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Rice in RASFF 2025: notifications, origins and hazards

135 RASFF notifications on rice in 2025, by origin, hazard and month. Top origin: Pakistan (55). Top hazard: pesticide residues (61).

The data

How many RASFF notifications concerned rice in 2025?

The EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed published 135 notifications on rice and rice products that the European Commission validated in 2025.[1] 75 were border rejections and 46 were classified as a serious risk. The busiest month was June, with 18.

135
RASFF notifications on rice in 2025
41%
named Pakistan as origin (55)
61
involved pesticide residues
56%
were border rejections (75)
11
Jan
7
Feb
11
Mar
7
Apr
10
May
18
Jun
17
Jul
13
Aug
10
Sep
10
Oct
11
Nov
10
Dec
RASFF notifications on rice and rice products in 2025 by month of validation by the European Commission.[1]
Origins

Which countries of origin were notified most for rice?

Pakistan was named as the origin in 55 of the 135 notifications (41%), followed by India (49) and Italy (7). In total 18 countries of origin appear.[1]

Pakistan
55
India
49
Italy
7
China
7
Belgium
3
Taiwan
2
Sri Lanka
2
Vietnam
2
10 other origins
11
RASFF notifications on rice and rice products in 2025 by origin country. A notification that names two origins counts once for each.[1]
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Hazards

What hazards did RASFF report in rice?

Pesticide residues appeared in 61 of the 135 notifications, aflatoxins in 30. The pesticide substances named most often were chlorpyrifos (24), thiamethoxam (15) and tricyclazole (15); 31 notifications reported a substance that is not authorised in the EU. 4 notifications concern missing or improper documents, such as health certificates, rather than a hazard.[1]

Pesticide residues
61
Aflatoxins
30
Ochratoxin A
16
Mineral oil hydrocarbons
6
Unauthorised genetically modified material
6
Foreign bodies
5
Missing or improper documents
4
Metals
3
Other hazards
12
The same notifications by hazard. One notification can report more than one hazard, so the bars add up to more than 135.[1]
Risk

How were the rice notifications classified?

75 of the 135 notifications (56%) were border rejections, so the goods did not enter the EU. RASFF rated 46 as a serious risk.[1]

Border rejection
75
Alert
15
Information for attention
28
Information for follow-up
17
How RASFF classified the notifications. Border rejections are consignments refused at the EU border; alerts concern products already on the market.[1]
FAQ

Rice in RASFF 2025: FAQ

How many RASFF notifications concerned rice in 2025?

135. That is the number of notifications on rice and rice products in the public RASFF Window that the European Commission validated between 1 January and 31 December 2025; 75 of them were border rejections.

Which origin had the most RASFF notifications for rice in 2025?

Pakistan, named in 55 of 135 notifications (41%), followed by India (49) and Italy (7).

What was the most common hazard in RASFF notifications on rice in 2025?

Pesticide residues, reported in 61 of 135 notifications, followed by aflatoxins in 30.

Method

How were these numbers counted?

Every number on this page is a count of records in the public RASFF Window export, downloaded on 10 November 2026. A notification counts when its subject names rice and rice products as the notified product, in any language RASFF uses; notifications where rice only appear as an undeclared allergen or as an ingredient of another food are left out. The year follows the date the European Commission validated the notification. Hazards come from each notification’s hazard field; where RASFF publishes none, from the subject.[1]

RASFF Window’s own search for “rice” in 2025 lists 143 notifications.[1] The counts differ because the search reads one word in the subject, while this page reads subjects in every language and applies the rule above.

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References

Data downloaded on 10 November 2026. RASFF Window is a live database, so a later search can differ slightly.

[1] European Commission, RASFF Window. Search: “rice” in the subject, notifications validated in 2025. webgate.ec.europa.eu

[2] European Commission. RASFF, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed. food.ec.europa.eu