Potential fraud reports rise in Europe in June
The number of potential frauds reported in Europe increased in June compared to the previous month.
Reports from European countries reached 164 in June 2025, against 129 in May.
The problems listed are potential fraud. Non-conformity can lead to surveys by authorities in EU member states. Details come from a monthly report published by the European Commission.
The data include subjects of presumed cross -border fraud shared between the members of the Alert and Cooperation Network (ACN).
In total, 32 reports mentioned dietary food, food supplements and fortified foods. The second was herbs and spices with 16 reviews and fruits and vegetables classified third with 15 reviews.
The majority of the problems were discovered through market controls. On 11 times, the detection method was the internal inspection of a company and 11 times, it was a complaint to the consumer. A problem has been detected due to food poisoning. Concerns have been raised twice as a result of denunciation information.
June protruding facts
Six alerts involved the United States in June. They included benzoic acid in sparkling carbonated drinks, THC and CBD in candies and GMOs in chips.
The falsification boxes involved horses instead of the donkey of Italy, chicken instead of the turkey of Poland, the substitution of basmati rice and robusta instead of the Arabica coffee.
Ethylene oxide has been detected in coriander powder seeds and India cumin, France stevia and a mixture of United Kingdom spices. Sudden dyes have been found in palm oil in Côte d’Ivoire.
For herbs and spices, lead was found in the cinnamon of Vietnam, methanol in paprika powder from China and rhodamine B in turmeric powder from India. There was a chlorate report in Brazil’s chicken meat.
Record falsification incidents included the falsification of the origin of the tomato, because it listed Morocco instead of Western Sahara. Pork DNA was found in Halal beef sausages in Austria and the best cold cutting date was extended in France without the manufacturer’s approval.
In the Netherlands, there was a case of counterfeiting of a passport on horseback and Ireland, a horse was not recorded in the database. The Kratom of Indonesia was mentioned in an alert.
Examples of traceability defects were Germany’s beef and pork of unknown origin. There was an illegal importation of Dubai chocolate from Lebanon and an unauthorized fish operator, with improper use of identification brands in Spain.
Several non-conformity have listed unauthorized ingredients in the EU, the elements that jump for border controls and pesticides above the maximum residue limits (MRL).
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