Afghanistan — Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Afghanistan received 2 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Non-Alcoholic Beverages between 2025-Q2 and 2026-Q2. The most-cited issues are E 950 - Acesulfame K, caffeine, and sweetener E 951 - aspartame. The list below gives each of these 2 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 1 carries the laboratory result and 2 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Re-dispatched: 50%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 50%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 5 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2025-Q2 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.4206 Incorrect labeling of non-alcoholic beverages from Afghanistan Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched.
- 2025.2776 Unauthorized additives in energy drinks from Afghanistan Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 31. E 950 - Acesulfame Kcaffeinesweetener E 951 - aspartamesweetener E 954 - saccharin
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 1 notifications since 2020 concerned non-alcoholic beverages from Afghanistan found after entering the EU — 1 alerts. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: official control on the market 100%. 1 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 to date | 0 | 0 |
- 2024.0873 alertToo high additive and vitamin content in energy drink from Afghanistan Notified by Belgium. Official control on the market, reached the market.
Data and downloads
Download all 3 entries (CSV) — every notification behind this page, border rejections and those found on the market, with how each was found and what was done.
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