20 notifications on cocoa, coffee and tea from Sri Lanka since 1 January 2020. That is 10% of all EU notifications on products from Sri Lanka and 3% of all notifications on cocoa, coffee and tea from any origin; Sri Lanka ranks 11 of 73 origins for this category. 2 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 11 in the 365 days before, down 82%.
Most reported: anthraquinone (5), unauthorised novel food (5) and chlorpyrifos (2). 55% were border rejections (30% for cocoa, coffee and tea from all origins) and 10% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were tea (7), herbal infusions (5) and black tea (3).
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 Sri Lanka
The newest 20 of 20, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: pyrrolizidine alkaloids in black tea from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8433, validated 23 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: anthraquinone in tea from Sri Lanka, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.0317, validated 15 January 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: ethylene oxide in herbal infusions from Sri Lanka, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.8437, validated 30 October 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: anthraquinone in tea from Sri Lanka, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5546, validated 22 July 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: anthraquinone in tea from Sri Lanka, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5550, validated 22 July 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: unauthorised novel food in cocoa, coffee or tea from China, Poland, South Africa and 2 more countries, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5302, validated 11 July 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe and unauthorised novel food in herbal infusions from Sri Lanka, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.4516, validated 16 June 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Slovenia: unauthorised novel food in tea from Sri Lanka, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.9604, validated 27 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Denmark: ethylene oxide in herbal infusions from Sri Lanka, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.9481, validated 20 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: unauthorised novel food in tea from Sri Lanka, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.9491, validated 20 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: unauthorised novel food in tea from Sri Lanka, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.9473, validated 20 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: diuron in black tea from Sri Lanka, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.9392, validated 19 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: illegal import or unapproved establishment and labelling faults for cocoa, coffee or tea from Sri Lanka, risk decision no risk, reference 2024.8996, validated 5 December 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Czechia: chlorpyrifos and metolcarb in green tea from Sri Lanka, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.4507, validated 12 June 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Belgium: lambda cyhalothrin, tolfenpyrad and dinotefuran in green tea from Sri Lanka, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.4541, validated 12 June 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe in herbal infusions from Sri Lanka, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.1165, validated 20 February 2024.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: pesticide residues in black tea from Sri Lanka, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.6508, validated 26 September 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Sweden: chlorpyrifos in herbal infusions from Sri Lanka, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.2353, validated 22 April 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Finland: anthraquinone in green tea from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2021.1627, validated 31 March 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Finland: anthraquinone in tea from Sri Lanka, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.1625, validated 31 March 2021.
More: all notifications on products from Sri Lanka and cocoa, coffee and tea from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 2 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 11 | 55% |
| Information for follow up | 5 | 25% |
| Information for attention | 4 | 20% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 2 | 10% |
| Potentially serious | 6 | 30% |
| Potential risk | 8 | 40% |
| Not serious | 1 | 5% |
| Undecided | 2 | 10% |
| No risk | 1 | 5% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anthraquinone | 5 | 25% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 5 | 25% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 2 | 10% |
| Ethylene oxide | 2 | 10% |
| Plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe | 2 | 10% |
| Dinotefuran | 1 | 5% |
| Diuron | 1 | 5% |
| Illegal import or unapproved establishment | 1 | 5% |
| Labelling faults | 1 | 5% |
| Lambda cyhalothrin | 1 | 5% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Tea | 7 |
| Herbal infusions | 5 |
| Black tea | 3 |
| Green tea | 3 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 9 | 45% |
| Finland | 2 | 10% |
| Belgium | 1 | 5% |
| Czechia | 1 | 5% |
| Germany | 1 | 5% |
| Denmark | 1 | 5% |
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