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Hazards · Foreign bodies

Foreign bodies in food: alerts, recalls and border rejections

Food safety notices for foreign bodies from six authorities, by country of origin and product.

Notices, 12 months347all years: 2,613
Top origin, 3 yearsUnited States
Top product, 3 yearsCereals and bakery
Hazard groupForeign bodies

Notices per month

EU (RASFF)United StatesUnited KingdomCanadaAustralia
0255075100EU (RASFF), Nov 2022: 14United States, Nov 2022: 4United Kingdom, Nov 2022: 1Canada, Nov 2022: 4NovEU (RASFF), Dec 2022: 15United States, Dec 2022: 5United Kingdom, Dec 2022: 3Canada, Dec 2022: 3EU (RASFF), Jan 2023: 15United States, Jan 2023: 4United Kingdom, Jan 2023: 2Canada, Jan 2023: 4EU (RASFF), Feb 2023: 22United States, Feb 2023: 4United Kingdom, Feb 2023: 1Canada, Feb 2023: 2EU (RASFF), Mar 2023: 16United States, Mar 2023: 4EU (RASFF), Apr 2023: 12United States, Apr 2023: 8Canada, Apr 2023: 1EU (RASFF), May 2023: 21United States, May 2023: 3United Kingdom, May 2023: 2MayEU (RASFF), Jun 2023: 15United States, Jun 2023: 4United Kingdom, Jun 2023: 2EU (RASFF), Jul 2023: 10United States, Jul 2023: 5United Kingdom, Jul 2023: 2Canada, Jul 2023: 1EU (RASFF), Aug 2023: 13United States, Aug 2023: 6United Kingdom, Aug 2023: 6EU (RASFF), Sep 2023: 10United States, Sep 2023: 1United Kingdom, Sep 2023: 2Canada, Sep 2023: 1EU (RASFF), Oct 2023: 10United States, Oct 2023: 4United Kingdom, Oct 2023: 1Canada, Oct 2023: 1EU (RASFF), Nov 2023: 13United States, Nov 2023: 5United Kingdom, Nov 2023: 1Canada, Nov 2023: 3NovEU (RASFF), Dec 2023: 9United States, Dec 2023: 5United Kingdom, Dec 2023: 4Canada, Dec 2023: 3EU (RASFF), Jan 2024: 14United States, Jan 2024: 3EU (RASFF), Feb 2024: 22United States, Feb 2024: 4United Kingdom, Feb 2024: 3Canada, Feb 2024: 2EU (RASFF), Mar 2024: 22United States, Mar 2024: 6United Kingdom, Mar 2024: 4Canada, Mar 2024: 2EU (RASFF), Apr 2024: 28United States, Apr 2024: 2United Kingdom, Apr 2024: 2Canada, Apr 2024: 2EU (RASFF), May 2024: 13United States, May 2024: 2United Kingdom, May 2024: 3Canada, May 2024: 1MayEU (RASFF), Jun 2024: 13United States, Jun 2024: 1United Kingdom, Jun 2024: 1EU (RASFF), Jul 2024: 21United States, Jul 2024: 2United Kingdom, Jul 2024: 2Canada, Jul 2024: 2EU (RASFF), Aug 2024: 13United States, Aug 2024: 2United Kingdom, Aug 2024: 1EU (RASFF), Sep 2024: 20United States, Sep 2024: 2United Kingdom, Sep 2024: 1Canada, Sep 2024: 1EU (RASFF), Oct 2024: 20United States, Oct 2024: 4United Kingdom, Oct 2024: 1Canada, Oct 2024: 3EU (RASFF), Nov 2024: 15United States, Nov 2024: 6Canada, Nov 2024: 18NovEU (RASFF), Dec 2024: 16United States, Dec 2024: 8United Kingdom, Dec 2024: 2Canada, Dec 2024: 8EU (RASFF), Jan 2025: 13United States, Jan 2025: 3United Kingdom, Jan 2025: 3EU (RASFF), Feb 2025: 22United States, Feb 2025: 10Canada, Feb 2025: 2EU (RASFF), Mar 2025: 16United States, Mar 2025: 5United Kingdom, Mar 2025: 2Canada, Mar 2025: 1EU (RASFF), Apr 2025: 23United States, Apr 2025: 16United Kingdom, Apr 2025: 5Canada, Apr 2025: 7EU (RASFF), May 2025: 19United States, May 2025: 2United Kingdom, May 2025: 2Canada, May 2025: 4MayEU (RASFF), Jun 2025: 14United States, Jun 2025: 3United Kingdom, Jun 2025: 2Canada, Jun 2025: 1EU (RASFF), Jul 2025: 19United States, Jul 2025: 5Canada, Jul 2025: 5EU (RASFF), Aug 2025: 20United States, Aug 2025: 3United Kingdom, Aug 2025: 1Canada, Aug 2025: 1Australia, Aug 2025: 2EU (RASFF), Sep 2025: 22United States, Sep 2025: 3EU (RASFF), Oct 2025: 25United States, Oct 2025: 6United Kingdom, Oct 2025: 2Canada, Oct 2025: 2EU (RASFF), Nov 2025: 27United States, Nov 2025: 6United Kingdom, Nov 2025: 3Canada, Nov 2025: 3NovEU (RASFF), Dec 2025: 14United States, Dec 2025: 5United Kingdom, Dec 2025: 2Canada, Dec 2025: 2EU (RASFF), Jan 2026: 18United States, Jan 2026: 10Canada, Jan 2026: 4EU (RASFF), Feb 2026: 17United States, Feb 2026: 4United Kingdom, Feb 2026: 1Canada, Feb 2026: 2EU (RASFF), Mar 2026: 32United States, Mar 2026: 5United Kingdom, Mar 2026: 1Canada, Mar 2026: 4EU (RASFF), Apr 2026: 23United States, Apr 2026: 7United Kingdom, Apr 2026: 3Canada, Apr 2026: 2EU (RASFF), May 2026: 28United States, May 2026: 7United Kingdom, May 2026: 2Canada, May 2026: 3MayEU (RASFF), Jun 2026: 19United States, Jun 2026: 4United Kingdom, Jun 2026: 1Canada, Jun 2026: 1EU (RASFF), Jul 2026: 17United States, Jul 2026: 3United Kingdom, Jul 2026: 1EU (RASFF), Aug 2026: 18United States, Aug 2026: 3Canada, Aug 2026: 2EU (RASFF), Sep 2026: 14United States, Sep 2026: 3Canada, Sep 2026: 2EU (RASFF), Oct 2026: 23United States, Oct 2026: 1United Kingdom, Oct 2026: 1Canada, Oct 2026: 3EU (RASFF), Nov 2026: 7Canada, Nov 2026: 2Nov

Countries of origin, 3 years

US157DE91NL84FR72IT70BE55PL41CN28ES22TR20DK16GB13

Products, 3 years

Cereals and bakery125Fruit and vegetables123Dairy82Confectionery and cocoa71Prepared and snack foods60Feed and pet food58Meat54Nuts and seeds43Food contact materials40Sauces and seasonings34Herbs and spices32Poultry meat30

Latest notices

DateSourceOriginProductHazardType
9 Nov 2026EUSpainExcessive amounts of Bone Fragements in frozen chicken breast trimmingsForeign bodiesAlert · serious
9 Nov 2026EUItalyForeign object: blue plastic in pasta dough balls from ItalyForeign bodiesInformation · potential risk
9 Nov 2026CA–Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beerForeign bodiesRecall · Class 3
6 Nov 2026EUPolandPork neck without bone from Poland – unsuitable organoleptic characteristicsForeign bodiesInformation · potentially serious
5 Nov 2026EUNetherlandsSharp transparent foreign objects detected within dog foodForeign bodiesAlert · serious
4 Nov 2026EUGermanyForeign objects detected within pet foodForeign bodiesInformation · potential risk
4 Nov 2026CA–Dry mixesForeign bodiesRecall · Class 3
3 Nov 2026EUGermanyMetal foreign body in dessert from GermanyForeign bodiesInformation · potentially serious
3 Nov 2026EUFranceForeign objects detected within dog food from FranceForeign bodiesAlert · serious
30 Oct 2026EUVietnamforeign fragments (plastic?) in frozen shrimp ball from VietnamForeign bodiesAlert · potentially serious
30 Oct 2026EUBelgiumBones and feathers found in frozen leaf spinach – Customer complaintForeign bodiesInformation · potentially serious
29 Oct 2026CA–Grated CarrotsForeign bodiesRecall · Class 2
26 Oct 2026EUDenmarkGlass fragments in protein pudding from DenmarkForeign bodiesAlert · serious
23 Oct 2026UK–Arla Protein Pudding, Chocolate; Arla Protein Pudding, Salted Caramel; Arla Protein Puddin
Arla Foods Ltd
Foreign bodiesRecall
23 Oct 2026EUNetherlandsForeign object: metal particles in grated cheese from the NetherlandsForeign bodiesAlert · serious
21 Oct 2026EUItalya piece of glass in pesto made in ItalyForeign bodiesAlert · potentially serious
20 Oct 2026EUBelgiumplastic bowls with absorbent linersForeign bodiesInformation · not serious
19 Oct 2026EUFrancethe presence of metallic foreign bodies in flourForeign bodiesAlert · serious
16 Oct 2026EUDenmarkFish bone fragments in cat feedForeign bodiesAlert · potentially serious
16 Oct 2026EU–Presencia cristales bote tomate ricotta // Foreign object (glass) in a jar of tomato ricotForeign bodiesAlert · serious
16 Oct 2026EUChinaMetal piece in cat feed from ChinaForeign bodiesInformation · potentially serious
13 Oct 2026EUTürkiyeForeign object: loose coating in canned jalapeño peppers from TürkiyeForeign bodiesInformation · potentially serious
13 Oct 2026EUSlovakiaForeign body (metal piece) in corn snack from SlovakiaForeign bodiesAlert · serious
13 Oct 2026EUItalyCorpi estranei in sugo pronto al basilico/Foreign bodies (glass fragments) in ready-made bForeign bodiesAlert · serious
12 Oct 2026EUGermanyForeign bodies in protein bars from GermanyForeign bodiesAlert · serious
9 Oct 2026EUNorwayMetal pieces in dog feedForeign bodiesAlert · serious
9 Oct 2026EUSwedenForeign objects (metal wire) found in aluminum tubes used for mackerel paste.Foreign bodiesAlert · serious
9 Oct 2026CA–Medium SugarForeign bodiesRecall · Class 2
8 Oct 2026CA–English-Style Gingersnap CookiesForeign bodiesRecall · Class 2
6 Oct 2026EUPolandBlue plastic in bacon from PolenForeign bodiesInformation · not serious
6 Oct 2026EUSwitzerlandPresence of foreign bodies in butter biscuitsForeign bodiesInformation · potential risk
6 Oct 2026EUNetherlandsForeign object in saladForeign bodiesInformation · potential risk
5 Oct 2026EUGermanyPresence of a plastic foreign body in bread from GermanyForeign bodiesAlert · serious
5 Oct 2026EUBelgiumforeign body in food supplementForeign bodiesInformation · potentially serious
2 Oct 2026USUnited StatesStewarts Shops Vanilla Heavenly Medley 1/2 Gallon (1.89 L), UPC Codes: 0 82086 44371 1
Stewart's Shops Corp.
Foreign bodiesRecall · Class II
2 Oct 2026EUNorwayPossible presence of hard plastic fragment in frozen pizza from NorwayForeign bodiesInformation · potential risk
1 Oct 2026EUNetherlandsPiece of plastic in a sausage from the NetherlandsForeign bodiesInformation · potential risk
30 Sep 2026EUEstoniaPlastic fragments in Lemon-Cardamom MuffinsForeign bodiesAlert · serious
29 Sep 2026EUGermanyForeign body in pet food for cats from GermanyForeign bodiesInformation · potential risk
29 Sep 2026EUItalyForeign bodies (metal) in salami from ItalyForeign bodiesAlert · serious
25 Sep 2026EUItalyForeign object: rodent excrement in organic packed chickpeas from Italy, packed in The NetForeign bodiesInformation · potential risk
23 Sep 2026EUSpainObecność ciała obcego w karmie dla psów //Presence of a foreign object in dog foodForeign bodiesInformation · potential risk
23 Sep 2026CA–Dried LemongrassForeign bodiesRecall · Class 3
22 Sep 2026USUnited StatesGEARHARTS FINE CHOCOLATES Net Wt. 4oz UPC 8 98111 00205 7; Net Wt. 8oz UPC 8 98111 00206;
Gearharts Fine Chocolates, Inc.
Foreign bodiesRecall · Class II
22 Sep 2026CA–Salted Caramel Non-dairy Frozen Dessert, Cashew BaseForeign bodiesRecall · Class 2
21 Sep 2026EUItalyForeign body (plastic piece) in bread from ItalyForeign bodiesInformation · potential risk
19 Sep 2026USUnited StatesMezzetta GOLDEN GREEK PEPERONCINI MEDIUM HEAT 32 FL OZ G.L. MEZZETTA, INC., AMERICAN CAN
G L Mezzetta Inc
Foreign bodiesRecall · Class II
18 Sep 2026EUFrancePresenza di corpo estraneo in prodotto da forno///Presence of a foreign object in baked goForeign bodiesAlert · potentially serious
18 Sep 2026EUPolandForeign body (metal wire) in chocolate product from PolandForeign bodiesInformation · potential risk
18 Sep 2026EUUkrainemetal piece in candy from UkraineForeign bodiesInformation · potential risk
17 Sep 2026EUUnited KingdomForeign bodies in cereal bars from the United KingdomForeign bodiesInformation · potential risk
15 Sep 2026USUnited StatesSo Delicious Dairy Free Salted Caramel Cluster Cashewmilk, Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert. 16 oz
WWF Operating Company
Foreign bodiesRecall · Class II
11 Sep 2026EUSpainCorpo estraneo in scatola di insalata californiana/Foreign body in a box of California-stForeign bodiesAlert · potentially serious
4 Sep 2026EUBelgiumPieces of metal in frozen baking bread from BElgiumForeign bodiesAlert · serious
3 Sep 2026EUFranceforeign object in saladsForeign bodiesAlert · potentially serious
3 Sep 2026EULithuaniaForeign body (glass fragment) in beet soupForeign bodiesAlert · potentially serious
28 Aug 2026EUNetherlandsForeign object (plastic) in complete dog feed from the NetherlandsForeign bodiesAlert · serious
27 Aug 2026CA–Pistachio Matcha Spread and Almond Cardamom SpreadForeign bodiesRecall · Class 2
26 Aug 2026EUBelgiumForeign body (glass fragment) in organic chicken bone broth from Germany, produced in BelgForeign bodiesAlert · serious
25 Aug 2026EUHungaryForeign object found in canned green peas from HungaryForeign bodiesInformation · potential risk