EU alert · RASFF Risk: Serious Cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
Exceeding the content of total pyrrolizidine alkaloids in herbal tea with milk thistle
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2025.7432
Summary
Alert notification notified by Poland concerning Ostropest plamisty herbatka ziołowa (cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea), originating from Poland. Hazard: natural toxins (other).
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
Ostropest plamisty herbatka ziołowa
- Category
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Alert notification
Hazards found (analytical results)
- pyrrolizidine alkaloids - natural toxins (other) — result: 1550±543 µg/kg - ppb (max. permitted: 200 µg/kg - ppb)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Distribution to other member countries
- Notification basis: Official control on the market
Distributed to
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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