24 notifications on cocoa, coffee and tea from Poland since 1 January 2020. That is 1% of all EU notifications on products from Poland and 4% of all notifications on cocoa, coffee and tea from any origin; Poland ranks 9 of 73 origins for this category. 6 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 7 in the 365 days before, down 14%.
Most reported: pyrrolizidine alkaloids (7), unauthorised novel food (4) and foreign bodies (2). 0% were border rejections (30% for cocoa, coffee and tea from all origins) and 42% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were herbal infusions (6), tea (4) and chocolate products (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 Poland
The newest 24 of 24, 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 Poland: pesticide residues and perchlorate in herbal infusions from Poland, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.4961, validated 5 June 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies and a risk of choking or injury in chocolate products from Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4406, validated 19 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe and unauthorised novel food in tea from Poland, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.3266, validated 16 April 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Lithuania: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for green tea from Japan and Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.1732, validated 3 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Czechia: foreign bodies in coffee from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.10106, validated 16 December 2025.
- Alert notified by Poland: pyrrolizidine alkaloids in herbal infusions from Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7432, validated 29 September 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe in cocoa, coffee or tea from Poland, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.7303, validated 24 September 2025.
- Alert notified by Poland: pyrrolizidine alkaloids in herbal infusions from Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7078, validated 16 September 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.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: ochratoxin A, mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in cocoa from the Netherlands and Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1064, validated 14 February 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: pyrrolizidine alkaloids in herbal infusions from Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2025.0256, validated 15 January 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: spoilage or decomposition in chocolate products from Poland, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.8560, validated 20 November 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: pesticide residues and lead in tea from Poland, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.4261, validated 3 June 2024.
- Alert notified by Italy: ochratoxin A in cocoa from Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2024.2673, validated 5 April 2024.
- Alert notified by Croatia: undeclared peanut in cocoa, coffee or tea from Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2023.8315, validated 2 December 2023.
- Alert notified by Czechia: pyrrolizidine alkaloids in herbal infusions from Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2023.6377, validated 20 September 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: pyrrolizidine alkaloids in tea from Poland, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.3180, validated 12 May 2023.
- Alert notified by Romania: pyrrolizidine alkaloids in black tea from Poland, risk decision undecided, reference 2023.0203, validated 10 January 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: a finding outside our word list in coffee from Poland, risk decision not serious, reference 2022.3909, validated 19 July 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: unauthorised novel food in tea from Poland, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.1701, validated 23 March 2022.
- Information for follow up notified by Sweden: cannabidiol (CBD) in chocolate products from Poland, risk decision undecided, reference 2020.2466, validated 16 June 2020.
- Information for follow up notified by Finland: unauthorised novel food in coffee from Poland, risk decision undecided, reference 2020.2265, validated 2 June 2020.
- Alert notified by Belgium: pyrrolizidine alkaloids in herbal infusions from Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2020.0684, validated 11 February 2020.
More: all notifications on products from Poland and cocoa, coffee and tea from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 5 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 10 | 42% |
| Information for follow up | 12 | 50% |
| Information for attention | 2 | 8% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 10 | 42% |
| Potentially serious | 3 | 12% |
| Potential risk | 3 | 12% |
| Not serious | 4 | 17% |
| Undecided | 4 | 17% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pyrrolizidine alkaloids | 7 | 29% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 4 | 17% |
| Foreign bodies | 2 | 8% |
| Ochratoxin A | 2 | 8% |
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) | 2 | 8% |
| Pesticide residues | 2 | 8% |
| Plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe | 2 | 8% |
| Cannabidiol (CBD) | 1 | 4% |
| A risk of choking or injury | 1 | 4% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 1 | 4% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Herbal infusions | 6 |
| Tea | 4 |
| Chocolate products | 3 |
| Cocoa | 3 |
| Coffee | 3 |
| Black tea | 1 |
| Green tea | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 9 | 38% |
| Czechia | 2 | 8% |
| Germany | 2 | 8% |
| Italy | 2 | 8% |
| Austria | 1 | 4% |
| Belgium | 1 | 4% |
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