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China · 12 Nov 2026

Fish from China: food safety notices

Notices, all years92since 1 Aug 2019
Last 12 months15
Latest27 Oct 2026EU (RASFF)

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Hazards

Veterinary drug residues15Temperature control11Histamine9Parasites8Additives (unauthorised or over li7Documents and labelling5Listeria monocytogenes4Foreign bodies3Undeclared allergen2Arsenic1Process and environmental contamin1Salmonella1

Producers named

He's Bengbengyu (Foshan) Ecological Fish 2Yugan Jinhua Food Co Ltd 1HE'S BENGBENGYU (FOSHAN) ECOLOGICAL FISH 1Anjoy Food Group Co Ltd 1Synear Food Co., Ltd. 1Huazhou Guofeng Aquatic Products Co Ltd 1

Australia and Japan name the producer or shipper of each rejected consignment.

Notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
27 Oct 2026EUNematode larvae in wild salmon from ChinaOtherInformation · not serious
20 Oct 2026EUUnauthorised substance crystal violet in frozen fillets of fish from ChinaVeterinary drug residuesAlert · serious
24 Sep 2026EUUnauthorised substance crystal violet in frozen fillets of fish from ChinaVeterinary drug residuesAlert · serious
9 Sep 2026EUPoor temperature control in frozen tuna from China // Ruptura de la cadena de frío en atunTemperature controlBorder rejection · serious
29 Jul 2026EUListeria monocytogenes in Squid Salad from ChinaListeria monocytogenesAlert · serious
22 Jul 2026EUCrystal violet in frozen fillets of fish from ChinaVeterinary drug residuesAlert · serious
25 Jun 2026EUConsignment fish gelatin skipped veterinary border controlVeterinary drug residuesInformation · not serious
18 Jun 2026EUDifference fish specie declaration in label in surimi from ChinaDocuments and labellingBorder rejection · potential risk
28 May 2026EUVerifica di specie non favorevole in surimi origine Cina/Verification of unfavorable speciOtherInformation · potential risk
15 May 2026AUFrozen roasted eel
Yugan Jinhua Food Co Ltd
Listeria monocytogenes
Detected/ 125g
Border rejection
25 Mar 2026EULacking of proper Health Certificate for Salmon burger from ChinaDocuments and labellingBorder rejection · potential risk
12 Mar 2026EULack of import controls on caviar from China, via ItalyOtherInformation · potential risk
5 Feb 2026EUpasożyty w mrożonych płatach z makreli z Chin///parasites in frozen mackerel flakes from CParasitesBorder rejection · potential risk
18 Dec 2025EUcold chain break for Alaska Fillets from ChinaTemperature controlBorder rejection · not serious
3 Dec 2025EUHistamine in Mahi Mahi fillets from ChinaHistamineAlert · serious
26 Sep 2025EUForeign body (metal fragment) in crayfish tails from ChinaForeign bodiesAlert · serious
25 Aug 2025EUhistamina en melva de China// histamin in tuna from ChinaOtherBorder rejection · potentially serious
30 May 2025EUObecność widocznych pasożytów w mrożonych płatach z makreli (Scomber japonicus)///PresenceParasitesBorder rejection · potential risk
27 Mar 2025EUMonkfish with cyst from China via AustriaOtherInformation · not serious
4 Mar 2025EUHistamine in canned MackerelHistamineInformation · serious
14 Feb 2025EUInsufficient traceability/unauthorized transport of frozen fish from ChinaAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · potentially serious
10 Feb 2025EUconsignment of mackerel in tomato sauce was not subjected to an official control at the boOtherInformation · not serious
30 Dec 2024EUPresencia de alérgenos no declarados (moluscos) en dados de rape congelados procedentes deUndeclared allergenInformation · serious
22 Oct 2024EURotura de cadena de frío. Merluza. China. / Break in the cold chain. Hake. China.Temperature controlBorder rejection · potential risk
3 Oct 2024EUArsenic in frozen cod loin from ChinaArsenicInformation · potentially serious
29 Aug 2024EURuptura de la cadena de frío en pescado de China. Cold chain break in fish from China.Temperature controlBorder rejection · potential risk
14 Aug 2024AUCarp Fish Fillets
HE'S BENGBENGYU (FOSHAN) ECOLOGICAL FISHERIES DEVE
Veterinary drug residues
0.003mg/kg
Border rejection
4 Jun 2024EUConsigment fish oil capsules from China skipped veterinary controls upon entry in BCP TereVeterinary drug residuesInformation · potential risk
2 Apr 2024AUBlack fish fillet
He's Bengbengyu (Foshan) Ecological Fisheries Deve
Veterinary drug residues
0.002 mg/kg
Border rejection
2 Apr 2024AUBlack fish fillet
He's Bengbengyu (Foshan) Ecological Fisheries Deve
Veterinary drug residues
0.01 mg/kg
Border rejection
2 Apr 2024AUBlack fish fillet
Anjoy Food Group Co Ltd
Veterinary drug residues
0.014 mg/kg
Border rejection
2 Apr 2024AUSichuan fish fillet with pickled mustard
Synear Food Co., Ltd.
Veterinary drug residues
0.006 mg/kg
Border rejection
5 Mar 2024EUPresence of parasites from the Anisakidae family in frozen pieces of salmon from ChinaParasitesBorder rejection · no risk
13 Feb 2024EUChlorates in Oncorhynchus gorbuscha from ChinaProcess and environmental contaminantsInformation · not serious
25 Jan 2024EUSalmonella spp in Filetti di Merluzzo Nordico congelati//Salmonella spp Frozen Northern CoSalmonellaInformation · not serious
19 Jan 2024AUSnakehead fish slice
Huazhou Guofeng Aquatic Products Co Ltd
Veterinary drug residues
0.04 mg/kg
Border rejection
6 Nov 2023EUTotal volatile basic nitrogen in Pacific cod fillet from ChinaOtherInformation · potential risk
15 Sep 2023AUSnakehead fish slice
Feng Fan Hui Food Zhuhai Co Ltd
Veterinary drug residues
0.004 mg/kg
Border rejection
10 Aug 2023AUEel pieces (Monopterus albus)
Hubei Yuntaifang Food Co. Ltd.
Veterinary drug residues
0.003 mg/kg
Border rejection
10 Aug 2023AUEel pieces (Monopterus albus)
Hubei Yuntaifang Food Co. Ltd.
Veterinary drug residues
0.022 mg/kg
Border rejection
25 Jul 2023EUUnlabelled GMO (maize) in frozen crunchy fish fillet products from ChinaUnauthorised novel food or GMOInformation · not serious
3 Jul 2023EUCadmium in fish (cephalopods).CadmiumBorder rejection · serious
22 Jun 2023AUDried cooked anchovy fish
Hong Kong Sing Hung Food Co
Histamine
228 mg/kg, 270 mg/kg
Border rejection
28 Mar 2023EUUnauthorised additive (aluminium sulphate, E520) in jelly fish from China, via the NetherlAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · potential risk
28 Oct 2022EUPolyphosphates in pollock fish from ChinaOtherInformation · undecided
27 Oct 2022AUFish balls
Shenzhen Proway Leather Products
Other
Listeria monocytogenes detected
Border rejection
30 Sep 2022EUAusencia de garantías de certificación en atún congelado de China -Improper health certifiDocuments and labellingBorder rejection · not serious
12 Sep 2022EU11 specimens of tapeworms form Order Trypanorhyncha was found from frozen Alaska pollock fOtherInformation · not serious
8 Sep 2022AUCharcoal grilled eel
Fuqing Qixiang Food Co Ltd
Listeria monocytogenes
Detected /125g
Border rejection
31 Aug 2022EUHumpback salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) transported by unauthorized reefer vesselAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · undecided
31 Aug 2022EUHumpback salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) transported by unauthorized reefer vesselAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · undecided
30 Aug 2022EUPink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) transported in a non-approved reefer vesselOtherBorder rejection · undecided
23 Aug 2022EUAbsence of health certificate(s) for frozen mackerel (Scomber japonicus) from ChinaDocuments and labellingBorder rejection · undecided
7 Jun 2022EUHistamine in canned tuna in sunflower oil from ChinaHistamineAlert · serious
21 Mar 2022EUPresence of bones in hake fillets labelled "boneless".Foreign bodiesInformation · undecided
7 Mar 2022EUForeign body - Soft plastic - Frozen cod fillet from ChinaForeign bodiesAlert · serious
21 Feb 2022EUinsufficient checks (unfinished import procedures) of frozen fish from China and PolandOtherInformation · not serious
18 Feb 2022AUFried fish
Shantou Yulei Food Industry Co Ltd
Histamine
580 mg/kg
Border rejection
17 Dec 2021EUHistamine in frozen mackerel (Scomber japonicus) from ChinaHistamineInformation · serious
29 Nov 2021EUunauthorised operator for egg ingredient in surimi from ChinaAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · not serious
24 Nov 2021EUNon-authorised use of sodium carbonate (E 500) and spoilage of squid from ChinaSpoilageBorder rejection · not serious
15 Nov 2021AUSnakehead fish slices
Beihai Qinguo Frozen Foods Co. Ltd
Other
0.004 mg/kg
Border rejection
15 Nov 2021AUSnakehead fish slices
Beihai Qinguo Frozen Foods Co. Ltd
Other
0.004 mg/kg
Border rejection
15 Nov 2021AUSnakehead fish slices
Beihai Qinguo Frozen Foods Co. Ltd
Veterinary drug residues
0.01 mg/kg
Border rejection
27 Oct 2021EUCold chain break in Oncorhynchus gorbuscha from ChinaTemperature controlBorder rejection · not serious
27 Oct 2021EUPoor temperature control of frozen Atheresthes stomias from ChinaTemperature controlBorder rejection · not serious
27 Oct 2021EURotura de la cadena de frío- Oncorhynchus gorbuscha- China/Cold chain break for humpback sTemperature controlBorder rejection · not serious
1 Oct 2021EUcold chain break in fillets of searobin (Lepidotrigla microptera)Temperature controlBorder rejection · not serious
28 Sep 2021EUParasites in Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) from ChinaParasitesBorder rejection · not serious
24 Sep 2021EUtoo high content of E 452 - polyphosphates in frozen Alaska pollock fillets (Theragra chalOtherInformation · no risk
15 Sep 2021EUpoor temperature control on frozen yellowfin tuna from ChinaTemperature controlBorder rejection · not serious
27 Aug 2021EUBUQUE NO AUTORIZADO - BACALO - CHINA // UNAUTHORIZED VESSEL - COD - CHINAAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · not serious
7 Jun 2021EU: E 251 - sodium nitrate unauthorised in frozen cod loins from ChinaAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Information · not serious
9 Apr 2021EUAltered organoleptic characteristics Swordfish from ChinaOtherBorder rejection · not serious
31 Mar 2021EUimproper health certificate(s) (missing species identification) for frozen pink salmon (OnDocuments and labellingBorder rejection · undecided
31 Mar 2021EUCHEDP.ES.2021.0008851ROtherBorder rejection · undecided
25 Mar 2021EUAttempt to illegally import (unsatisfactory identity check) frozen codfish filets from ChiOtherInformation · undecided
7 Oct 2020AUFrozen mackerel fillet
Dalian Chengxin Seafood Co.,Ltd
Histamine
2300 mg/kg
Border rejection
22 Jul 2020EUHistamine in frozen mackerels from China, via the NetherlandsHistamineAlert · serious
9 Jul 2020EUImproper health certifcate for frozen sand eel from ChinaOtherInformation · undecided