The abbreviation stands for "Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed".

It is an EU-wide rapid alert system for food, feed, and consumer goods of the European Commission. The RASFF was launched in 1979 and enables the efficient exchange of information and notifications between its members (including 28 EU member states and Switzerland).

Various forms of notifications are distinguished.

• Alert notifications contain information that requires immediate action, as this product poses a serious risk to human health and is already on the market.
• Information notifications include information where no immediate action is required, but their dissemination is of interest to the member states.
• Notifications on border rejections and news of general interest