Slovenia and Spain have issued new warnings that certain foodstuffs imported from Serbia they are not safe to use.
According to the data European food alert system (RASFF), soybean meal and toast are disputed. That's it the number of products from Serbia that are marked as potentially risky on the EU market during 2025 increased to 27.
Based on a consumer report, Slovenia reported toast contaminated with mold, while Spain detected an elevated level of aflatoxin B1 in soybean meal from Serbia during border control. Both foods are labeled as potentially hazardous to health.
Since the beginning of the year, the EU has marked 25 products from Serbia as unsafe
New applications in a row
In previous months, several EU countries issued similar warnings. At the end of October, Belgium marked cherries from Serbia as unsafe due to the increased amount of the insecticide omethoate, while In early October, Greece reported irregularities in shipments of dried apricots.
Since the beginning of 2025, Hepatitis A in frozen fruit, aflatoxin in soy flour, metal wire in gnocchi, listeria in smoked salmon, as well as cadmium in frozen strawberries have been detected in Serbian products exported to the European market.
The most common reason for issuing a warning remains the presence of aflatoxin B1, one of the most dangerous mycotoxins that can be harmful to human health.
