304 notifications on non alcoholic beverages since 1 January 2020, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 39 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 41 in the 365 days before, down 5%. 27% were border rejections, against 30% across all products, and 23% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were the United States (33), the Netherlands (27) and Germany (19). The findings reported most often were unauthorised novel food (43), preservatives (benzoic or sorbic acid) (40) and unauthorised colours (31). The products named most often were soft drinks (161), juices (37), energy drinks (31) 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 non alcoholic beverages
The newest 25 of 304, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: labelling faults for soft drinks from Belgium, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9690, validated 30 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: patulin in juices from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8960, validated 8 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by France: moulds in soft drinks from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8320, validated 18 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Slovakia: a finding outside our word list in soft drinks from Czechia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8146, validated 15 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: unauthorised novel food in soft drinks from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8033, validated 11 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Malta: unauthorised colours in soft drinks from Taiwan, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.7634, validated 28 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: unauthorised novel food in soft drinks from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7117, validated 26 August 2026.
- Alert notified by France: foreign bodies and spoilage or decomposition in soft drinks from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7471, validated 24 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Ireland: cannabidiol (CBD) in energy drinks from Czechia, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7465, validated 24 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Switzerland: sweeteners in energy drinks from Austria, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7218, validated 13 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Ireland: vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels in soft drinks from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6855, validated 31 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: unauthorised novel food in soft drinks from Ukraine, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.6524, validated 23 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies in a non alcoholic drink from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6412, validated 17 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: unauthorised novel food in soft drinks from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6384, validated 17 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: spoilage or decomposition in tea drinks from the Netherlands, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6315, validated 15 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Ireland: cannabidiol (CBD) in energy drinks from the Netherlands, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6290, validated 15 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and cannabidiol (CBD) in soft drinks from Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5843, validated 1 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Lithuania: preservatives (benzoic or sorbic acid) in soft drinks from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.4779, validated 1 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Finland: an unauthorised additive in juices from the Philippines, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4729, validated 29 May 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: labelling faults for soft drinks from Afghanistan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4206, validated 13 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: foreign bodies in soft drinks from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3762, validated 29 April 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Ireland: preservatives (benzoic or sorbic acid) in soft drinks from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.3165, validated 14 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: cannabidiol (CBD) in soft drinks from the Netherlands, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.3062, validated 10 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Slovenia: preservatives (benzoic or sorbic acid) in soft drinks from Brazil, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.2948, validated 7 April 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies in a non alcoholic drink from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2904, validated 7 April 2026.
Origins with their own page for non alcoholic beverages: United States (33), Netherlands (27), Germany (19), France (16), Italy (16).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 40 |
| 2021 | 45 |
| 2022 | 30 |
| 2023 | 54 |
| 2024 | 58 |
| 2025 | 41 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 36 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 83 | 27% |
| Alert | 68 | 22% |
| Information for follow up | 106 | 35% |
| Information for attention | 47 | 15% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 69 | 23% |
| Potentially serious | 40 | 13% |
| Potential risk | 65 | 21% |
| Not serious | 75 | 25% |
| Undecided | 46 | 15% |
| No risk | 9 | 3% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Soft drinks | 161 |
| Juices | 37 |
| Energy drinks | 31 |
| Tea drinks | 13 |
| Bottled water | 10 |
| Syrups | 4 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 11% |
| Netherlands | 27 | 9% |
| Germany | 19 | 6% |
| France | 16 | 5% |
| Italy | 16 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 14 | 5% |
| China | 13 | 4% |
| Spain | 10 | 3% |
| Vietnam | 10 | 3% |
| Belgium | 8 | 3% |
| Origin not given | 8 | 3% |
| Austria | 7 | 2% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unauthorised novel food | 43 | 14% |
| Preservatives (benzoic or sorbic acid) | 40 | 13% |
| Other finding | 31 | 10% |
| Unauthorised colours | 31 | 10% |
| Foreign bodies | 24 | 8% |
| Labelling faults | 13 | 4% |
| Spoilage or decomposition | 13 | 4% |
| Cannabidiol (CBD) | 12 | 4% |
| An unauthorised additive | 12 | 4% |
| Undeclared milk | 11 | 4% |
| Patulin | 10 | 3% |
| Moulds | 7 | 2% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 46 | 15% |
| Belgium | 27 | 9% |
| Spain | 25 | 8% |
| Italy | 21 | 7% |
| Ireland | 20 | 7% |
| Cyprus | 17 | 6% |
| France | 17 | 6% |
| Netherlands | 17 | 6% |
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