In October 2018, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed(RASFF) of EU have notified 13 cases of Food Contact Materials (FCM) products, 9 cases of which are originated from China. The details are as below:
|
No. |
Date |
Notified by |
Origin |
Subject |
Notification type |
Action taken |
|
1 |
02/10/2018 |
Poland |
China |
too high level of overall migration from silicone kitchen utensils |
border rejection |
destruction |
|
2 |
05/10/2018 |
Germany |
China |
migration of cobalt from ceramic plate |
information for follow-up |
withdrawal from the market |
|
3 |
10/10/2018 |
Slovakia |
unknown origin |
colour migration from perforated truner |
information for follow-up |
withdrawal from the market |
|
4 |
17/10/2018 |
Estonia |
China |
deterioration of organoleptic characteristics of water in contact with reusable plastic bottles |
information for follow-up |
informing recipient |
|
5 |
17/10/2018 |
Denmark |
Denmark |
improper seaming of round welded cans |
information for follow-up |
withdrawal from recipient |
|
6 |
18/10/2018 |
Germany |
China |
migration of formaldehyde and of melamine from plastic cups |
information for attention |
recall from consumers |
|
7 |
19/10/2018 |
Netherlands |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from melamine plate |
border rejection |
official detention |
|
8 |
19/10/2018 |
Latvia |
Turkey |
migration of epoxidised soybean oil (ESBO) from lids of glass jars containing grilled sun dried tomatoes in oil |
information for attention |
informing recipient |
|
9 |
19/10/2018 |
Netherlands |
China |
migration of PAA from polyamine product |
border rejection |
official detention |
|
10 |
22/10/2018 |
Italy |
China |
migration of nickel from mixer |
border rejection |
placed under customs seals |
|
11 |
24/10/2018 |
Czech Republic |
China |
migration of formaldehyde and of melamine from bamboo tableware for children |
alert |
withdrawal from the market |
|
12 |
30/10/2018 |
Italy |
the United States |
migration of nickel from stainless steel toaster grills |
border rejection |
placed under customs seals |
|
13 |
31/10/2018 |
Italy |
China |
migration of nickel and too high level of overall migration from food mixer, basket electric fryer, pizza oven |
border rejection |
placed under customs seals |