Stopped at the border: banaba leaf extract is an unauthorised novel food
RASFF 2026.6712: a consignment of dried banaba leaf extract (Lagerstroemia speciosa) from India was stopped at the Croatian border for lack of the original certificate and as an unauthorised novel food.
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The European Commission validated RASFF notification 2026.6712 on 28 July 2026, a border rejection concerning dried banaba leaf extract (Lagerstroemia speciosa), weight 25.0 kg, originating from India.
The consignment was detained at border control because the original certificate was missing and banaba leaf extract is not an authorised novel food in the EU.
The product was not (yet) placed on the market. Croatia has ordered destruction of the consignment. The notification was made by Croatia and a company in Croatia is involved.
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