37 notifications on cocoa, coffee and tea from Germany since 1 January 2020. That is 3% of all EU notifications on products from Germany and 6% of all notifications on cocoa, coffee and tea from any origin; Germany ranks 3 of 73 origins for this category. 4 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 7 in the 365 days before, down 43%.
Most reported: foreign bodies (5), THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) (5) and anthraquinone (3). 0% were border rejections (30% for cocoa, coffee and tea from all origins) and 57% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were tea (13), chocolate products (6) and herbal infusions (6).
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 on cocoa, coffee and tea from Germany
The newest 25 of 37, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Poland: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in cocoa from Germany and Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9885, validated 6 November 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: labelling faults for herbal infusions from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2729, validated 10 April 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by France: anthraquinone in tea from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.1201, validated 12 February 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: ochratoxin A in coffee from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2025.10332, validated 22 December 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in tea from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5844, validated 31 July 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in cocoa from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2025.5508, validated 18 July 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: tropane alkaloids (atropine, scopolamine) in tea from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3441, validated 8 May 2025.
- Alert notified by Italy: anthraquinone in tea from Germany and Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.2598, validated 8 April 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Spain: cannabidiol (CBD) in herbal infusions from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.0962, validated 11 February 2025.
- Alert notified by Italy: undeclared peanut in cocoa from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9304, validated 17 December 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: pyrrolizidine alkaloids in tea from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.8861, validated 29 November 2024.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared tree nuts in chocolate products from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8107, validated 31 October 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: foreign bodies in tea from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.7185, validated 27 September 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: Salmonella in cocoa from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2024.6310, validated 20 August 2024.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in coffee from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.6209, validated 14 August 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by France: pesticide residues in herbal infusions from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.6115, validated 9 August 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: foreign bodies in chocolate products from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.5966, validated 5 August 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Latvia: ochratoxin A in cocoa from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.5291, validated 10 July 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by France: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and cannabidiol (CBD) in chocolate products from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3982, validated 22 May 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies in chocolate products from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3365, validated 26 April 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies in cocoa, coffee or tea from Germany and Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.2756, validated 8 April 2024.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: pyrrolizidine alkaloids in tea from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2024.0351, validated 17 January 2024.
- Alert notified by Slovenia: undeclared milk in chocolate products from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2023.6625, validated 29 September 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in tea from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2023.2985, validated 5 May 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Switzerland: unauthorised novel food, spoilage or decomposition and labelling faults in coffee from Germany, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.1591, validated 7 March 2023.
More: all notifications on products from Germany and cocoa, coffee and tea from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 3 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 23 | 62% |
| Information for follow up | 10 | 27% |
| Information for attention | 4 | 11% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 21 | 57% |
| Potentially serious | 8 | 22% |
| Potential risk | 4 | 11% |
| Not serious | 3 | 8% |
| Undecided | 1 | 3% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign bodies | 5 | 14% |
| THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) | 5 | 14% |
| Anthraquinone | 3 | 8% |
| Cannabidiol (CBD) | 2 | 5% |
| Labelling faults | 2 | 5% |
| Mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) | 2 | 5% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 2 | 5% |
| Ochratoxin A | 2 | 5% |
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) | 2 | 5% |
| Pyrrolizidine alkaloids | 2 | 5% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Tea | 13 |
| Chocolate products | 6 |
| Herbal infusions | 6 |
| Cocoa | 5 |
| Coffee | 4 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 13 | 35% |
| Netherlands | 7 | 19% |
| Poland | 4 | 11% |
| France | 3 | 8% |
| Spain | 2 | 5% |
| Italy | 2 | 5% |
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