EU alert · RASFF Risk: Serious New Cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
Excessive levels of genotoxic and reproductive-toxic pesticides in a tea-like product from China, via the Netherlands
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2026.8995
Summary
A tea-like product imported from China contains excessive levels of genotoxic and reproductive-toxic pesticides, including several unauthorized substances. The product was identified during an official market inspection in Germany, posing a serious risk to consumers due to high pesticide residue levels.
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
teeähnliches Erzeugnis - tea-like product
- Category
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Alert notification
Hazards found (analytical results)
- acetamiprid - pesticide residues — result: 0,43 mg/kg - ppm
- carbendazim - pesticide residues — result: 0,29 mg/kg - ppm
- chlorantraniliprole - pesticide residues — result: 0,46 mg/kg - ppm
- chlorfenapyr - pesticide residues — result: 1,6 mg/kg - ppm
- chlormequat - pesticide residues — result: 1,4 mg/kg - ppm
- chlorpyrifos - unauthorised substance - pesticide residues
- clothianidin - pesticide residues — result: 0,37 mg/kg - ppm
- cypermethrin - pesticide residues — result: 0,25 mg/kg - ppm
- dimethomorph - pesticide residues — result: 0,18 mg/kg - ppm
- dinotefuran - pesticide residues — result: 0,23 mg/kg - ppm
- dithiocarbamates - pesticide residues — result: 1,0 mg/kg - ppm
- fipronil - unauthorised substance - pesticide residues — result: 0,036 mg/kg - ppm
- flonicamid - pesticide residues — result: 0,16 mg/kg - ppm
- imidacloprid - pesticide residues — result: 0,40 mg/kg - ppm
- isoprocarb - unauthorised substance - pesticide residues — result: 0,25 mg/kg - ppm
- isoprothiolane - unauthorised substance - pesticide residues — result: 0,26 mg/kg - ppm
- lufenuron - pesticide residues — result: 0,44 mg/kg - ppm
- metalaxyl - pesticide residues — result: 0,13 mg/kg - ppm
- propamocarb - pesticide residues — result: 0,14 mg/kg - ppm
- propiconazole - pesticide residues — result: 0,25 mg/kg - ppm
- pyraclostrobin - pesticide residues — result: 0,40 mg/kg - ppm
- tebufenozide - pesticide residues — result: 0,15 mg/kg - ppm
- thifluzamide - unauthorised substance - pesticide residues — result: 0,081 mg/kg - ppm
- tolfenpyrad - pesticide residues — result: 0,11 mg/kg - ppm
- tolfenpyrad - pesticide residues — result: 0,11 mg/kg - ppm
- lambda-cyhalothrin - pesticide residues — result: 0,24 mg/kg - ppm
Measures taken
- Distribution status: No distribution from notifying country
- Notification basis: Official control on the market
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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