EU alert · RASFF Risk: Serious New Cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
Pyrrolizidine alkaloid content exceeded in black tea (country of origin: Sri Lanka)
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2026.8433
Summary
A consignment of black tea from Sri Lanka was detained at the Polish border after testing revealed pyrrolizidine alkaloid levels significantly above the permitted limit. The product has not yet been placed on the market.
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
herbata czarna black tea
- Category
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
Hazards found (analytical results)
- pyrrolizidine alkaloids - natural toxins (other) — result: 352+/- 123 µg/kg - ppb (max. permitted: 150 µg/kg - ppb)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Product not (yet) placed on the market
- Notification basis: Border control - consignment detained
Distributed to
Poland
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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