665 notifications on cocoa, coffee and tea since 1 January 2020, 2% of all EU notifications in that time. 147 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 146 in the 365 days before, up 1%. 30% were border rejections, against 30% across all products, and 38% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were China (145), the Netherlands (43) and Germany (37). The findings reported most often were pesticide residues (65), unauthorised novel food (61) and chlorpyrifos (51). The products named most often were tea (206), chocolate products (111), green tea (71) and 1 more.
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
The newest 25 of 665, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Spain: ochratoxin A in cocoa from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9899, validated 6 November 2026.
- Alert notified by Poland: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in cocoa from Germany and Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9885, validated 6 November 2026.
- Alert notified by Finland: chlorpyrifos in herbal infusions of unknown origin, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9854, validated 5 November 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: Staphylococcus enterotoxins, plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe and unauthorised novel food in herbal infusions from Russia, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9737, validated 2 November 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: aluminium in tea from Bulgaria, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9677, validated 30 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Latvia: tolfenpyrad and illegal import or unapproved establishment in tea from Russia, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9536, validated 27 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe and unauthorised novel food in tea from Russia, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9506, validated 26 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: chlorpyrifos in chocolate products from Belgium and the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9443, validated 22 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for cocoa, coffee or tea from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9348, validated 21 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: chlorpyrifos in coffee from India, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9304, validated 20 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: acetamiprid, tolfenpyrad and dinotefuran in green tea from Azerbaijan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9202, validated 16 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: thiamethoxam, lambda cyhalothrin and tolfenpyrad in cocoa, coffee or tea from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9014, validated 12 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: pesticide residues in tea from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8995, validated 9 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: cannabidiol (CBD) in tea from the Netherlands, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8943, validated 8 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: dinotefuran in cocoa, coffee or tea from Japan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8640, validated 30 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: pesticide residues in green tea from Azerbaijan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8469, validated 24 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: pyrrolizidine alkaloids in black tea from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8433, validated 23 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: undeclared soy in chocolate products from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8365, validated 21 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for green tea from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.8283, validated 18 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: pesticide residues in cocoa, coffee or tea from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8068, validated 11 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: pesticide residues in tea from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7936, validated 8 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: chlorpyrifos and lambda cyhalothrin in tea from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7881, validated 7 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Austria: pesticide residues in tea from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7783, validated 3 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: chlorpyrifos in cocoa from Peru, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7461, validated 24 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: pesticide residues in green tea from Japan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7410, validated 21 August 2026.
Origins with their own page for cocoa, coffee and tea: China (145), Netherlands (43), Germany (37), Belgium (35), Türkiye (28), Italy (25), India (25), Spain (24), Poland (24), Thailand (21), Sri Lanka (20), France (15), United Kingdom (15).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 58 |
| 2021 | 59 |
| 2022 | 78 |
| 2023 | 78 |
| 2024 | 125 |
| 2025 | 142 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 125 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 200 | 30% |
| Alert | 196 | 29% |
| Information for follow up | 160 | 24% |
| Information for attention | 109 | 16% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 253 | 38% |
| Potentially serious | 114 | 17% |
| Potential risk | 130 | 20% |
| Not serious | 65 | 10% |
| Undecided | 88 | 13% |
| No risk | 15 | 2% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Tea | 206 |
| Chocolate products | 111 |
| Green tea | 71 |
| Herbal infusions | 68 |
| Coffee | 60 |
| Cocoa | 50 |
| Black tea | 36 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| China | 145 | 22% |
| Netherlands | 43 | 6% |
| Germany | 37 | 6% |
| Belgium | 35 | 5% |
| Türkiye | 28 | 4% |
| India | 25 | 4% |
| Italy | 25 | 4% |
| Spain | 24 | 4% |
| Poland | 24 | 4% |
| Thailand | 21 | 3% |
| Sri Lanka | 20 | 3% |
| Origin not given | 16 | 2% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pesticide residues | 65 | 10% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 61 | 9% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 51 | 8% |
| Anthraquinone | 41 | 6% |
| Pyrrolizidine alkaloids | 36 | 5% |
| Tolfenpyrad | 36 | 5% |
| Ochratoxin A | 31 | 5% |
| Dinotefuran | 30 | 5% |
| Foreign bodies | 30 | 5% |
| Medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) | 24 | 4% |
| Cannabidiol (CBD) | 21 | 3% |
| Other finding | 21 | 3% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 118 | 18% |
| Netherlands | 62 | 9% |
| Poland | 62 | 9% |
| Belgium | 61 | 9% |
| Spain | 54 | 8% |
| France | 48 | 7% |
| Finland | 35 | 5% |
| Italy | 29 | 4% |
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