Russia — Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea
Russia received 3 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume is falling year-on-year. The list below gives each of these 4 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it; 1 carries the laboratory result and 3 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Destroyed: 100%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 0 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.9506 Unauthorised novel food: Unauthorised novel food: Ziziphora clinopodioides, Rhodiola rosea, Orthosiphonis Staminei, Hedysarum alpinum, Bergenia crassifolia in tea from Russia Notified by Latvia. Destroyed.
- 2025.9859 Teas from Russia contain non-authorised health claims. Notified by Latvia. Destroyed.
- 2025.1069 The consignment (tea from China under Regulation 1793/2019) has not been subject to an official control at the first point of entry into the Union, in accordance with Article 47(1)(e) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625. Unjustified health claims - Immuno, and on the label provided information about added vitamins, B1, B2, B3, C. Absent a Private confirmation for coffee containing milk products. Notified by Latvia. Destroyed.
- 2021.1259 UNDECLARED CASHEW NUTS IN CHOCOLATES FROM RUSSIA Notified by Cyprus. Result 4.32 (limit UNDECLARED ALLERGEN SUBSTANCE mg/kg - ppm).
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 4 notifications since 2020 concerned cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea from Russia found after entering the EU — 1 alerts, 3 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 to date | 2 | 0 | 2 |
- 2026.9536 info: follow-upUnapproved pesticide residue Tolfenpyrad 0,061 ± 0,031 mg/kg in tea from Russia Notified by Latvia.
- 2026.6609 info: attentionPyrrolizidine alkaloids in black tea from Russia Notified by Latvia. At the EU border. Result 354 ± 180 (limit 150 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2025.8145 info: attentionPesticide Chlorpyrifos in Herbal tea “Chamomile flowers” Notified by Latvia. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,059 +/- 0,030 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2024.9554 alertChlorpyrifos in green tea from Russia Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,021 +/- 0,011 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm).
Data and downloads
Download all 8 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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