These notifications report caffeine. In the EU every food additive needs an authorisation for the food it is used in.
39 notifications since 1 January 2020 named caffeine, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 11 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 5 in the 365 days before, up 120%. 3% were border rejections and 41% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Germany (7), the United States (7) and the Netherlands (4). The product categories named most often were food supplements and dietetic foods (26), non alcoholic beverages (5) and cocoa, coffee and tea (2). The products named most often were food supplements (23), energy drinks (4) and coffee (2).
Explainer sources, checked 18 October 2026: Food additives, European Commission.
Counts start on 1 January 2020 and run to 8 November 2026, the day the list was last read. A notification that names two countries of origin counts for each. Findings come from our word list matched against the EU subject line, which is never shown; 96% of all notifications match it, the rest count as other finding. Each reference links to the official record on RASFF Window. How this works.
Latest notifications that named caffeine
The newest 25 of 39, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Germany: caffeine in food supplements from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9910, validated 6 November 2026.
- Alert notified by France: caffeine, medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others), plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe and 1 more findings in food supplements from Slovakia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9257, validated 19 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: caffeine in a food supplement from Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7113, validated 11 August 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: caffeine in food supplements from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5709, validated 26 June 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: caffeine and labelling faults in food supplements from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5657, validated 26 June 2026.
- Alert notified by France: caffeine and illness reported after eating it in food supplement powders from Spain, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5400, validated 18 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: caffeine in coffee from Belgium, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.4883, validated 3 June 2026.
- Alert notified by Sweden: caffeine in food supplements from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4600, validated 26 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: caffeine in a prepared dish or snack of unknown origin, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2809, validated 1 April 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Sweden: caffeine in food supplements from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.1429, validated 20 February 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: caffeine and labelling faults in soft drinks from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9329, validated 25 November 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels and caffeine in food supplements from Hungary, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6876, validated 8 September 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: caffeine in an alcoholic drink from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5667, validated 25 July 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Switzerland: vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels and caffeine in a food supplement from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5366, validated 15 July 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: caffeine in energy drinks from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.1503, validated 3 March 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels, caffeine and unauthorised novel food in food supplements from Ireland, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.0381, validated 20 January 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Sweden: titanium dioxide (E 171), caffeine and medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) in food supplements from Romania, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.7232, validated 1 October 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Denmark: caffeine in energy drinks from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.3556, validated 3 May 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Switzerland: caffeine, plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe and unauthorised novel food in food supplements from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.7186, validated 23 October 2023.
- Alert notified by Switzerland: caffeine and unauthorised novel food in food supplements from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.5724, validated 24 August 2023.
- Alert notified by Belgium: caffeine in energy drinks from Japan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.2752, validated 25 April 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: caffeine in food supplements from the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.2465, validated 12 April 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Belgium: caffeine in energy drinks from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.1029, validated 13 February 2023.
- Alert notified by Belgium: caffeine in food supplements from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2022.3177, validated 31 May 2022.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: caffeine, medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) and unauthorised novel food in food supplements from Luxembourg, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.1251, validated 11 March 2022.
Other additives and colours: an unauthorised additive, unauthorised colours, vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 10 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 1 | 3% |
| Alert | 15 | 38% |
| Information for follow up | 14 | 36% |
| Information for attention | 9 | 23% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 16 | 41% |
| Potentially serious | 8 | 21% |
| Potential risk | 4 | 10% |
| Not serious | 4 | 10% |
| Undecided | 6 | 15% |
| No risk | 1 | 3% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Food supplements | 23 |
| Energy drinks | 4 |
| Coffee | 2 |
| Breakfast cereals | 1 |
| Cups and mugs | 1 |
| Food supplement powders | 1 |
| Soft drinks | 1 |
| Turkey meat | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7 | 18% |
| United States | 7 | 18% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 10% |
| Poland | 4 | 10% |
| Origin not given | 3 | 8% |
| France | 2 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 5% |
| Belgium | 1 | 3% |
| Cameroon | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Croatia | 1 | 3% |
| Hungary | 1 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 26 | 67% |
| Non alcoholic beverages | 5 | 13% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 2 | 5% |
| Alcoholic beverages | 1 | 3% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 1 | 3% |
| Food contact materials | 1 | 3% |
| Other and mixed food products | 1 | 3% |
| Poultry meat | 1 | 3% |
| Prepared dishes and snacks | 1 | 3% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11 | 28% |
| Belgium | 9 | 23% |
| Sweden | 7 | 18% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 10% |
| Denmark | 2 | 5% |
| France | 2 | 5% |
| Poland | 2 | 5% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
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