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Countries of origin · 12 Nov 2026

Food from Venezuela: safety alerts and border rejections

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

Notices, 12 months5prior 12 months: 3
Border rejections, 12 months2refused at the border
Top hazard, 3 yearsSulphites11 notices
Reported by1EU (RASFF)

Notices per month

EU (RASFF)
01235EU (RASFF), Nov 2022: 1NovEU (RASFF), Jan 2023: 1EU (RASFF), Feb 2023: 1EU (RASFF), Mar 2023: 1MayEU (RASFF), Jul 2023: 1EU (RASFF), Sep 2023: 2EU (RASFF), Nov 2023: 1NovEU (RASFF), Dec 2023: 1EU (RASFF), Jan 2024: 3EU (RASFF), Mar 2024: 1EU (RASFF), Apr 2024: 2MayEU (RASFF), Nov 2024: 1NovEU (RASFF), Dec 2024: 1EU (RASFF), Mar 2025: 2MayEU (RASFF), Nov 2025: 2NovEU (RASFF), Feb 2026: 1EU (RASFF), Mar 2026: 1MayEU (RASFF), Sep 2026: 1Nov

Hazards, last 3 years

Sulphites11Cadmium4Documents and labelling1Vibrio1

Products, last 3 years

Crustaceans10Fruit and vegetables2Molluscs2Fish1

Latest notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
23 Sep 2026EUCadmium on Green mung beans from VenezuelaCadmiumInformation · serious
19 Mar 2026EUCadmium (Cd) in green mung beans from Venezuela dispatched from TürkiyeCadmiumBorder rejection · serious
19 Feb 2026EUCadmium (Cd) in green mung beans from VenezuelaCadmiumBorder rejection · serious
28 Nov 2025EUpresence of sulfite in shrimp from VenezuelaSulphitesInformation · potentially serious
13 Nov 2025EUExcess sulfite levels detected in a batch of frozen shrimp from Venezuela and EcuadorSulphitesInformation · serious
26 Mar 2025EUCadmium in mung beans from Venezuela via TurkiyeCadmiumBorder rejection · serious
12 Mar 2025EUSulphites in a batch of shrimps from VenezuelaSulphitesInformation · not serious
23 Dec 2024EUSulfites in frozen shrimpsSulphitesInformation · serious
4 Nov 2024EUdetection of sulphites in frozen whole prawns from VenezuelaSulphitesInformation · not serious
23 Apr 2024EUPresence of sulphite content above the limits in pre-cooked tropical prawns // Presenza teSulphitesInformation · not serious
19 Apr 2024EUtoo high content of sulphite in whiteleg shrimps (Litopenaeus vannamei) from VenezuelaSulphitesInformation · not serious
6 Mar 2024EUtoo high content of sulphite in chilled cooked whiteleg shrimps (Litopenaeus vannamei) froSulphitesInformation · not serious
18 Jan 2024EUSulphite - too high content ofSulphitesInformation · not serious
11 Jan 2024EUSulphite - too high content ofSulphitesInformation · not serious
11 Jan 2024EUOctopus without data on the establishment of origin on the packagingDocuments and labellingBorder rejection · potential risk
21 Dec 2023EUSulphites in cooked shrimpsSulphitesInformation · not serious
28 Nov 2023EUVibrio Vulnificus in raw shrimpVibrioInformation · potential risk
29 Sep 2023EUtoo high content of sulphite (372 mg/kg - ppm) in chilled cooked shrimps (Litopenaeus vannSulphitesInformation · potentially serious
4 Sep 2023EUCadmium in cocoa liquor from VenezuelaCadmiumInformation · serious
28 Jul 2023EUtoo high content of sulphite (336 mg/kg - ppm) in chilled cooked shrimps from Venezuela, vSulphitesInformation · potential risk
6 Mar 2023EUtoo high content of sulphite (310 mg/kg - ppm) in cooked shrimp from Spain, with raw materSulphitesInformation · not serious
1 Feb 2023EUSulphitesSulphitesInformation · undecided
19 Jan 2023EUVibrio cholerae (NON 014/NON 0139) en langostinos congelados de Venezuela // Vibrio cholerVibrioInformation · undecided
14 Nov 2022EURotura de cadena del frío en Litopenaeus vannamei congelado de Venezuela // Poor temperatuTemperature controlBorder rejection · undecided
28 Oct 2022EUCrevettes crues surgelées - Vibrio vulnificusVibrioInformation · serious
19 Oct 2022EUVibrio vulnificus in frozen shrimps from VenezuelaVibrioInformation · undecided
26 Sep 2022EURuptura de la cadena de frío en Litopenaeus vannamei congelados de Venezuela / Poor temperTemperature controlBorder rejection · undecided
13 Sep 2022EUVibrio vulnificus detected in frozen whole raw shrimps (Penaeus vannamei) from VenezuelaVibrioInformation · serious
2 Sep 2022EUDetection of vibrio in shrimp from venezuelaVibrioInformation · serious
24 May 2022EUToo high content of sulphite in chilled cooked shrimps (Penaeus vannamei) from VenezuelaSulphitesInformation · not serious
31 Dec 2021EUUndeclared and too high content of sulphite in chilled cooked shrimp (Litopenaeus vannameiUndeclared allergenInformation · serious
21 Dec 2021EUsulphite undeclared on thawed cooked shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamai) from the Netherlands, wUndeclared allergenInformation · serious
10 Sep 2020EUPoor temperature control // rechazo por temperaturas incorrectas en pulpos congeladosTemperature controlBorder rejection · not serious
20 Jul 2020EUPresenza Listeria monocytogenes in cooked tropical shrimps from SpainListeria monocytogenesInformation · serious