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. 2019 May 7;16(9):1599. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16091599

Table 2.

Number of initial notifications and reactions for products posing a microbiological risk (2005–2017) listed for each country. The manufacturing country named in the initial notification is given (domestic, other European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) member states (MS), China, and other non-EU countries).

Alert Submitting Country Total Number of Initial Notifications n (%) Initial Notifications per Country of Origin n
Domestic Notification Other European Country China Other Non-European Country Unknown Total Number of Reactions n (%)
Spain 49 (20.2) 4 1 34 5 5 5 (5.3)
Germany 44 (18.1) 14 11 6 13 3 (3.2)
Italy 37 (15.2) 1 32 4
France 20 (8.2) 5 1 9 5 11 (11.8)
The Netherlands 13 (5.3) 3 2 5 3 4 (4.3)
Finland 9 (3.7) 1 6 2 5 (5.3)
Slovakia 9 (3.7) 6 3 3 (3.2)
Austria 8 (3.3) 3 4 1 9 (9.7)
Czech Republic 7 (2.9) 2 2 1 2 1 (1.1)
Hungary 7 (2.9) 1 6 2 (2.2)
United Kingdom 7 (2.9) 3 2 2 2 (2.2)
Estonia 6 (2.5) 1 1 4
Greece 5 (2.1) 5 7 (7.5)
Croatia 4 (1.6) 1 2 1 2 (2.2)
Latvia 4 (1.6) 3 1 1 (1.1)
Ireland 3 (1.2) 1 1 1 6 (6.4)
Portugal 3 (1.2) 2 1 5 (5.3)
Lithuania 2 (1.2) 2 1 (1.1)
Poland 2 (1.2) 1 1
Belgium 1 (0.4) 1
Bulgaria 1 (0.4) 1
Denmark 1 (0.4) 1 5 (5.3)
Norway 1 (0.4) 1 1 (1.1)
Slovenia 9 (9.7)
Estonia 4 (4.3)
Iceland 2 (2.2)
Sweden 2 (2.2)
Republic of Cyprus 1 (1.1)
Luxembourg 1 (1.1)
Romania 1 (1.1)
Liechtenstein