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Countries of origin · 12 Nov 2026

Food from New Zealand: safety alerts and border rejections

Every food safety notice we track for products from New Zealand: EU RASFF alerts and border rejections, and the import refusals and recalls published by Japan, Australia, the US, the UK and Canada.

Notices, 12 months11prior 12 months: 8
Border rejections, 12 months9refused at the border
Top hazard, 3 yearsAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)10 notices
Reported by2EU (RASFF), Japan

Notices per month

EU (RASFF)United StatesAustraliaJapan
025710NovEU (RASFF), Jan 2023: 1MayEU (RASFF), Jun 2023: 2EU (RASFF), Jul 2023: 2United States, Sep 2023: 1Australia, Sep 2023: 1EU (RASFF), Oct 2023: 1NovEU (RASFF), Feb 2024: 1EU (RASFF), Apr 2024: 1Japan, Apr 2024: 1MayEU (RASFF), Jul 2024: 1EU (RASFF), Oct 2024: 1EU (RASFF), Nov 2024: 1NovEU (RASFF), Apr 2025: 1EU (RASFF), May 2025: 1Japan, May 2025: 2MayJapan, Jun 2025: 1Japan, Nov 2025: 6NovJapan, Dec 2025: 1EU (RASFF), Mar 2026: 1EU (RASFF), Apr 2026: 1MayEU (RASFF), Jun 2026: 1EU (RASFF), Jul 2026: 1EU (RASFF), Oct 2026: 2Nov

Hazards, last 3 years

Additives (unauthorised or over li10Salmonella2Prohibited animal proteins2E. coli (STEC)2Mercury1Parasites1Pesticide residues1Temperature control1Microbial contamination (other)1Coliforms1Documents and labelling1

Products, last 3 years

Feed and pet food6Alcoholic drinks5Fish4Meat2Fats and oils2Molluscs1Tea, coffee and cocoa1Beverages1

Producers named in border rejections

NZBEV LIMITED 5PARRS PRODUCTS LIMITED 2AUXILIO PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED 2SHOTT BEVERAGES LTD. 1BON ACCORD PRODUCTS LIMITED 1

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

Latest notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
16 Oct 2026EUSalmonella Derby in processed animal protein from New ZealandSalmonella
Nachweis Salmonella Derby (limit ) /25g
Border rejection · potentially serious
5 Oct 2026EURejection of Veneridae from New ZealandOtherBorder rejection · no risk
17 Jul 2026EUMercury in Frozen sliced Ling // Mercurio en maruca congelada en rodajas procedente de EspMercuryAlert · serious
23 Jun 2026EUEnterobacteriaceae in processed animal proteins (Ovis aries) from New ZealandProhibited animal proteinsBorder rejection · not serious
28 Apr 2026EUShigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in lamb meat from New ZealandE. coli (STEC)Information · serious
18 Mar 2026EUEnterobacteriaceae in processed animal proteins (Ovis aries) from New ZealandProhibited animal proteinsBorder rejection · not serious
1 Dec 2025その他の果実酒(CLASSIC APPLE CIDER)
NZBEV LIMITED
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · Re-exported
25 Nov 2025その他の果実酒(ORANGE-A-TANG CIDER)
NZBEV LIMITED
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · Re-exported
25 Nov 2025その他の果実酒(KINGSTON BLACK CIDER)
NZBEV LIMITED
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · Re-exported
25 Nov 2025その他の果実酒(FARMHOUSE CIDER)
NZBEV LIMITED
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · Re-exported
25 Nov 2025その他の果実酒(HAZY APPLE CIDER)
NZBEV LIMITED
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · Re-exported
5 Nov 2025その他のジャム(KIWIFRUIT JAM)
PARRS PRODUCTS LIMITED
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · Destroyed
5 Nov 2025その他のジャム(GOLDEN KIWIFRUIT JAM)
PARRS PRODUCTS LIMITED
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · Destroyed
17 Jun 2025シロップ(SHOTT WATERMELON WATERMELON SYRUP FOR FLAVOUR COFFEE)
SHOTT BEVERAGES LTD.
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · Destroyed
30 May 2025EUObecność widocznych pasożytów w mrożonych filetach z kingklipa/// Presence of visible paraParasitesBorder rejection · potential risk
15 May 2025その他の植物性油脂(NON CANNABIS DERIVED CANNABIDIOL CBD)
AUXILIO PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection
15 May 2025その他の植物性油脂(NON CANNABIS DERIVED CANNABIDIOL CBD)
AUXILIO PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
Additives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection
24 Apr 2025EUSalmonella Blockley 6,8:k:1,5 in materia prima (sottoprodotto di farina ovina) per mangimSalmonellaInformation · not serious
20 Nov 2024EUexceeding the MRL for cadmium in seriolella punctata from New ZealandPesticide residuesInformation · potentially serious
8 Oct 2024EURuptura de la cadena de frío en pescado congelado de Nueva Zelanda. / Breach of the cold cTemperature controlBorder rejection · potential risk
19 Jul 2024EUShiga toxin-producing E. coli in meat from lamb from New ZealandE. coli (STEC)Information · potential risk
12 Apr 2024EUExceeded parameter for Enterobacteriaceae in lamb mealMicrobial contamination (other)Information · not serious
8 Apr 2024その他の粉末清涼飲料(BON ACCORD PINA COLADA BASE BEVERAGE POWDER)
BON ACCORD PRODUCTS LIMITED
ColiformsBorder rejection · Destroyed
5 Feb 2024EUovine livers for petfood manufacture (missing import documents)Documents and labellingBorder rejection · no risk
27 Oct 2023EUHigh amount of arsenic in green-lipped mussel, from New Zealand.ArsenicInformation · serious
19 Sep 2023AUWild harvested seaweed
Pacific Harvest Limited
Excess iodine
5800 mg/kg
Border rejection
11 Sep 2023USLittleOak Natural Goat Milk Follow On Infant Formula (Stage 2); packaged in 800g (1.8lbs)
The Little Oak Company Ltd
OtherRecall · Class II
27 Jul 2023EUSalmonella spp. in lamb fillet from New ZealandSalmonellaAlert · serious
26 Jul 2023EUCold chain interruption for rack of lamb from New ZealandTemperature controlAlert · serious
26 Jun 2023EUSTEC in deer meat from New-ZealandE. coli (STEC)Information · potential risk
8 Jun 2023EUpresence E.Coli producers Shigatoxins in lamb meatE. coli (STEC)Information · serious
5 Jan 2023EUE. coli in beef from New ZealandE. coliInformation · serious
29 Jul 2022EUHigh bacterial counts and detection of STEC/VTEC/EHEC in chilled lamb rump steaks from NewE. coli (STEC)Information · undecided
29 Jul 2022EUSpoilage and increased total microbial count in chilled leg of lamb from New ZealandSpoilageInformation · not serious
4 Jul 2022EUEnterobacteriaceae in sheep meal from New ZealandMicrobial contamination (other)Border rejection · not serious
5 May 2022EUE. Coli in sheep meat from New ZealandE. coliInformation · serious
21 Apr 2022EUE.Coli STEC sheep meetE. coli (STEC)Information · serious
21 Apr 2022EUunsuitable organoleptic characteristics of lamb chops from New Zealand, via FranceOtherInformation · undecided
9 Feb 2022EUpresence of parasites from the family Anisakidae in Carcasses of Micromesistius australisParasitesBorder rejection · not serious
4 Feb 2022EUshigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in frozen lamb meat from New ZealandE. coli (STEC)Information · serious
30 Dec 2021EUshigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in frozen lamb plucks from New ZealandE. coli (STEC)Border rejection · serious
16 Sep 2021EUunauthorised establishment for chilled fish from New ZealandAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · no risk
16 Aug 2021EUEscherichia coli (STEC) in frozen lamb loins from New ZealandE. coli (STEC)Border rejection · serious
16 Jul 2021EUEnterobacteriaceae in sheep meal from New ZealandMicrobial contamination (other)Border rejection · not serious
6 Jul 2021EUshigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen lamb plucks fE. coli (STEC)Border rejection · serious
7 Jun 2021EUEscherichia coli in lamb meat from New ZealandE. coliBorder rejection · serious
21 May 2021EUShigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in lamb meat from New ZealandE. coli (STEC)Border rejection · serious
21 May 2021EUShigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in lamb meat from New ZealandE. coli (STEC)Border rejection · serious
19 May 2021EUShigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in lamb meat from New ZealandE. coli (STEC)Border rejection · serious
7 May 2021EUE. Coli STEC (O26) in bovine fresh meatE. coli (STEC)Information · serious
29 Apr 2021EUshigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in frozen lamb loins from New ZealandE. coli (STEC)Information · serious
20 Apr 2021EUE.Coli ShigatoxinE. coli (STEC)Information · serious
11 Nov 2020EUSalmonella in Lamb MealSalmonellaInformation · not serious
20 Aug 2020EUSTEC (VTEC) in Lamb hindshank from GermanyE. coli (STEC)Alert · undecided
24 Jul 2020EUsalmonela in feed materialsOtherInformation · not serious
17 Jul 2020EUpresence of Listeria monocytogenes + STEC in lambmeat from New ZealandListeria monocytogenesInformation · serious
8 Jul 2020EUABSENCE OF BORDER CONTROL IN RAW MATERIAL FOR FOOD AND FEEDFROM NEW-ZEALANDOtherInformation · not serious
24 Jun 2020EUPoor temperature control for mussels from New ZealandTemperature controlBorder rejection · not serious
6 May 2020EUMeat of sheep, chines and/or best ends frozen (02044230)OtherInformation · serious
28 Apr 2020EUSalmonella enterica ser. Pankow in frozen lamb livers from NZSalmonellaInformation · not serious