[RASFF] Overview of RASFF FCM notifications in December 2016
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The European Commission validated 293 RASFF notifications this month, including 266 notifications on food, accounting for 90.78%; 15 notifications on feed, accounting for 5.12%; 12 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 4.09%.

The prime hazards for FCMs are migration of elements and excessive levels of heavy metals.

There are more details on FCM notifications as below:

SN

Date

Reference

Notified by

Subject

Action taken

1

02/12/2016

2016.1672

Austria

tumbler glow cups from China, via Germany unfit for use as food contact material

public warning - press release

2

09/12/2016

2016.1720

Slovakia

corrosion of trough-shaped strainer for pulping of tomatoes from Hungary

public warning - press release

3

19/12/2016

2016.1765

Czech Republic

migration of formaldehyde (35.2; 33.2 mg/kg - ppm) from melamine decorated soup plate from China

withdrawal from the market

4

19/12/2016

2016.1766

Czech Republic

migration of cadmium (bowl: 3.42; 2.84 mg/l and plate: 1.54; 1.12 mg/dm²) from ceramic breakfast set from China, via Spain

withdrawal from the market

5

02/12/2016

2016.BOG

Italy

migration of nickel (40.1 mg/kg - ppm) and too high level of overall migration (37 mg/dm²) from pasta machine from China

re-dispatch

6

05/12/2016

2016.BOQ

Denmark

migration of formaldehyde (25.70 mg/kg - ppm) from owl shape plate from China


7

09/12/2016

2016.BOZ

Greece

migration of formaldehyde (19.2 mg/kg - ppm) and of melamine (3.4 mg/kg - ppm) from melamine bowl from China

official detention

8

09/12/2016

2016.BPJ

Croatia

abnormal smell of empty bottles for ketchup from Bosnia and Herzegovina

return to consignor

9

14/12/2016

2016.BQM

Italy

electric immersion blenders from China unfit for use as food contact material

placed under customs seals

10

20/12/2016

2016.BRO

Croatia

deterioration of organoleptic characteristics (strange smell) of food in contact with plastic bottle from Bosnia and Herzegovina

return to consignor

11

20/12/2016

2016.BRS

United Kingdom

migration of primary aromatic amines (0.11 mg/kg - ppm) from kitchen ustensil set from China


12

22/12/2016

2016.BSH

Italy

migration of chromium (26.2 mg/kg - ppm), of nickel (1.1 mg/kg - ppm) and of manganese (64.3 mg/kg - ppm) and too high level of overall migration (728 mg/kg - ppm) from cappucino maker from China

re-dispatch

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