Vietnam — Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Vietnam received 4 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Non-Alcoholic Beverages between 2023-Q2 and 2026-Q1. Volume is roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are E 210 - benzoic acid, E 950 - Acesulfame K, and bisphenol A. The list below gives each of these 6 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 4 carry 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
- Re-dispatched or destroyed: 50%; Held, final fate not recorded: 50%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q2 | 0 |
| 2023-Q3 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 2 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.2150 Acesulfame-K in melon tea drinks from Vietnam Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 55 (limit 0 mg/l). E 950 - Acesulfame Kbisphenol A
- 2025.1684 Exceed the limit of Benzoic Acid E210 in Aloe Vera Drink Mango Flavor from Vietnam Notified by Cyprus. Result 212 (limit 150 mg/l). E 210 - benzoic acid
- 2023.8258 Superación de la cantidad de semillas de albahaca en bebidas de semillas de Vietnam. // Exceeding the quantity of basil seeds in seed beverages from Vietnam. Notified by Spain.
- 2023.8068 Presença dos aditivos E100 e E 129, não autorizados para esta categoria de alimentos Notified by Portugal. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2021.0165 Too high content of E 210 and E 211 in nectars from Vietnam Notified by Spain. Result 154 (limit 150 (ÁCIDO BENZOICO Y BENZOATOS) mg/kg - ppm). E 210 - benzoic acidE 211 - sodium benzoatechemical contamination
- 2020.3695 SUPERAR LIMITES DE AC. BENZOICO EN BEBIDAS REFRESCANTES Notified by Spain. Destroyed. Result 182 (limit 150 mg/l). E 210 - benzoic acid
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 4 notifications since 2020 concerned non-alcoholic beverages from Vietnam found after entering the EU — 4 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 100%.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 to date | 1 | 1 |
- 2026.8033 info: follow-upUnauthorised novel food ingredient in soft drink from Vietnam, via the Netherlands Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. novel food ingredient
- 2025.0241 info: follow-upUnauthorised novel food ingredient basil seeds in soft drinks from Vietnam Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. novel food ingredient
- 2024.8287 info: follow-upNovel Food and labelling deficiencies in beverages from Vietnam and Thailand, via the Netherlands Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2020.2203 info: follow-upUnauthorized color (E 143) in soft drink Notified by Sweden. Official control on the market, reached the market. colour E 143 - fast green FCF / FD&C green
Data and downloads
Download all 10 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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