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The 2023 annual report of the Alert and Cooperation Network (ACN) has just been published.
In 2023, 4,695 notifications were sent to the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF):
- 1,539 border rejection notifications,
- 1,263 alert notifications,
- 1,057 notifications for information,
- 819 for follow-up information,
- 17 new notifications.
4,199 concerned food for human consumption, 303 food for animal consumption and 193 materials in contact with food.
The top notifiers were Germany (592), the Netherlands (589), France (421) and Italy (411).
The most-reported EU countries are Poland (304), the Netherlands (289) and France (269). The most frequently notified non-EU countries are Turkey (408), China (333) and India (303).
The most recurrent notifications are :
- Pesticides in fruit and vegetables from Turkey (168),
- Salmonella in poultry and poultry products from Poland (153),
- Migration of substances in food contact materials from China (92),
- Aflatoxins in nuts, nut products and seeds from the USA (85).
- Pesticides in fruit and vegetables from Egypt (84)
Pesticides are the most reported hazard, with 936 notifications. The most common are chlorpyrifos (299), acetamiprid (75) and ethylene oxide and 2-chloroethanol (67). They are mainly found in fruit and vegetables (of Turkish origin).
Pathogenic microorganisms are in second place with 856
