FOI release

Caffeine Pouches

Case reference FOI2026/00420

Received 16 February 2026

Published 27 February 2026

Request

I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information regarding the seizure of caffeine pouches by your authority or by your Trading Standards service. Please provide the information below for the calendar years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 to date:

1. The number of caffeine pouch products seized by your authority or by your Trading Standards service.

2. The estimated value of caffeine pouch products seized

3. Whether any of the seized products were tested for caffeine content. If so, please provide the recorded caffeine level (mg per pouch), where available If answering all questions would exceed the cost limit, please prioritise questions 1 and 2.

Response

I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information regarding the seizure of caffeine pouches by your authority or by your Trading Standards service.

Please provide the information below for the calendar years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 to date:

1. The number of caffeine pouch products seized by your authority or by your Trading Standards service.

2. The estimated value of caffeine pouch products seized 3. Whether any of the seized products were tested for caffeine content. If so, please provide the recorded caffeine level (mg per pouch), where available

A: The answer to all the above questions is zero.

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