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India · 12 Nov 2026

Unauthorised novel food or GMO in food from India: food safety notices

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Last 12 months9
Latest16 Sep 2026EU (RASFF)

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Products

Food supplements14Herbs and spices6Prepared and snack foods5Cereals and bakery4Fruit and vegetables2Additives and flavourings1Sauces and seasonings1

Producers named

All Herbscare 1

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

Notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
16 Sep 2026EUUnauthorised novel food ingredient; Calcium di saccharate from IndiaUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · potential risk
9 Sep 2026EUNiedozwolone substancje w suplementach diety oferowanych do sprzedaży przez InternetUnauthorised novel food or GMOInformation · potential risk
28 Jul 2026EUBanaba leaf extract (Lagerstroemia speciosa) - absence of original certificate, unauthorizUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · not serious
28 May 2026EUUnauthorized novel food monk fruit (Siraitia grosvenorii) standarized extract and high conUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · potential risk
19 May 2026EUFoglie di fieno greco in miscela di spezie aromatiche dall'India/ novel food not authoriseUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · potential risk
3 Apr 2026EUUnauthorized novel food – Asafoetida from IndiaUnauthorised novel food or GMOInformation · potential risk
4 Mar 2026EUNovel food -an extract from the rhizome of Curcuma longa L from IndiaUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · potential risk
12 Dec 2025EUFood supplement with novel food ingredient from IndiaUnauthorised novel food or GMOInformation · potential risk
13 Nov 2025EUUnauthorized novel food: Stone flower (Parmotrema perlatum) and Ajwain (Trachyspermum ammiUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · not serious
29 Apr 2025EUFood supplement with novel food ingredients from IndiaUnauthorised novel food or GMOInformation · potential risk
29 Apr 2025EUFood supplement with novel food ingredients from IndiaUnauthorised novel food or GMOInformation · potential risk
11 Mar 2025EUGenetically modified papaya in fruit preparation from Germany, with raw material from IndiUnauthorised novel food or GMOInformation · potential risk
31 Dec 2024EUUnauthorised novel food Azadirachta indica (Neem powder) as organic food from IndiaUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · potential risk
19 Dec 2024AUAshwagandha powder (Withnia somnifera)
All Herbscare		Unauthorised novel food or GMO
n/a		Border rejection
1 Oct 2024EUUnauthorized novel food Azadirachta indica in food supplement from IndiaUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · potential risk
25 Jun 2024EUunauthorised novel food ingredient Azadirachta indica in organic food supplement from IndiUnauthorised novel food or GMOInformation · potential risk
24 Jun 2024EUNuevo alimento no autorizado en snacks de India. / Unauthorised novel food in snacks from Unauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · potential risk
22 Mar 2024EUUnauthorised novel food clove leaf (Syzygium aromaticum) in spice mix from IndiaUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · potential risk
13 Oct 2023EUPresencia de nuevo alimento (parmotrema perlatum) no autorizado en preparaciones alimenticUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · potential risk
3 Aug 2023EUNuevo alimento (Vigna aconitifolia) en varias preparaciones de India.Novel food (Vigna acoUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · not serious
13 Jul 2023EUUnauthorised novel food ingredient Azadirachta indica in food supplements from IndiaUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · potential risk
12 Jul 2023EUNovel food non autorizzato foglie di fieno greco (Trigonella foenum graecum) provenienti dUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · potential risk
16 May 2023EUNovel food non autorizzato foglie di fieno greco (Trigonella foenum graecum) provenienti dUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · potential risk
25 Apr 2023EUUnathorised substances/ingredients of novel foodUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · potential risk
24 Feb 2023EUUnauthorised novel food ingridient Azadirachta indica and Picrorhiza kurroa in food suppleUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · potential risk
25 Jan 2023EUNovel food "Podophyllum pleianthum"Unauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · undecided
8 Dec 2022EUunauthorized source of iron and novel food in food supplementUnauthorised novel food or GMOInformation · undecided
9 Nov 2022EUunauthorised placing on the market of organic St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum), organUnauthorised novel food or GMOInformation · potential risk
22 Sep 2022EUNuevos alimentos no autorizados (ELEUSINA CORACANA y ECHINOCHLOA FRUMENTACEA) en harina deUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · undecided
2 Mar 2022EUNuevo alimento no autorizado (Emblica officinalis) en zumos de India. Unauthorised novel fUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · undecided
10 Feb 2022EUNuevo alimento no autorizado (Eleusine coracana) de India/Unauthorized novel food (EleusinUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · undecided
4 Feb 2022EUEspecies vegetal no autorizadas en mezcla de especias de India. Unauthorized novel food (Unauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · undecided
14 Jan 2022EUunauthorised novel food ghatti gum from IndiaUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · undecided
22 Dec 2021EUunauthorised novel food plant products (Phyllanthus emblica, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, PraUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · undecided
21 Jun 2021EUUnauthorised genetically modified (p35S and tNos) rice flour from IndiaUnauthorised novel food or GMOInformation · potential risk
13 May 2021EUNovel food Gloriosa superba and Thevetia peruviana seeds from ÍndiaUnauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · undecided
18 Dec 2020EUUnauthorized novel food Euryale Ferox seedsUnauthorised novel food or GMOInformation · undecided
18 Dec 2020EUUnauthorized novel food Azadirachta indicaUnauthorised novel food or GMOInformation · undecided
30 Nov 2020EUNicht zugelassene neuartige Lebensmittelzutat Nikotin in tabakfreien Nikotinbeuteln aus InUnauthorised novel food or GMOAlert · serious
24 Apr 2020EUnovel food (semi di ninfea)Unauthorised novel food or GMOBorder rejection · undecided