16 May 25
FOOD ALERTS – MARCH 2025
Data taken from RASFF PORTAL:
| Reference | Subject | Date | Origin | Notifying |
| 2025.1495 | Undeclard peanut in garlic powder from Belgium | 3 MAR 2025 | Belgium | European Commission |
| 2025.1515 | Absence of official certificate in sesame seeds from Sudan | 4 MAR 2025 | Sudan | Greece |
| 2025.1536 | Undeclared gluten in ground cumin | 4 MAR 2025 | Türkiye | Switzerland |
| 2025.1540 | Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in dried oregano from Türkiye. | 4 MAR 2025 | Türkiye | Belgium |
| 2025.1558 | Absence of official certificate in sesame seeds from Sudan | 5 MAR 2025 | Sudan | Greece |
| 2025.1559 | Absence of official certificate in sesame seeds from Sudan | 5 MAR 2025 | Sudan | Greece |
| 2025.1560 | Absence of official certificate in sesame seeds from Sudan | 5 MAR 2025 | Sudan | Greece |
| 2025.1674 | Unauthorised dye in chilli powder from China, via Germany | 7 MAR 2025 | China Italy Poland | Czech Republic |
| 2025.1676 | Unauthorised additives Sudan I, II, III and IV in red pepper powder from Syria | 7 MAR 2025 | Syria | Germany |
| 2025.1680 | Pyrrolizidin alcaloids in dried oregano from Turkey | 7 MAR 2025 | Türkiye | Luxembourg |
| 2025.1772 | Exceeding the MRL for the sum of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in cumin seeds from Turkey, via Belgium. | 12 MAR 2025 | Türkiye | Czech Republic |
| 2025.1813 | Absence of health certificate for sesame seeds from Sudan | 13 MAR 2025 | Sudan | Greece |
| 2025.1823 | Salmonella in sesame seeds from India | 13 MAR 2025 | India | France |
| 2025.1828 | Salmonella in sesame seeds from India | 13 MAR 2025 | India | France |
| 2025.1890 | Allergens nuts and sesame seeds in poppy seed paste | 14 MAR 2025 | Türkiye | Netherlands |
| 2025.1902 | Undeclared allergens sesame and peanut in poppy seed paste from Turkey | 14 MAR 2025 | Türkiye | Germany |
| 2025.1952 | Salmonella spp. in sesame seeds from India | 18 MAR 2025 | India | Greece |
| 2025.1985 | Chlorpyrifos and propiconazole in marjoram from Egypt | 19 MAR 2025 | Egypt | Poland |
| 2025.2003 | Presence of salmonella in sesame seeds from Nigeria | 19 MAR 2025 | Nigeria | Spain |
| 2025.2016 | Undeclared presence of celery in parsley / sauces from Spain | 19 MAR 2025 | Spain | France |
| 2025.2029 | Absence of health certificate for sesame seeds from Sudan | 20 MAR 2025 | Sudan | Greece |
| 2025.2063 | Salmonella spp. detected in 1 of 5 samples of peeled sesame from India | 20 MAR 2025 | India | Poland |
| 2025.2068 | Multiple pesticide residues in cumin from India | 20 MAR 2025 | India | France |
| 2025.2085 | Chlorpyrifos-etyl and other pesticides in ground cumin | 21 MAR 2025 | India | Sweden |
| 2025.2173 | Foreign bodies (metall) in caraway from Latvia, via Austria | 24 MAR 2025 | Latvia | Germany |
| 2025.2180 | Salmonella in organic black chia seeds from Uganda, via Netherlands and Germany | 25 MAR 2025 | Uganda | Norway |
| 2025.2200 | Lead and mercury in ground cinnamon from Vietnam | 25 MAR 2025 | Vietnam | Germany |
| 2025.2219 | Exceed maximum level of erucic acid 91 ± 9 g/kg in mustard seeds from Belarus | 26 MAR 2025 | Belarus | Latvia |
| 2025.2220 | Pyrrizidinalcaloids in Cumin | 26 MAR 2025 | Syria | Switzerland |
| 2025.2252 | Salmonella spp. in sesame seeds from Nigeria | 27 MAR 2025 | Nigeria | Greece |
| 2025.2305 | Presence of several pesticides and contaminants in black pepper | 28 MAR 2025 | Madagascar | France |
| 2025.2322 | Chlorpyrifos and penconazole in dried, rubbed dill tips from Uzbekistan | 28 MAR 2025 | Uzbekistan | Germany |
| 2025.2332 | MRL exceedances of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in dried oregano | 28 MAR 2025 | Türkiye | Poland |
| 2025.2335 | Salmonella spp. in dried marjoram from Egypt | 28 MAR 2025 | Egypt | Poland |
| 2025.2349 | Forbidden coloring in paprika powder from China via Spain | 31 MAR 2025 | China Netherlands Peru Spain | Netherlands |