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China · 12 Nov 2026

Colours in food from China: food safety notices

Notices, all years19since 26 Mar 2020
Last 12 months2
Latest13 Apr 2026United States

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Products

Confectionery and cocoa11Fruit and vegetables3Herbs and spices2Tea, coffee and cocoa1Feed and pet food1

Notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
13 Apr 2026US52USA brand POPPING BOBA; MANGO FLAVOR; Net wt: 7 lb (3.2kg); Ingredients Drinking water,
Guangdong Zonegoing Food Co., LTD
ColoursRecall · Class II
1 Dec 2025EUHigh content of colour E110 (Sunset yellow) in candies from ChinaColoursInformation · not serious
17 Oct 2025EUUnauthorised titanium dioxide colour in confectionary productColoursBorder rejection · potentially serious
17 Sep 2025EUExceeding the maximum combined level of colours (E102, E133, E129) in marshmallows from ChColoursInformation · not serious
20 Aug 2025EUUnauthorised Titanium Dioxide colour in confectionary productsColoursBorder rejection · potentially serious
13 Aug 2025EUUnauthorised Titanium Dioxide colour in Giant Gobstoppers Fruit Flavour CandyColoursBorder rejection · potentially serious
31 Mar 2025EUForbidden coloring in paprika powder from China via SpainColoursAlert · serious
9 Oct 2024EUUnauthorised use of colour E 171 - titanium dioxide in candies from China, via LithuaniaColoursInformation · potential risk
5 Jul 2024EUUnauthorized additive - colour E123 amaranth - in special sugar for cotton candy machine fColoursBorder rejection · not serious
6 May 2024EUUnauthorised use of colour E 124 - Ponceau 4R in strawberries in syrupColoursInformation · not serious
19 Oct 2023EUPresencia de hongos (Trametes versicolor) sin historial de consumo en la UE en café procedColoursBorder rejection · potential risk
7 Mar 2023EUColor Additives E110 and E102: absence of mandatory indications on the label in mango flavColoursBorder rejection · potentially serious
2 Mar 2023EUChinese sauerkraut with not authorized added coloringColoursInformation · not serious
23 Feb 2023EUUnauthorised use of colour E 171 - titanium dioxide in candies from ChinaColoursBorder rejection · potentially serious
1 Aug 2022EUUnauthorised colours Sudan 1 and Sudan 4 in crushed pepper from China, dispatched from TurColoursInformation · serious
15 Apr 2022EUnon-compliant, unauthorised colours in confectionaryColoursBorder rejection · no risk
7 Dec 2021EUtoo high content of colour E 102 - tartrazine (194 mg/kg - ppm), of colour E 110 - Sunset ColoursInformation · not serious
18 Jun 2021EUpresence of unauthorized color additives in dog chewsColoursBorder rejection · undecided
26 Mar 2020EUUnauthorised use of colour E 124 - Ponceau 4R in strawberries in syrupColoursInformation · not serious