In August 2017, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed(RASFF) of EU have notified 8 cases of Food Contact Materials (FCM) products, all are originated from China.
The subjects notified are mainly formaldehyde migration from plastic articles, overall migration and heavy metals migration from steels, and mineral oil in papers . The details are as below:
|
No. |
Date |
Notified by |
Origin |
Subject |
Notification type |
Action taken |
|
1 |
01/08/2017 |
Denmark |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from melamine plates |
border rejection |
destruction |
|
2 |
02/08/2017 |
Czech Republic |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from plastic cutlery sets |
information for follow-up |
withdrawal from the market |
|
3 |
03/08/2017 |
Czech Republic |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from plastic bowl |
information for follow-up |
withdrawal from the market |
|
4 |
04/08/2017 |
Germany |
China |
mineral oil (MOAH: 29; MOSH: 396 mg/kg - ppm) in and migration of 3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD) (126 μg/l) from paper baking forms for muffins |
information for follow-up |
withdrawal from the market |
|
5 |
11/08/2017 |
Italy |
China |
migration of nickel and too high level of overall migration from steel pourers |
border rejection |
re-dispatch |
|
6 |
17/08/2017 |
Italy |
China |
migration of manganese from steel pourer |
border rejection |
re-dispatch |
|
7 |
25/08/2017 |
Finland |
China |
migration of lead from the rim of schnapps glasses with golden rim |
border rejection |
official detention |
|
8 |
29/08/2017 |
Germany |
China |
3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD) (41.8 μg/l) in paper baking molds |
information for follow-up |
withdrawal from the market |