The European Commission validated 339 RASFF notifications this month, including 293 notifications on food, accounting for 86.44%; 33 notifications on feed, accounting for 9.73%; 13 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 3.83%. , in which 10 products from China are contained, accounting for 76.92%.
The prime hazards for FCMs are migration of elements.
There are more details on FCM notifications as below:
date | reference | notified by | countries concerned | subject | action taken | distribution status | risk decision |
02/10/2018 | 2018.2757 | Poland | China (O), Poland | too high level of overall migration (>200 mg/kg - ppm) from silicone kitchen utensils from China | destruction | product not (yet) placed on the market | undecided |
05/10/2018 | 2018.2802 | Germany | Austria (D), China (O), Germany (D), Hong Kong, Italy (D), Netherlands | migration of cobalt (0.16 mg/dm²) from ceramic plate from China, via Hong Kong and via the Netherlands | withdrawal from the market | distribution to other member countries | undecided |
10/10/2018 | 2018.2856 | Slovakia | China (O), Czech Republic, Slovakia (D) | colour migration from perforated turner from China, via the Czech Republic | withdrawal from the market | no distribution from notifying country | undecided |
17/10/2018 | 2018.2922 | Estonia | China (O), Denmark, Estonia (D) | deterioration of organoleptic characteristics (smell and taste) of food in contact with reusable plastic bottles from China, via Denmark | informing recipient(s) | no distribution from notifying country | not serious |
18/10/2018 | 2018.2940 | Germany | Austria, Belgium, China (O), Croatia, France, Germany (D), INFOSAN, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain | migration of formaldehyde (245.7 mg/kg - ppm) and of melamine (13.9 mg/kg - ppm) from plastic cups from China | recall from consumers | information on distribution not (yet) available | serious |
19/10/2018 | 2018.2947 | Netherlands | China (O), Netherlands | migration of formaldehyde (16.2 mg/kg - ppm) from melamine plate from China | official detention | product not (yet) placed on the market | not serious |
19/10/2018 | 2018.2964 | Netherlands | Hong Kong (O), Netherlands | migration of primary aromatic amines (up to 0.270 mg/kg - ppm) from nylon skimmer from Hong Kong | official detention | product not (yet) placed on the market | serious |
22/10/2018 | 2018.2974 | Italy | China (O), Hong Kong, Italy | migration of nickel (0.2; 0.5; 0.7; 3.2; 0.9 mg/kg - ppm) from mixer from China, via Hong Kong | placed under customs seals | product allowed to travel to destination under customs seals | serious |
24/10/2018 | 2018.3011 | Czech Republic | China (O), Czech Republic, Slovakia (D) | migration of formaldehyde (23.91- 25.44) and of melamine (5.8-6.0 mg/kg - ppm) from bamboo tableware for children from China | withdrawal from the market | distribution to other member countries | undecided |
31/10/2018 | 2018.3095 | Italy | China (O), Italy | migration of nickel (8.2 mg/kg - ppm) and too high level of overall migration (81 mg/dm²) from food mixer, basket electric fryer, pizza oven from China | placed under customs seals | product allowed to travel to destination under customs seals | not serious |
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