In March 2019, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed(RASFF) of EU have notified 9 cases of Food Contact Materials (FCM) products, 8 cases of which are originated from China. The details are as below:
No. |
Date |
Notified by |
Origin |
Subject |
Notification type |
Action taken |
1 |
05/03/2019 |
Germany |
China |
migration of PAA from ladles |
information for attention |
withdrawal from the market |
2 |
06/03/2019 |
Italy |
China |
migration of manganese and overall migration from stainless steel strainers' set |
border rejection |
placed under customs seals |
3 |
07/03/2019 |
Norway |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from bamboo bottles and dinner sets for kids |
border rejection |
official detention |
4 |
20/03/2019 |
Poland |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from various melamine resin dishes |
border rejection |
re-dispatch |
5 |
22/03/2019 |
Germany |
France |
migration of cyclic oligomers from polyamide casings |
alert |
withdrawal from the market |
6 |
26/03/2019 |
Austria |
China |
migration of formaldehyde and of melamine from children's decorated cups made with cornflour and bamboo fibers |
alert |
withdrawal from the market |
7 |
27/03/2019 |
Spain |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from melamine bowls |
border rejection |
import not authorised |
8 |
28/03/2019 |
Germany |
China |
migration of PAA from spatula |
information for attention |
withdrawal from the market |
9 |
29/03/2019 |
Germany |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from bamboo bowls |
alert |
withdrawal from the market |