EU alert · RASFF Risk: Serious Cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
Anthraquinone, PAH's & Benzo(a)pyren in mate tea from Syria, with raw material from Argentina
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2026.0586
Summary
Alert notification notified by Germany concerning yerba mate tea (cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea), originating from Argentina. Hazard: pesticide residues.
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
yerba mate tea
- Category
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Alert notification
Hazards found (analytical results)
- anthraquinone - pesticide residues — result: 0,066 ± 0,033 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,02 mg/kg - ppm)
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of - environmental pollutants — result: 399,2 ± 143,7 µg/kg - ppb (max. permitted: 50,0 µg/kg - ppb)
- benzo(a)pyrene - environmental pollutants — result: 89,7 ± 32,3 µg/kg - ppb (max. permitted: 10,0 null)
- anthraquinone - pesticide residues — result: 0,069 ± 0,035 mg/kg - ppm
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Information on distribution not (yet) available
- Notification basis: Official control on the market
Distributed to
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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