Countries of origin · 12 Nov 2026
Food from Iraq: safety alerts and border rejections
Every food safety notice we track for products from Iraq: EU RASFF alerts and border rejections, and the import refusals and recalls published by Japan, Australia, the US, the UK and Canada.
Notices, 12 months2prior 12 months: 2
Border rejections, 12 months1refused at the border
Top hazard, 3 yearsCadmium3 notices
Reported by2EU (RASFF), Australia
Notices per month
EU (RASFF)Australia
Hazards, last 3 years
Products, last 3 years
Producers named in border rejections
Rechard Co 1
Australia and Japan name the producer or shipper of each rejected consignment.
Latest notices
| Date | Source | Product | Hazard | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 2026 | EU | Undeclared allergens sesame and peanuts in tahini halva | Undeclared allergen | Alert · serious |
| 16 Jul 2026 | EU | Cadmium (Cd) in fresh wild fungi (black truffles) higher than the permitted limit | Cadmium | Border rejection · serious |
| 31 Mar 2025 | EU | Cadmium in black truffles from Iraq | Cadmium | Border rejection · potentially serious |
| 21 Mar 2025 | AU | Halva – various flavours Rechard Co | Salmonella Detected/125g | Border rejection |
| 3 Jun 2024 | EU | Cadmium in truffles from Iraq | Cadmium | Border rejection · not serious |
| 26 Jul 2023 | EU | Allergen peanut found in sesame paste | Undeclared allergen | Alert · serious |
| 18 Jul 2023 | EU | Allergen peanut found in sesame paste | Undeclared allergen | Alert · serious |
| 29 Apr 2021 | AU | Energy Narin Company General Trading | Other Vitamin B12 Not permitted in this food | Border rejection |