EU alert · RASFF Potential risk Cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
Aluminum in green tea powder (matcha) from China, via the Netherlands
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2026.5922
Summary
Information notification for follow-up notified by Germany concerning Ground green tea; Matcha (cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea), originating from China. Hazard: composition.
A RASFF notification means that a risk was identified and shared between national authorities. It does not necessarily mean the product was sold in every country — check the distribution list and the measures taken.
Product
Ground green tea; Matcha
- Category
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
Hazards found (analytical results)
- aluminium - migration - composition — result: 1896 ± 455 mg/kg - ppm
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Information on distribution not (yet) available
- Notification basis: Official control on the market
Distributed to
Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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