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Ecuador · 12 Nov 2026

Crustaceans from Ecuador: food safety notices

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Hazards

Vibrio78Sulphites34Temperature control8Undeclared allergen3Documents and labelling2Listeria monocytogenes1

Producers named

INDUSTRIAL PESQUERA SANTA PRISCILA S. A. 2PCC CONGELADOS & FRESCOS S.A. 1EMPACRECI S.A. 1

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

Notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
5 Nov 2026EUHight sulphites content in chilled cooked shrimps (30_50 ) from SpainSulphites
184 ± 32 mg (limit 130 mg) /kg
Information · not serious
21 Oct 2026EUPoor temperature control in shrimp from Ecuador // Ruptura de la cadena de frío en langostTemperature controlBorder rejection · potential risk
15 Sep 2026EUSulphite - too high content ofSulphitesInformation · not serious
28 Aug 2026EULabel/Document mismatch- Penaeus vannamei- EcuadorDocuments and labellingBorder rejection · potential risk
28 Aug 2026EUSulfite content exceeding the permitted limit in shrimp from EcuadorSulphites
815.4+/-128.8 (limit 150) mg/kg - ppm
Border rejection · not serious
27 Aug 2026EURuptura de cadena de frío en langostinos de Ecuador // Poor temperature control in prawns Temperature controlBorder rejection · potential risk
12 Aug 2026EUpotencjalnie enteropatogenne bakterie przecinkowca cholery (Vibrio chloerae) w krewetkach VibrioBorder rejection · potential risk
31 Jul 2026EUHight sulphites content in chilled cooked shrimps 30/40 from Spain // Contenido elevado dSulphites
327 ± 57 mg (limit 135mg) /kg
Information · no risk
19 Jun 2026冷凍養殖くるまえび類(FROZEN VANNAMEI SHRIMP)
INDUSTRIAL PESQUERA SANTA PRISCILA S. A.
SulphitesBorder rejection · Re-exported
18 Jun 2026EUSulfite content exceeds in shrimpSulphitesInformation · not serious
9 Jun 2026EUExceedance of maximum level of sulphite (SO2) in frozen prawns from EcuadorSulphitesInformation · potential risk
22 May 2026EUPresence of listeria monocytognes in shrimpsListeria monocytogenesInformation · serious
8 May 2026EUVibrio cholerae in shrimps from EcuadorVibrioInformation · potential risk
17 Apr 2026EUDetection of excessive sulphite levels in frozen whole shrimp (30/40)SulphitesInformation · potentially serious
26 Feb 2026EUHigh sulfite content in frozen shrimpSulphitesInformation · potentially serious
17 Dec 2025EUVibrio cholerae in shrimp from EcuadorVibrioBorder rejection · potentially serious
27 Nov 2025EUVibrio cholerae in mazzancolle dall'EcuadorVibrioBorder rejection · potentially serious
19 Nov 2025EUVibrio cholerae in mazzancolle congelate (Litopenaeus vannamei) dall'Ecuador//Vibrio choleVibrioBorder rejection · potentially serious
14 Nov 2025EUrupture of the cold chain in frozen prawns (Penaeus vannamei) from Ecuador // Rotura de lTemperature controlInformation · potentially serious
7 Nov 2025EUVibrio cholerae in mazzancolle (Litopenaeus vannamei) dall'Ecuador//Vibrio cholerae in froVibrioBorder rejection · potentially serious
7 Nov 2025EUVibrio cholerae in in prawns dall'EcuadorVibrioBorder rejection · potentially serious
7 Nov 2025EUVibrio cholerae in prawns dall'EcuadorVibrioBorder rejection · potentially serious
7 Nov 2025EUVibrio cholerae in Prawns from Ecuador /Vibrio cholerae in mazzancolle dall'EcuadorVibrioBorder rejection · potentially serious
28 Oct 2025EUVibrio cholerae in mazzancolle dall'Ecuador // Vibrio cholerae in frozen whiteleg shrimps VibrioBorder rejection · potentially serious
18 Sep 2025EUvibrio cholerae non O1 non O139 stn/sto + in fozen raw vannamei shirmpsVibrioInformation · potentially serious
29 Aug 2025EUHigh content of sulphite in head on frozen shirmpSulphitesInformation · potentially serious
5 Aug 2025EUPresence of sulfites on a batch of shrimp from EcuadorSulphitesInformation · serious
15 Jul 2025EUTriphenylmethane dyes in shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) from EcuadorOtherInformation · potentially serious
10 Jul 2025EUVibrio parahaemolyticus in frozen shrimps from EcuadorVibrioInformation · potentially serious
8 Jul 2025EURotura de la cadena de frío en langostinos congelados de Ecuador / Poor temperature controTemperature controlBorder rejection · serious
8 Jul 2025冷凍養殖くるまえび類(RAW HEADLESS BLOCK FROZEN SHRIMP)
INDUSTRIAL PESQUERA SANTA PRISCILA S.A.
SulphitesBorder rejection · Re-exported
11 Jun 2025EUVibrio cholerae en langostinos de Ecuador // Vibrio cholerae in shrimps from EcuadorVibrioInformation · serious
9 Jun 2025冷凍くるまえび類(FROZEN VANNAMEI HEADLESS SHELL ON)
PCC CONGELADOS & FRESCOS S.A.
SulphitesBorder rejection · Re-exported
3 Jun 2025EUVibrio vulnificus in frozen white tiger prawns (Litopenaeus vannamei) from EcuadorVibrioInformation · not serious
27 May 2025EUVibrio parahaemolyticus in frozen shrimps from EcuadorVibrioBorder rejection · potential risk
22 May 2025EUVibrio cholerae in frozen prawns from Ecuador / Vibrio Cholerae en langostinos de EcuadorVibrioBorder rejection · potential risk
21 May 2025EUVibrio cholerae in frozen prawns from EcuadorVibrioBorder rejection · potentially serious
16 May 2025EUVibrio cholerae and parahaemolyticus in shrimps from EcuadorVibrioInformation · potential risk
14 May 2025EUVibrio Cholerae en langostinos de Ecuador; V. Cholerae in frozen prawns from Ecuador;VibrioBorder rejection · serious
11 Apr 2025冷凍養殖くるまえび類(FROZEN VN H/L SHRIMP)
EMPACRECI S.A.
SulphitesBorder rejection · Re-exported
8 Apr 2025EUVibrio cholerae in cooked prawns from EcuadorVibrioInformation · potentially serious
24 Mar 2025EUVibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in shrimpsVibrioInformation · potentially serious
19 Feb 2025EUSulphites in shrimp from EcuadorSulphitesBorder rejection · potential risk
15 Jan 2025EUlangostino de origen Ecuador con contenido en dióxido de azufre superior a la normativa coSulphitesBorder rejection · potential risk
19 Dec 2024EUExceedance of the maximum SO₂ content in unprocessed frozen shrimps from EcuadorOtherInformation · not serious
12 Dec 2024EUSolfiti in mazzancolle tropicali congelate // Sulphites in crustaceansSulphitesInformation · not serious
3 Dec 2024EUVibrio vulnificus in frozen shrimps from EcuadorVibrioAlert · serious
2 Oct 2024EUdetection of sulphites above the threshold in whole frozen prawnsSulphitesInformation · not serious
19 Sep 2024EUVibrio cholerae and vibrio parahaemolyticus in frozen raw white shrimps (Penaeus vannamei)VibrioBorder rejection · serious
12 Sep 2024EUVibrio vulnificus in defrost whole raw prawns from EcuadorVibrioInformation · potentially serious
11 Sep 2024EUVibrio cholerae and parahaemolyticus in shrimps from EcuadorVibrioInformation · potential risk
23 Aug 2024EURuptura de la cadena de frío en langostinos de Ecuador. Breach of the cold chain in shrimpTemperature controlBorder rejection · potential risk
23 Aug 2024EURuptura de la cadena de frío en langostinos de Ecuador. Breach of the cold chain in shrimpTemperature controlBorder rejection · potential risk
22 May 2024EUVibrio vulnificus in frozen prawnsVibrioInformation · potentially serious
23 Apr 2024EUPresenza di Vibrio Vulnificus in gamberi di acquacoltura origine Ecuador/Presence of VibriVibrioBorder rejection · serious
13 Mar 2024EUSulphite - too high content ofSulphitesInformation · not serious
5 Mar 2024EUSulphite not (correctly) mentioned as allergen on label of shrimps from EcuadorUndeclared allergenBorder rejection · serious
9 Feb 2024EUThe identification mark of the producing establishment indicated on the labelI is differDocuments and labellingBorder rejection · not serious
8 Feb 2024EUtoo high content of sulphite in chilled cooked whiteleg shrimps (Litopenaeus vannamei) froSulphitesInformation · not serious
6 Feb 2024EUVibrio cholerae in frozen raw shrimps from EcuadorVibrioBorder rejection · potential risk
19 Jan 2024EUVibrio vulnificus in frozen prawnsVibrioInformation · potentially serious
10 Oct 2023EUVibrio cholerae in shrimps from EcuatorVibrioBorder rejection · serious
10 Oct 2023EUVibrio cholerae in shrimps from EcuatorVibrioBorder rejection · serious
2 Oct 2023EUPresencia de Vibrio Cholerae en langostinos crudos de Ecuador/ Presence of Vibrio CholeraeVibrioBorder rejection · serious
21 Sep 2023EUVibrio cholerae en langostinosde Ecuador / Vibrio cholerae in 25g shrimps from EcuadorVibrioBorder rejection · serious
13 Sep 2023EUVibrio cholerae in shrimps from EcuadorVibrioBorder rejection · potential risk
5 Sep 2023EUVibrio vulnificus in frozen pilled shrimpVibrioInformation · potentially serious
5 Sep 2023EUVibrio cholerae en langostino de Ecuador// Vibrio cholerae in shrimps from Ecuador.VibrioBorder rejection · serious
30 Aug 2023EUVibrio cholerae en langostinos de Ecuador. Vibrio cholerae in shrimps from Ecuador.VibrioBorder rejection · serious
24 Aug 2023EUSulfites detected in peeled shrimp tailSulphitesInformation · serious
16 Aug 2023EUVibrio cholerae en langostinos congelados de Ecuador. Vibrio cholerae in frozen shrimps frVibrioBorder rejection · serious
16 Aug 2023EUVibrio cholerae en langostinos congelados de Ecuador. Vibrio cholerae in frozen shrimp froVibrioBorder rejection · serious
8 Aug 2023EUTo high content of sulphite in frozen shrimp from EcuadorSulphitesBorder rejection · not serious
8 Aug 2023EUTo high content of sulphite in frozen shrimp from EcuadorSulphitesBorder rejection · not serious
8 Aug 2023EUTo high content of sulphite in frozen shrimp from EcuadorSulphitesBorder rejection · not serious
8 Aug 2023EUVibrio cholerae in frozen shrimps from EcuadorVibrioBorder rejection · serious
4 Aug 2023EUVibrio cholerae en langostinos de Ecuador. Vibrio cholerae in shrimps from EcuadorVibrioBorder rejection · potential risk
3 Aug 2023EUDetección de Vibrio cholerae en 25 g en langostinos de Ecuador. Detection of Vibrio cholerVibrioBorder rejection · potential risk
3 Aug 2023EUVibrio cholerae en langostinos congelados de Ecuador. Vibrio cholerae in frozen shrimps frVibrioBorder rejection · serious
3 Aug 2023EUVibrio cholerae en langostinos congelados de Ecuador.Vibrio cholerae in frozen shrimps froVibrioBorder rejection · potential risk