Italy · 12 Nov 2026

Mercury in food from Italy: food safety notices

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Date	Source	Product	Hazard	Type
13 Aug 2026	EU	Mercurio in filetti di pesce spada all'olio di oliva///Mercury in Swordfish Fillets in Oli	Mercury 5,9 (limit 1,0) mg/kg - ppm	Alert · serious
21 May 2026	EU	Mercurio oltre i limiti in pesce spada congelato, materia prima origine Spagna//Mercury le	Mercury	Information · serious
16 Feb 2026	EU	mercury above legal limits in frozen red tuna steaks / Presenza di Mercurio oltre i limit	Mercury	Information · serious
6 Jan 2026	EU	Mercury in swordfish from Italy	Mercury	Alert · serious
26 Jan 2024	EU	High content of mercury in tuna from Italy with raw material from Spain	Mercury	Alert · serious
8 Dec 2023	EU	Mercury and mineral oil hydrocarbons in ground cinnamon from Vietnam via the Netherlands a	Mercury	Alert · potentially serious
28 Aug 2023	EU	Mercury in see bream (Sparus aurata)	Mercury	Information · serious
13 Jun 2023	EU	Mercurio oltre i limiti in filetto di pesce spada dall'Italia con materia prima dalla Fran	Mercury	Information · serious
21 Apr 2023	EU	Maximum mercury levels exceeded in frozen swordfish fillets from Italy	Mercury	Alert · serious
14 Oct 2022	EU	Mercury in smoked swordfish from Spain	Mercury	Information · serious
5 Apr 2022	EU	Presence of mercury above legal limits in swordfish from Spain	Mercury	Alert · serious
29 Mar 2022	EU	mercury, lead, phtalates and photoinitiators in a pizza cardboard	Mercury	Alert · serious
20 Sep 2021	EU	Mercury beyond the limits in frozen swordfish from South Korea	Mercury	Alert · serious
7 Jun 2021	EU	presenza di mercurio in tonnetto superiore ai limiti previsti dalla normativa //mercury in	Mercury	Information · serious
3 Mar 2021	EU	mercurio oltre i limiti consentiti in conserva di pesce (tonno)- mercury in tuna	Mercury	Alert · serious