In August 2019, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed(RASFF) of EU have notified 23 cases of Food Contact Materials (FCM) products, 14 cases of which are originated from China. The details are as below:
No. |
Date |
Notified by |
Origin |
Subject |
Notification type |
Action taken |
1 |
01/08/2019 |
Poland |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from bamboo cup with lid |
alert |
recall |
2 |
01/08/2019 |
Lithuania |
Thailand |
deterioration of organoleptic characteristics of food in contact with drinking bottle |
information for follow-up |
re-dispatch |
3 |
02/08/2019 |
Slovenia |
Serbia |
migration of benzophenone and of 4-methylbenzophenone from plastic cups |
information for attention |
detained by operator |
4 |
02/08/2019 |
Germany |
Spain |
migration of aluminium from ceramic slow cooker |
alert |
withdrawal |
5 |
02/08/2019 |
Slovenia |
Israel |
migration of PAA from paper/plastic foil |
alert |
no action taken |
6 |
07/08/2019 |
Spain |
China |
high level of overall migration from kitchen cooking set |
border rejection |
import not authorised |
7 |
08/08/2019 |
Spain |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from dinner set |
border rejection |
import not authorised |
8 |
08/08/2019 |
France |
China |
migration of melamine from meal set |
information for follow-up |
withdrawal |
9 |
09/08/2019 |
Italy |
Turkey |
migration of nickel from chromed steel grid |
border rejection |
placed under customs seals |
10 |
12/08/2019 |
Poland |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from bamboo coffee mug |
alert |
withdrawal |
11 |
14/08/2019 |
France |
Spain |
migration of arsenic and of aluminium from tajine plate and cover |
alert |
recall |
12 |
14/08/2019 |
Austria |
China |
material abrading from vegetable cutter |
information for follow-up |
informing recipient |
13 |
14/08/2019 |
Poland |
China |
migration of cadmium and of lead from set of glasses |
alert |
recall |
14 |
14/08/2019 |
France |
China |
migration of melamine from tableware set for children |
information for follow-up |
recall |
15 |
14/08/2019 |
France |
China |
migration of PAA from plastic ladle with silicone handle |
alert |
recall |
16 |
14/08/2019 |
Spain |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from large cup |
information for attention |
withdrawal |
17 |
20/08/2019 |
Italy |
Brazil |
migration of chromium from steak knife |
border rejection |
import not authorised |
18 |
26/08/2019 |
Spain |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from bamboo plates |
border rejection |
/ |
19 |
29/08/2019 |
Italy |
Turkey |
migration of nickel from chromed steel grid |
border rejection |
re-dispatch |
20 |
30/08/2019 |
Italy |
Turkey |
migration of nickel from chromed iron grid |
border rejection |
re-dispatch |
21 |
30/08/2019 |
Belgium |
China |
migration of chromium from egg whist |
information for follow-up |
withdrawal |
22 |
30/08/2019 |
Italy |
China |
migration of chromium from tea filter |
border rejection |
placed under customs seals |
23 |
30/08/2019 |
Italy |
China |
overall migration from plastic coated paper plates and cups |
border rejection |
placed under customs seals |