What are the most common safety problems with processed foods?

9038 EU alerts have been issued for this category to date. Common reasons: chemical risks, mechanical defects, choking parts, electrical issues, mislabelling.

How can I check if a processed foods product is recalled?

Search by brand or product name on this page, or browse the chronological list below. Newest alerts are at the top.

Where does this processed foods recall data come from?

Directly from EU Safety Gate, EU RASFF, EMA, and national authorities (BASG, DGCCRF, NVWA, etc.). We re-fetch continuously throughout the day.

Processed foods — EU Safety Watch

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Medium risk 🇨🇿 🇧🇬 resolved

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Low content of vitamins in a food supplement

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Origin: Czechia · Notifier: Czech…

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Medium risk 🇵🇱 resolved

📂 Processed foods

Verification request of extra virgin olive oil – art. 8 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 29/2012

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: fats and oils · Origin: Italy · Notifier: Poland

4 years ago See more →

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Medium risk 🇵🇱 resolved

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Verification request of extra virgin olive oil – art. 8 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 29/2012

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: fats and oils · Origin: Spain · Notifier: Poland

4 years ago See more →

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Medium risk 🇵🇱 resolved

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Verification request of extra virgin olive oil – art. 8 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 29/2012

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: fats and oils · Origin: Portugal · Notifier: Poland

4 years ago See more →

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Serious risk 🇷🇴 🇦🇹 🇧🇬 🇨🇿 🇫🇷 resolved

📂 Processed foods

unauthorised substance ethylene oxide in xanthan gum from China, via Austria

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: food additives and flavourings · Origin: Austria *** China · Notifier: Romania

4 years ago See more →

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Medium risk 🇵🇱 resolved

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Verification request of extra virgin olive oil – art. 8 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 29/2012

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: fats and oils · Origin: Spain · Notifier: Poland

4 years ago See more →

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Serious risk 🇧🇪 🇱🇺 resolved

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presence of raw chicken pieces in prepared dishes from Belgium

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: prepared dishes and snacks · Origin: Belgium · Notifier: Belgium

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Medium risk 🇵🇱 resolved

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Verification request of extra virgin olive oil – art. 8 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 29/2012

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: fats and oils · Origin: Greece · Notifier: Poland

4 years ago See more →

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Serious risk 🇷🇴 🇧🇬 🇨🇿 🇬🇷 MOLDOVA resolved

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withdrawal from the market of liquid yeast from Hungary, containing xanthan gum exceeding the MRL for ethylene oxide

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: food additives and flavourings · Origin: Hungary *** Romania · Notifier: Romania

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Medium risk 🇵🇱 resolved

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Verification request of extra virgin olive oil – art. 8 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 29/2012

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: fats and oils · Origin: Spain · Notifier: Poland

4 years ago See more →

Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

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bridor — mini pain aux chocolats

Due to possible small white plastic filaments in this product, do not eat or use it. Return it to the store where you bought it.

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Medium risk 🇵🇱 resolved

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Verification request of extra virgin olive oil – art. 8 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 29/2012

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: fats and oils · Origin: Spain · Notifier: Poland

4 years ago See more →

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Serious risk 🇳🇱 🇧🇪 resolved

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No allergen information on snacks from Hungary

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: prepared dishes and snacks · Origin: Hungary · Notifier: Netherlands

4 years ago See more →

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Medium risk 🇸🇪 resolved

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Undeclared GMO in seasoning mix

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: food additives and flavourings · Origin: United States · Notifier: Sweden

4 years ago See more →

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Medium risk 🇵🇱 resolved

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Verification request of extra virgin olive oil – art. 8 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 29/2012

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: fats and oils · Origin: Germany · Notifier: Poland

4 years ago See more →

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Low risk 🇪🇸 resolved

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unauthorised novel food (coutarea latiflora dc) in food supplement (diabeforz) from spain

Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Undecided · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Origin: Spain · Noti…

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Medium risk 🇩🇪 resolved

📂 Processed foods ⚠ Mycotoxins

Alternaria toxins in olive oil from Italy

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: fats and oils · Hazard: alternariol - {mycotoxins} · Origin: Italy · Notifier: Germany

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Medium risk 🇵🇱 resolved

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Verification request of extra virgin olive oil – art. 8 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 29/2012

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: fats and oils · Origin: Spain · Notifier: Poland

4 years ago See more →

Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

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jebo — préparation de poulet andalouse

Chicken andalouse preparation by Jebo Do not consume. Return the product to the point of sale. It has been recalled due to the presence of ethylene oxide, whic…

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Serious risk 🇵🇱 resolved

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yohimbe in food suplements from USA

Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Origin: United States…

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Serious risk 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 🇳🇴 resolved

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2-chloroethanol in food supplements from the United Kingdom

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Origin: United Kingdom · Notifier: Sweden

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Serious risk 🇸🇮 resolved

📂 Processed foods ⚠ Pathogen / microbiological

Salmonella spp. in organic ashwagandha powder from India

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: Salmonella Weltevreden - {pathogen…

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Serious risk 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇫🇷 🇱🇺 resolved

📂 Processed foods ⚠ Pesticide residues

unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (sum of ethylene oxide and 2-chloroethanol expressed as ethylene oxide: >50 ppm) in organic bamboo extract from India, via France, used in food supplements manufactured in Belgium

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: 2-chloroethanol - {pesticide resid…

4 years ago See more →

Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

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metro chef — carottes rapees en sauce 1,5kg metro chef

Metro Chef — Shredded Carrots in Sauce, 1.5 kg This product is being recalled as a precaution due to a manufacturing defect that may affect its preservation. T…

4 years ago See more →

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Medium risk 🇩🇪 resolved

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Unauthorised advertising for food supplements from Poland

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Notifier: Germany

4 years ago See more →

Serious risk 🇵🇱 resolved

📂 Processed foods ⚠ Pesticide residues

Ethylene oxide (0,14 ± 0,07 mg/kg) in instant noodle soup from Ukraine

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: soups, broths, sauces and condiments · Hazard: 2-chloroethanol - {pesticide residues}…

4 years ago See more →

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Serious risk 🇩🇪 🇨🇭 resolved

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Prescription medicinal substances in food supplements from the United Kingdom via Poland

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: sildenafil unauthorised substance…

4 years ago See more →

Serious risk 🇵🇱 🇧🇬 🇭🇷 🇨🇿 🇸🇰 resolved

📂 Processed foods ⚠ Pesticide residues

Ethylene oxide (0,11 mg/kg and 0,12 mg/kg) in xanthan gum from China

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: food additives and flavourings · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: China ·…

4 years ago See more →

Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

📂 Processed foods ⚠ Pathogen / microbiological

naturalia — salade de lentilles vertes au tofu

A recall has been issued for Naturalia green lentil salad with tofu due to possible listeria contamination. Anyone who has eaten this product and develops fever…

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Serious risk 🇪🇸 ANDORRA 🇧🇪 🇫🇷 🇳🇱 resolved

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Ethylene oxide in three varieties of gazpachofrom in Spain

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Undecided · Category: prepared dishes and snacks · Origin: Spain · Notifier: Spain

4 years ago See more →

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Medium risk 🇩🇪 resolved

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Incorrect allergen labelling of chips from the Philippines

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: prepared dishes and snacks · Origin: Philippines · Notifier: Germany

4 years ago See more →

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Serious risk 🇧🇪 🇳🇱 resolved

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Unauthorized colours Sudan IV in palm oil from Ghana

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fats and oils · Hazard: Sudan 4 unauthorised colour - {composition} · Origin: Ghana ·…

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Serious risk 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇧🇬 🇨🇾 resolved

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High content of piperine and beta-alanine in food supplements from Poland

Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Not serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: piperine t…

4 years ago See more →

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Low risk 🇨🇭 resolved

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high content of ginsenosides (90 to 180 mg/day) in food supplement from Germany

Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Undecided · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Notifier: Switzerlan…

4 years ago See more →

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Medium risk 🇮🇹 resolved

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designation of origin on the label of EVOO from GREECE

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: fats and oils · Origin: Greece · Notifier: Italy

4 years ago See more →

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Serious risk 🇸🇪 resolved

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Odeklarerad allergen i Ica Grillchips - undeclared allergens in Ica Grillchips

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: prepared dishes and snacks · Origin: Belgium · Notifier: Sweden

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Low risk 🇱🇺 🇮🇹 resolved

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production of FS (CBD oil) with ingredient (CBD isolate) declared as cosmetics

Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Undecided · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Origin: Switzerland…

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Serious risk 🇫🇷 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇭🇷 🇩🇰 resolved

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Ethylene oxide in xanthan gum used in functional mixtures of additives

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: food additives and flavourings · Origin: Ireland *** Sweden *** United Kingdom · Notifier: France

4 years ago See more →

Serious risk 🇩🇪 ALBANIA ALGERIA 🇦🇹 BELARUS resolved

📂 Processed foods ⚠ Pesticide residues

Unauthorized substance ethylene oxide in Garcinia Cambogia extract powder from India, via France

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residu…

4 years ago See more →

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Low risk 🇱🇺 🇳🇱 resolved

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food supplement - unauthorised Novel Food cannabidiol (CBD)

Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Undecided · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: cannabidiol…

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Processed foods

Low content of vitamins in a food supplement

Verification request of extra virgin olive oil – art. 8 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 29/2012

Verification request of extra virgin olive oil – art. 8 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 29/2012

Verification request of extra virgin olive oil – art. 8 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 29/2012

unauthorised substance ethylene oxide in xanthan gum from China, via Austria

Verification request of extra virgin olive oil – art. 8 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 29/2012

presence of raw chicken pieces in prepared dishes from Belgium

Verification request of extra virgin olive oil – art. 8 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 29/2012

withdrawal from the market of liquid yeast from Hungary, containing xanthan gum exceeding the MRL for ethylene oxide

Verification request of extra virgin olive oil – art. 8 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 29/2012

bridor — mini pain aux chocolats

Verification request of extra virgin olive oil – art. 8 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 29/2012

No allergen information on snacks from Hungary

Undeclared GMO in seasoning mix

Verification request of extra virgin olive oil – art. 8 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 29/2012

unauthorised novel food (coutarea latiflora dc) in food supplement (diabeforz) from spain

Alternaria toxins in olive oil from Italy

Verification request of extra virgin olive oil – art. 8 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 29/2012

jebo — préparation de poulet andalouse

yohimbe in food suplements from USA

2-chloroethanol in food supplements from the United Kingdom

Salmonella spp. in organic ashwagandha powder from India

unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (sum of ethylene oxide and 2-chloroethanol expressed as ethylene oxide: >50 ppm) in organic bamboo extract from India, via France, used in food supplements manufactured in Belgium

metro chef — carottes rapees en sauce 1,5kg metro chef

Unauthorised advertising for food supplements from Poland

Ethylene oxide (0,14 ± 0,07 mg/kg) in instant noodle soup from Ukraine

Prescription medicinal substances in food supplements from the United Kingdom via Poland

Ethylene oxide (0,11 mg/kg and 0,12 mg/kg) in xanthan gum from China

naturalia — salade de lentilles vertes au tofu

Ethylene oxide in three varieties of gazpachofrom in Spain

Incorrect allergen labelling of chips from the Philippines

Unauthorized colours Sudan IV in palm oil from Ghana

High content of piperine and beta-alanine in food supplements from Poland

high content of ginsenosides (90 to 180 mg/day) in food supplement from Germany

designation of origin on the label of EVOO from GREECE

Odeklarerad allergen i Ica Grillchips - undeclared allergens in Ica Grillchips

production of FS (CBD oil) with ingredient (CBD isolate) declared as cosmetics

Ethylene oxide in xanthan gum used in functional mixtures of additives

Unauthorized substance ethylene oxide in Garcinia Cambogia extract powder from India, via France

food supplement - unauthorised Novel Food cannabidiol (CBD)

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