Excessive levels of genotoxic and reproductive-toxic pesticides in a tea-like product from China, via the Netherlands
EU food safety notification · Alert · on the market
Is this a consumer recall?
No. RASFF is how food safety authorities in Europe exchange information about risks in food and feed. Information shared through RASFF can lead to products being recalled, but consumer recall notices with brand names are published nationally. An alert notification means a food with a serious health risk is on the market and rapid action is required. The notifying country has taken measures, and other countries check whether the product is on their market too. This notification is no longer among the newest RASFF notifications this site checks; open the official notification for any follow-up.
What did this RASFF notification report?
Excessive levels of genotoxic and reproductive-toxic pesticides in a tea-like product from China, via the Netherlands. Risk decision: serious. Notification type: alert notification.
What should I do?
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- RASFF reference
- 2026.8995
- Notification type
- Alert notification
- Risk decision
- Serious
- Product category
- cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Notifying country
- Germany (DE)
- Origin (as reported)
- China (CN)
- Brand / business operator
- Not published in RASFF Window
- Notification date (EC validation)
- October 9, 2026
- RASFF Window ID
- 878799
- System
- EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), European Commission
Which countries are involved?
Notified by Germany (DE): the member country whose authority reported the finding.
Origin (as reported): China (CN). Origin is where the product came from. It does not tell you where the product was sold or distributed, and the public summary does not list distribution countries.
What the labels mean
An alert notification means a food with a serious health risk is on the market and rapid action is required. The notifying country has taken measures, and other countries check whether the product is on their market too.
Serious: evidence shows the finding can seriously affect consumers' health, acutely or chronically.
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