| 11 Nov 2026 | EU | Unauthorized novel food Nettle Extract (Urtica fissa E. Pritz) from China | Unauthorised novel food or GMO | Border rejection · not serious |
| 28 Oct 2026 | JP | 野草加工品及び香辛料：花椒（カショウ）（花椒(ホアジャオ)ホール）
SHANDONG MINGCHANG FOODS CO.,LTD. | Aflatoxins | Border rejection |
| 8 Oct 2026 | JP | 野草加工品及び香辛料：とうがらし（CHILLI POWDER）
QINGDAO DEESHENG FOOD CO.,LTD | Pesticide residues | Border rejection |
| 23 Sep 2026 | EU | Presence of Centrimonium Chloride in Tea originating from China and dispatched from UK | Composition (nutrients and actives)
0.35 ± 0.18 (limit 0.01) mg/kg - ppm | Border rejection · potential risk |
| 23 Sep 2026 | EU | Presence of Centrimonium Chloride in Tea originating from China and dispatched from UK | Composition (nutrients and actives)
0.086 ± 0.043 (limit 0.01) mg/kg - ppm | Border rejection · potential risk |
| 23 Sep 2026 | EU | Presence of Centrimonium Chloride in Tea originating from China and dispatched from UK | Composition (nutrients and actives)
0.066 ± 0.033 (limit 0.01) mg/kg - ppm | Border rejection · potential risk |
| 16 Sep 2026 | EU | Presence of Centrimonium Chloride in Tea originating from China and dispatched from UK | Composition (nutrients and actives)
0.38 ± 0.019 (limit 0.01) mg/kg - ppm | Border rejection · potential risk |
| 3 Sep 2026 | JP | 野草加工品及び香辛料：とうがらし(DRIED CHILI POWDER)
QINGDAO DEESHENG FOOD CO.,LTD. | Pesticide residues | Border rejection |
| 19 Aug 2026 | AU | Black pepper powder
Shanghai Harmony Trading Co Ltd | Salmonella
Detected / 125 g | Border rejection |
| 17 Aug 2026 | EU | pesticides in ground hot peppers from China | Pesticide residues
6,3 +/- 3,15 (limit 2,1) mg/kg - ppm | Border rejection · potential risk |
| 17 Aug 2026 | EU | Chlorpyrifos in Sichuan pepper from China, via the Netherlands | Chlorpyrifos
0,14 +/- 0,07 (limit 0,01) mg/kg - ppm | Alert · potentially serious |
| 15 Jul 2026 | AU | Fermented chilli bean curd
Zhongshan Prb Trading Company | Bacillus cereus
2500, 2300, 17000, 2300, 1100 cfu/g | Border rejection |
| 7 Jul 2026 | EU | Multiple pesticide residues detected in spice mixtures, including non‑approved substances | Pesticide residues | Information · potentially serious |
| 30 Jun 2026 | EU | Cadmium in garlic from China | Cadmium | Information · serious |
| 22 Jun 2026 | EU | pestycydy w papryce chilli mielonej z Chin///pesticides in ground chili peppers from China | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · not serious |
| 12 Jun 2026 | EU | Pesticides in ground hot peppers from China | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · serious |
| 8 Jun 2026 | EU | Chlorpyrifos in sichuanpepper from China. | Chlorpyrifos | Border rejection · potentially serious |
| 8 Jun 2026 | EU | Unauthorized pesticide residues Thiamethoxam (0,079 ± 0,040 mg/kg) and Clothianidin (0,19 | Pesticide residues | Information · potentially serious |
| 2 Jun 2026 | JP | 加熱後摂取冷凍食品（凍結直前未加熱）：ピーマン（冷凍三色ピーマンカット FROZEN MIXED PEPPER SLICES）
RIZHAO SHENGTIAN FOODS CO.,LTD. | E. coli | Border rejection · Destroyed |
| 2 Jun 2026 | US | NAUTILUS IMITATION CRAB STICKS NET WT: 1.0 LB (454.0g) UPC: 878665000235 Precooked - serv
Shandong Ling Xian Food Co.,LTD | Undeclared allergen | Recall · Class III |
| 1 Jun 2026 | EU | Pesticide residues in Sichuan pepper powder from China, via the Netherlands | Pesticide residues | Alert · serious |
| 28 May 2026 | EU | Pesticide residues in pepper from China | Pesticide residues | Information · potentially serious |
| 27 May 2026 | EU | Pesticide residues in pepper from China | Pesticide residues | Alert · serious |
| 26 May 2026 | EU | przekroczenie ochratoksyny A w papryce suszonej z Chin // exceedance of ochratoxin A | Ochratoxin A | Border rejection · serious |
| 22 May 2026 | EU | Unauthorised substance chlorpyrifos in wild Sichuan pepper from China, via NL | Chlorpyrifos | Alert · serious |
| 8 May 2026 | EU | Tebufenpyrad in Zingiber officinale extract from Italy | Pesticide residues | Alert · serious |
| 16 Apr 2026 | EU | Salmonella spp in paprika from China/ Salmonella en pimentón de China | Salmonella | Border rejection · serious |
| 13 Apr 2026 | EU | Resiudos de plaguicidas detectados en comino de China // Pesticide residues detected in cu | Pesticide residues | Information · serious |
| 12 Mar 2026 | EU | Pesticide residues in Sichuan pepper | Pesticide residues | Information · potentially serious |
| 12 Mar 2026 | AU | Paprika powder
Chengdu Xiaoli Trading Co., Ltd | Salmonella
Detected/125g | Border rejection |
| 10 Mar 2026 | EU | przekroczenie pozostałości pestycydu antrachinonu (0,043±0,022 mg/kg ) w zielonej herbacie | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · potential risk |
| 4 Mar 2026 | EU | Foreign body (insect excrement, webs and an insect egg) in cinnamon sticks from China | Foreign bodies | Information · not serious |
| 16 Jan 2026 | EU | Possible presence of mustard and soya in a batch of wasabi powder from China | Other | Alert · serious |
| 13 Jan 2026 | EU | PRZEKROCZNIE PESTYCYDÓW W PAPRYCE CHILLI Z CHIN/// Pesticide Exceedance in Chili Peppers f | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · not serious |
| 8 Jan 2026 | EU | Missing import controls on paprika powder from China | Other | Information · potential risk |
| 1 Dec 2025 | EU | Lead and mercury in cinnamon powder from China, dispatched from United Kingdom | Mercury | Information · potentially serious |
| 1 Dec 2025 | AU | Red pepper
Tumen Wangda Industrial Trade Co Ltd | Salmonella
Detected/125g | Border rejection |
| 5 Nov 2025 | EU | Comercialización de un nuevo alimento no autorizado, flor de lirio seca, procedente de Chi | Additives (unauthorised or over limit) | Information · potential risk |
| 13 Oct 2025 | EU | Residuos de plaguicidas (dinotefuran y clorfenapir) en pimentón dulce procedente de España | Pesticide residues | Information · potential risk |
| 1 Oct 2025 | EU | ethylene oxide in black garlic cloves, from China | Ethylene oxide | Alert · serious |
| 19 Sep 2025 | AU | Black pepper
Cangzhou Huahai Shunda Grain and Oil Seasoning Co. | Salmonella
Detected/125g | Border rejection |
| 16 Sep 2025 | EU | Iradiere neautorizata- boia de ardei dulce din China // Unauthorized irradiation- sweet p | Irradiation (unauthorised) | Information · potential risk |
| 9 Sep 2025 | EU | lead and MOAH in spice mix, from China via Hong Kong | Lead | Alert · serious |
| 26 Aug 2025 | EU | presence of sulphite not indicated on the label in granulated garlic | Sulphites | Alert · serious |
| 25 Aug 2025 | EU | cadmium and nickel in garlic from China | Cadmium | Information · serious |
| 11 Aug 2025 | EU | Cadmium and lead levels exceeded in dehydrated ground ginger from China | Lead | Alert · potentially serious |
| 18 Jul 2025 | EU | nuevos alimentos no autorizados Artemisa annua y Aesculus chinensis de China / Novel foods | Unauthorised novel food or GMO | Border rejection · potential risk |
| 17 Jul 2025 | EU | unlabeled irradiation of soup base spices from China | Irradiation (unauthorised) | Border rejection · not serious |
| 16 Jul 2025 | EU | rodent (mouse head) in white tea from Italy, with raw material from China, via Germany | Insects and pests | Information · not serious |
| 4 Jul 2025 | EU | GLUFOSYNAT (1,1 +/- 0,55 MG/KG) W PAPRYCE OSTREJ MIELONEJ Z CHIN | Other | Border rejection · not serious |
| 4 Jul 2025 | EU | Salmonella spp. in ground ginger from China | Salmonella | Alert · serious |
| 3 Jul 2025 | EU | Salmonella en pimentón de China / Salmonella in paprika from China | Salmonella | Border rejection · serious |
| 2 Jul 2025 | EU | Detection of methanol in sweet paprika | Other | Information · potentially serious |
| 1 Jul 2025 | EU | Unmentioned sulphites in garlic meal | Sulphites | Alert · potentially serious |
| 20 Jun 2025 | EU | Various pesticides in cumin powder from China | Pesticide residues | Information · serious |
| 18 Jun 2025 | EU | Pesticide residues in ginger from China | Pesticide residues | Alert · serious |
| 11 Jun 2025 | EU | salmonela spp en pimenton de China/ salmonella spp in paprika from China | Salmonella | Border rejection · potentially serious |
| 3 Jun 2025 | EU | to high level of Chlorpyrifos in red peppercorn | Chlorpyrifos | Information · potentially serious |
| 3 Jun 2025 | EU | Thiacloprid in matcha tea from China | Other | Border rejection · potentially serious |
| 28 May 2025 | EU | Aflatoxin B1 in ground black pepper | Aflatoxins | Alert · serious |
| 25 Apr 2025 | EU | Undeclared peanut in a batch of brand garlic powder | Undeclared allergen | Information · serious |
| 17 Apr 2025 | EU | Salmonella Meleagridis in Cumin powder from China | Salmonella | Border rejection · serious |
| 10 Apr 2025 | EU | Difenoconazole and Dinotefuran in tea from China | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · not serious |
| 31 Mar 2025 | EU | Forbidden coloring in paprika powder from China via Spain | Colours | Alert · serious |
| 7 Mar 2025 | EU | Unauthorised dye in chilli powder from China, via Germany | Additives (unauthorised or over limit) | Information · potentially serious |
| 30 Jan 2025 | EU | Detection of pesticide residues in star anise from China | Pesticide residues | Alert · serious |
| 30 Jan 2025 | EU | Chili crushed - contamination with ochratoxin A | Ochratoxin A | Alert · potential risk |
| 17 Jan 2025 | EU | Ethephon in organic chili flakes from China | Pesticide residues | Information · potentially serious |
| 7 Jan 2025 | EU | PAK's in dried ginkgo leaf from China | Other | Alert · serious |
| 31 Oct 2024 | EU | Chlorpyrifos and anthraquinone in Sichuan pepper from China | Chlorpyrifos | Information · serious |
| 18 Oct 2024 | EU | Exceedance of Pyrrolizidine alkaloids and Chlorpyrifos in Cumin (seeds, dried) from China | Chlorpyrifos | Alert · potentially serious |
| 15 Oct 2024 | EU | Presenza di Benzo(a)pirene e somma di IPA oltre i limiti consentiti in Zenzero in polvere | Process and environmental contaminants | Alert · serious |
| 14 Oct 2024 | EU | PAH's in parsley extract from China | Process and environmental contaminants | Information · serious |
| 30 Sep 2024 | EU | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in paprika powder from China | Process and environmental contaminants | Information · potentially serious |
| 13 Sep 2024 | EU | Niveles por encima de LMR de pentaclorofenol en Extracto Seco de Withania Somnifera (Ashwa | Pesticide residues | Alert · serious |
| 4 Sep 2024 | EU | Capsicum Annuum ex China Salmonella | Salmonella | Border rejection · potentially serious |
| 22 Aug 2024 | EU | too high content of ochratoxin A in capsicum pepper | Ochratoxin A | Alert · potentially serious |
| 10 Jul 2024 | EU | Unauthorised novel food ingredient Angelica dahurica in spice mix from China via Germany | Unauthorised novel food or GMO | Information · potential risk |
| 31 May 2024 | EU | Salmonella spp en pimienta de China. Salmonella spp in pepper from China. | Salmonella | Border rejection · serious |
| 24 May 2024 | EU | elevated levels of Chlorpyrifos and other pesticide residues in Sichuan pepper | Chlorpyrifos | Information · serious |