41 notifications on confectionery from the United States since 1 January 2020. That is 3% of all EU notifications on products from the United States and 5% of all notifications on confectionery from any origin; The United States ranks 6 of 73 origins for this category. 7 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 14 in the 365 days before, down 50%.
Most reported: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) (15), unauthorised colours (7) and titanium dioxide (E 171) (6). 24% were border rejections (15% for confectionery from all origins) and 44% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were sweets (13), jelly sweets (12) and lollipops (1).
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 confectionery from the United States
The newest 25 of 41, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: nicotine in sweets from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9338, validated 20 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Austria: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in confectionery from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8218, validated 16 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in jelly sweets from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4217, validated 13 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by France: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and cannabidiol (CBD) in jelly sweets from the United States, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2005, validated 10 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: titanium dioxide (E 171) in sweets from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.0807, validated 30 January 2026.
- Alert notified by the European Commission: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in lollipops from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0624, validated 26 January 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Ireland: titanium dioxide (E 171) in confectionery from Türkiye and the United States, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.10257, validated 19 December 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Ireland: titanium dioxide (E 171) in confectionery from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.8641, validated 6 November 2025.
- Alert notified by France: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and cannabidiol (CBD) in jelly sweets from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8444, validated 30 October 2025.
- Alert notified by France: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in confectionery from Czechia and the United States, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.8225, validated 24 October 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in jelly sweets from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8176, validated 23 October 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Czechia: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in confectionery from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2025.5272, validated 11 July 2025.
- Alert notified by France: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in jelly sweets from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4623, validated 20 June 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Czechia: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in jelly sweets from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4510, validated 16 June 2025.
- Alert notified by Luxembourg: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and cannabidiol (CBD) in jelly sweets from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3790, validated 21 May 2025.
- Information for attention notified by the European Commission: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in sweets from the United States, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.3306, validated 2 May 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: cannabidiol (CBD) in jelly sweets from the United States, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.2183, validated 25 March 2025.
- Alert notified by France: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in sweets from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2025.0871, validated 7 February 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and illness reported after eating it in jelly sweets from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2025.0795, validated 5 February 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Czechia: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in jelly sweets from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9215, validated 13 December 2024.
- Alert notified by France: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in jelly sweets from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8754, validated 27 November 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: titanium dioxide (E 171) in confectionery from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.4590, validated 14 June 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Slovenia: titanium dioxide (E 171) in sweets from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.4193, validated 30 May 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: titanium dioxide (E 171) and labelling faults in confectionery from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.2817, validated 9 April 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Slovakia: unauthorised colours in sweets from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.2143, validated 21 March 2024.
More: all notifications on products from the United States and confectionery from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 13 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 6 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 10 | 24% |
| Alert | 10 | 24% |
| Information for follow up | 11 | 27% |
| Information for attention | 10 | 24% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 18 | 44% |
| Potentially serious | 6 | 15% |
| Potential risk | 6 | 15% |
| Not serious | 7 | 17% |
| Undecided | 4 | 10% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) | 15 | 37% |
| Unauthorised colours | 7 | 17% |
| Titanium dioxide (E 171) | 6 | 15% |
| Cannabidiol (CBD) | 4 | 10% |
| Other finding | 4 | 10% |
| Mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) | 3 | 7% |
| An unauthorised additive | 3 | 7% |
| Labelling faults | 2 | 5% |
| Illness reported after eating it | 1 | 2% |
| Nicotine | 1 | 2% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Sweets | 13 |
| Jelly sweets | 12 |
| Lollipops | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 9 | 22% |
| Germany | 5 | 12% |
| Czechia | 4 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 10% |
| European Commission | 3 | 7% |
| Ireland | 3 | 7% |
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