Japan — Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea
Japan received 2 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are dinotefuran, boscalid, and flubendiamide.
Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Destroyed: 50%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 50%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 2 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.8640 Residues of dinotefuran in teas from Japan Notified by Poland. Destroyed. Result 0,19±0,10 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). dinotefuran
- 2026.7410 Pesticides residues in Japanese green tea Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.07+/-0.035 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). dinotefuran
- 2020.0023 pesticide residues in green tea from Japan Notified by Portugal. Result >LMR (limit LMR null). boscaliddinotefuranflubendiamidepesticide residues+2 more
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 6 notifications since 2020 concerned cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea from Japan found after entering the EU — 6 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: official control on the market 50%, company's own check 33%, at the EU border 17%. 1 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 to date | 2 | 2 |
- 2026.6998 info: follow-upFlunicamid, Tebuconazole, and unauthorized substance lufenuron in organic matcha powder from Japan Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,15 (limit 0,05 mg/kg - ppm). flonicamidlufenurontebuconazole
- 2026.1732 info: follow-upIncomplete import procedures for green tea powder from Japan Notified by Lithuania. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2025.9479 info: attentionHigh levels of pesticide residues in tea Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,028 ± 0,014 (limit 0,02 mg/kg - ppm). anthraquinone
- 2025.5492 info: follow-upTolfenpyrad in organic green tea powder from Japan Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,037 ± 0,019 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). tolfenpyrad
- 2023.6099 info: attentionPlaguicidas (fenbuconazol y ditiocarbamatos) en té verde Japón/ Pesticide residues (fenbuconazol and dithiocarbamates) in green tea from Japan Notified by Spain. At the EU border, not on the market, destroyed. Result 0,399 ± 0,200 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). dithiocarbamates
- 2022.1253 info: follow-upUnauthorised substances ethiprole, dinotefuran and tolfenpyrad and exceedance of maximum levels of pesticides in teas from Japan Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,45 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridbuprofezinclothianidindinotefuran+7 more
Data and downloads
Download all 9 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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