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Belgium · 12 Nov 2026

Cadmium in food from Belgium: food safety notices

Notices, all years13since 25 May 2021
Last 12 months4
Latest11 Aug 2026EU (RASFF)

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Products

Fruit and vegetables6Meat3Feed and pet food2Molluscs1Prepared and snack foods1

Notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
11 Aug 2026EUCadmium in horse liver from BelgiumCadmium
16,4 (limit 0,5) mg/kg - ppm		Alert · serious
27 Jul 2026EUCadmium in complete animal feed from BelgiumCadmium
0,74 (limit 0,5) mg/kg - ppm		Information · potential risk
22 Apr 2026EUcadmium in scallops from BelgiumCadmiumAlert · serious
12 Dec 2025EUCadmium in beef from BelgiumCadmiumInformation · serious
26 Sep 2025EUcadmium in onions from BelgiumCadmiumAlert · potentially serious
27 Feb 2025EUExcess cadmium in horse meat (kidney), from a Belgian horse slaughtered in the NetherlandsCadmiumInformation · serious
4 Oct 2024EUCadmium in frozen spinach from BelgiumCadmiumAlert · serious
30 Aug 2024EUCadmium in compound feeds from BelgiumCadmiumInformation · not serious
14 Aug 2024EUCadmium in chipsCadmiumAlert · serious
20 Jul 2023EUCadmium in Strawberries from BelgiumCadmiumInformation · serious
3 Feb 2023EUCadmium in leek from BelgiumCadmiumAlert · potentially serious
19 Sep 2022EUCadmium in spinachCadmiumAlert · serious
25 May 2021EUcadmium in frozen chopped spinach from BelgiumCadmiumAlert · serious