First published Oct 27, 2026, 11:22:15 PM UTC · Last updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:22:15 PM UTC

Foreign bodies in tea sticks from the Netherlands — Czechia

Reported by EU RASFF serious food and feed alerts

A serious-risk alert concerns foreign bodies in tea sticks from the Netherlands, with Czechia identified as an affected distribution country. The source also says distribution reached other member countries but provides no further details.

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Affected location: Czechia

Illustrative image: Tea bag, 1940-1941, cotton bag, tied with string, text on the label: "Nederland zal herrijzen, uit vrij Nederl.-Indie een groet, Houdt moed!” dropped by allied Planes over occupied Netherlands. Photographed in the collection of the National Liberation Museum 1944-1945 , the Netherlands, archive number 087.044. — KingaNBM/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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The alert identifies a serious food-safety risk involving tea sticks distributed in Czechia.

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