In October 2019, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed(RASFF) of EU have notified 24 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 |
01/10/2019 |
Italy |
Turkey |
migration of nickel from oven grill and dripping pan |
border rejection |
official detention |
2 |
01/10/2019 |
Italy |
Turkey |
migration of nickel from oven grill and dripping pan |
border rejection |
official detention |
3 |
03/10/2019 |
Spain |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from melamine tableware and bamboo plates |
border rejection |
import not authorised |
4 |
04/10/2019 |
Italy |
China |
migration of chromium from dessert steel forks |
information for attention |
seizure |
5 |
09/10/2019 |
Italy |
Turkey |
migration of nickel from grill and dripping plate |
border rejection |
official detention |
6 |
09/10/2019 |
Switzerland |
China |
migration of zinc from barbeque grid |
information for attention |
withdrawal |
7 |
14/10/2019 |
Poland |
China |
sharp fragments from ceramic knives |
alert |
recall |
8 |
15/10/2019 |
Lithuania |
Netherlands |
deterioration of organoleptic characteristics of water in contact with plastic bottles |
information for follow-up |
informing recipient(s) |
9 |
18/10/2019 |
Latvia |
Russia |
too high level of overall migration from polyamide sausage casing |
information for attention |
seizure |
10 |
18/10/2019 |
Italy |
China |
migration of primary aromatic amines from polyamide spatula |
border rejection |
re-dispatch |
11 |
23/10/2019 |
Lithuania |
Russia |
migration of aluminium from bowls |
information for follow-up |
withdrawal |
12 |
23/10/2019 |
Lithuania |
China |
migration of melamine from bamboo fiber cups for kids |
information for attention |
destruction |
13 |
24/10/2019 |
Germany |
United Kingdom |
migration of melamine from bamboo tableware set for children |
alert |
informing authorities |
14 |
24/10/2019 |
Germany |
United Kingdom |
migration of formaldehyde and of melamine from bamboo tableware set for children |
alert |
informing authorities |
15 |
28/10/2019 |
Finland |
China |
migration of lead and of nickel from coffee press |
border rejection |
official detention |
16 |
29/10/2019 |
Italy |
Turkey |
migration of nickel from oven grills and dripping pans |
border rejection |
official detention |
17 |
29/10/2019 |
Italy |
Turkey |
migration of nickel from oven grills and dripping pans |
border rejection |
official detention |
18 |
29/10/2019 |
Italy |
Turkey |
migration of nickel from oven grills and dripping pans |
border rejection |
official detention |
19 |
29/10/2019 |
Italy |
Turkey |
migration of nickel from oven grills and dripping pans |
border rejection |
official detention |
20 |
29/10/2019 |
Italy |
Turkey |
migration of nickel from oven grills and dripping pans |
border rejection |
official detention |
21 |
29/10/2019 |
Italy |
Turkey |
migration of nickel from oven grills and dripping pans |
border rejection |
official detention |
22 |
29/10/2019 |
Italy |
Turkey |
migration of nickel from oven grills and dripping pans |
border rejection |
official detention |
23 |
31/10/2019 |
Germany |
Netherlands |
migration of cyclic oligomers from soup ladle |
information for follow-up |
No action taken |
24 |
31/10/2019 |
Switzerland |
China |
migration of nickel from steel grill spits |
information for attention |
Recall |