EU alert · RASFF Risk: Not serious Cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in maté tea from the Czech Republic
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2025.10036
Summary
Information notification for follow-up notified by Germany concerning maté tea (cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea), originating from Czechia. Hazard: environmental pollutants.
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
maté tea
- Category
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
Hazards found (analytical results)
- benzo(a)pyrene - environmental pollutants — result: 20,6 ± 7,4 µg/kg - ppb
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons heavy - environmental pollutants — result: 106,0 ± 38,2 µg/kg - ppb
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Information on distribution not (yet) available
- Notification basis: Official control on the market
Distributed to
Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Russia
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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