Recall Serious risk Food

Recall: frozen strawberries from Egypt with norovirus, also distributed in Croatia

RASFF 2026.7229: norovirus found in frozen strawberries from Egypt (300 g). Distributed to Croatia; Germany recalled the product from consumers.

Published Source: EU RASFF Issued by: Njemačka (RASFF)
Why it was recalled norovirus in frozen strawberries
What to do Do not eat the frozen strawberries covered by this notice and return them to the shop where you bought them.

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frozen strawberries 300 g, cardboard folding box

The European Commission published RASFF notification 2026.7229 on 14 August 2026 concerning frozen strawberries from Egypt, packed in a colourfully printed cardboard folding box of 300.0 g. Norovirus was detected in the product during official controls on the market (positive in 25 g; sampled on 16 July 2026).

The risk is considered serious. The product was distributed to Croatia, Czechia, Germany, Liechtenstein, Netherlands and Slovakia; the notification is addressed to Croatia as well, which has been asked to follow up. Germany has carried out a recall from consumers.

Consumers are advised not to eat the frozen strawberries covered by this notice and to return them to the shop where they were bought. Further information is available from the national consumer information pages listed with the notification, including hapih.hr for Croatia.

Data source Europska komisija – RASFF (sustav brzog uzbunjivanja za hranu i hranu za životinje) (EU RASFF) Original notice

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