Anthraquinone: where it is found above the limit
27 official samples had Anthraquinone above the EU maximum residue level, across 13 product × origin pairs.
| Product | Origin | Found in | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-fermented tea leaves (green or white tea) | China | EU border checks | 5 |
| Tea leaves and stalks, fermented | China | Risk-based samples | 2 |
| Teas leaves, dry and/or fermented, and similar | China | Risk-based samples | 2 |
| Sweet peppers | Spain | Risk-based samples | 1 |
| Parsley | Egypt | Random market samples | 1 |
| Black pepper | India | EU border checks | 1 |
| Tea leaves and stalks, fermented | India | Risk-based samples | 1 |
| Non-fermented tea leaves (green or white tea) | China | Random market samples | 1 |
| Non-fermented tea leaves (green or white tea) | China | Follow-up samples | 1 |
| Non-fermented tea leaves (green or white tea) | Sri Lanka | Risk-based samples | 1 |
| Common jasmine infusion flowers | Indonesia | Random market samples | 1 |
| Teas leaves, dry and/or fermented, and similar | Argentina | Random market samples | 1 |
| Teas leaves, dry and/or fermented, and similar | China | EU border checks | 1 |
| Teas leaves, dry and/or fermented, and similar | Indonesia | Random market samples | 1 |
| Teas leaves, dry and/or fermented, and similar | Sri Lanka | Risk-based samples | 1 |
| Cardamom fruit and similar | India | EU border checks | 1 |
Counts of samples, not rates: how often a substance turns up depends on how often each product is tested. Follow a product to its page for the rate.