notificationClassification == "border rejection notification" gives 46 of 255 records (18.0%) for pet food 2019–2026. Border rejections are the only classification that can carry the "no risk" riskDecision (7 of 46 do so, used when the product was rejected for non-safety reasons such as missing documentation or unauthorized composition).
Hazard distribution within the 46 border rejections (subject substring counts):
- Salmonella: 11 (23.9%)
- Enterobacteriaceae: 10 (21.7%)
- Additive (unauthorized additive): 10 (21.7%)
Note: this is not a three-way tie at 11/11/11; Salmonella leads at 11 while Enterobacteriaceae and Additive are tied at 10 each. Top-3 hazards account for 31 of 46 records (67.4%).
Top notifying countries: Spain (ES) 12, Italy (IT) 10, Germany (DE) 9 — meaning EU Mediterranean border posts intercept most pet food shipments. Top origin countries: China (CN) 11, Turkey (TR) 11, India (IN) 7 — high-volume third-country origins where border inspection density is highest. Risk decision split: not-serious 26, serious 9, no-risk 7, undecided 4. By year, 2022 saw the peak at 13 border rejections; 2020 and 2026 each at 3 (the latter is partial year).
Source: rasff-petfood-20260719.json → filter notificationClassification.description == "border rejection notification", 46 hits.