi from Morocco // Rotura de cadena de frío en Surimi de MTemperature controlBorder rejection · potential risk
21 Oct 2026EUNorwayListeria monocytogenes was detected in 25 g samples (5 out of 5) of frozen skinless salmonListeria monocytogenesAlert · potentially serious
21 Oct 2026EUTunisiaMercury in fish from Tunisia // Mercurio en pescado de TúnezMercuryInformation · serious
20 Oct 2026EUVietnamUnauthorised substance (leucomalachit green) in frozen african catfish fillet from VietnamAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · serious
20 Oct 2026EUChinaUnauthorised substance crystal violet in frozen fillets of fish from ChinaVeterinary drug residuesAlert · serious
19 Oct 2026EUDenmarkDetection of listeria monocytogenes in smoked troutListeria monocytogenesAlert · serious
19 Oct 2026EUIndiaPresenza di Istamina in filetti di tonno surgelato/Presence of histamine in frozen tuna fiHistamineAlert · serious
19 Oct 2026EUVietnamUnauthorized treatment with ionizing radiation of frozen Pangasius fillets from VietnamAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · potential risk
19 Oct 2026EUVietnamUnauthorized treatment with ionizing radiation of frozen Pangasius fillets from Vietnam.Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · potential risk
16 Oct 2026EUSpain, FranceMercury in defrosted Albacore tuna-Thunnus albacares- from SpainMercuryInformation · serious
14 Oct 2026EUIrelandListeria monocytogenes in smoked salmonListeria monocytogenesInformation · potentially serious
14 Oct 2026EUMyanmarPAH in dried smoked pangasius hypophtalmus from MyanmarProcess and environmental contaminantsBorder rejection · serious
13 Oct 2026UK–Waitrose Tuna Pate
Waitrose
OtherRecall
13 Oct 2026EUMoroccoAnisakis in Lepidopus caudatus // Anisakis en Lepidopus caudatusParasitesBorder rejection · potential risk
12 Oct 2026EUVietnamUnauthorized treatment with ionizing radiation of frozen Pangasius fillets from Vietnam.Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · potential risk
12 Oct 2026EUVietnamUnauthorized treatment with ionizing radiation of frozen Pangasius fillets from Vietnam.Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · potential risk
9 Oct 2026EUIndiaBorder rejection notification on nitrofuran metabolites in shrimps from India.Veterinary drug residuesBorder rejection · potential risk
9 Oct 2026EUSpainhistamine in frozen tuna from Spain // istamina in tonno congelato dalla SpagnaHistamineInformation · serious
8 Oct 2026EULithuaniaListeria monocytogenes was detected in 25 g samples (5 out of 5) of cold-smoked Atlantic sListeria monocytogenesAlert · serious
8 Oct 2026EUSpainMercury levels exceeding legal limits in frozen swordfish from SpainMercuryAlert · serious
7 Oct 2026EUItaly, NetherlandsRilevata presenza di enterotossine stafilococciche in salmone affumicatoOtherInformation · potentially serious
5 Oct 2026EUVietnamMOAH in preserved anchovy from VietnamProcess and environmental contaminantsInformation · serious
2 Oct 2026EUSpainHigh content of mercury in swordfish fillet from SpainMercuryAlert · serious
2 Oct 2026EUFrancepresenza di istamina oltre il valore soglia in trancio decongelato di tonno pinne gialleOtherInformation · serious
30 Sep 2026EULatviaL. monocytogenes detected in smoked mackerel pieces from LatviaOtherInformation · not serious
29 Sep 2026EUSpainMercury in thawed swordfish fillets, flavoredMercuryAlert · serious
25 Sep 2026EUPortugalUndeclared allergen (crustacean) in cans of sardines in olive oilUndeclared allergenAlert · potentially serious
25 Sep 2026EUVietnamUnauthorized treatment with ionizing radiation of frozen Pangasius fillets from VietnamAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · not serious
24 Sep 2026EUChinaUnauthorised substance crystal violet in frozen fillets of fish from ChinaVeterinary drug residuesAlert · serious
24 Sep 2026EUNamibiaPoor temperature control in frozen hake fillets from Namibia // Ruptura de la cadena de frTemperature controlBorder rejection · potential risk
22 Sep 2026EUNetherlandsHistamine in mackerel from The NetherlandsHistamineInformation · serious
22 Sep 2026EUVietnamIrradiated frozen panga fillets from Vietnam // Filetes de panga congelados de VietnamOtherBorder rejection · potential risk
22 Sep 2026EUAlbaniaIstamina oltre i limiti in filetti di alici in olio///Histamine above limits in anchovy fiHistamineInformation · serious
21 Sep 2026EUSpainHigh content of mercury in swordfish fillet from SpainMercuryInformation · serious
21 Sep 2026EULithuaniaListeria monocytogenes was detected in 25 g samples (2 out of 5) of cold-smoked whole capeListeria monocytogenesAlert · serious
21 Sep 2026EUMoroccoMercury in bluefin tuna from Morocco // Mercurio en atún rojo de MarruecosMercuryInformation · serious
18 Sep 2026EUVietnamNitrite (14 mg/kg) in frozen tuna from VietnamAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · potential risk
18 Sep 2026EUNetherlandsListeria monocytogenes in salmon fillet from the NetherlandsListeria monocytogenesAlert · serious
18 Sep 2026EUVietnamIrradiated frozen panga fillets from Vietnam // Filetes de panga congelados irradiados de OtherBorder rejection · not serious
17 Sep 2026EUDenmarkListeria in breaded haddock productListeria monocytogenesInformation · potential risk
17 Sep 2026EUMoroccoHistamine in canned sardines from MoroccoHistamineInformation · serious
16 Sep 2026EUEcuadorThe goods present organoleptically altered lesions-swollen pouch (bombage)OtherBorder rejection · potential risk
14 Sep 2026EUEcuadorThe tuna in a sun-dried tomato dressing present organoleptically altered lesions- swollen OtherBorder rejection · potential risk
14 Sep 2026EUEcuadorThe goods present organoleptically altered lesions-swollen pouch (bombage)OtherBorder rejection · potential risk
14 Sep 2026EUEcuadorbombage in canned fish from EcuadorOtherBorder rejection · potential risk
14 Sep 2026EUEcuadorThe tuna in a sun-dried tomato dressing present organoleptically altered lesions-swollen cOtherBorder rejection · potential risk