The European Commission validated 273 RASFF notifications this month, including 226 notifications on food, accounting for 82.78%; 35 notifications on feed, accounting for 12.82%; 12 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 4.40%. 11 of the products are from China, accounting for 91.67%.
The prime hazards for FCMs are migration of elements.
There are more details on FCM notifications as below:
S/N date reference notified by countries concerned subject action taken distribution status risk decision 1 02/09/2019 2019.3111 Italy China
(O), Hong Kong (O), Italy migration
of chromium (1 mg/kg - ppm) from fixed blade knife from China, manufactured
in Hong Kong placed
under customs seals product
allowed to travel to destination under customs seals undecided 2 05/09/2019 2019.3156 Lithuania China
(O), Estonia (D), Latvia, Lithuania (D), Netherlands, United Kingdom migration
of melamine (between 8.3 and 11.8 mg/kg - ppm) from coffee cups from China,
via the United Kingdom no
stock left distribution
to other member countries undecided 3 06/09/2019 2019.3177 Lithuania Belgium
(D), Bosnia and Herzegovina (D), China (O), Cyprus (D), France (O), Germany
(D), Guadeloupe (D), Israel (D), Italy (D), Lithuania (D), Luxembourg (D),
Slovenia (D), Spain (D), United Kingdom (D), United States (D) too
high level of overall migration (31.7 mg/dm²) from
bamboo dishes from France, manufactured in China destruction distribution
to other member countries not
serious 4 09/09/2019 2019.3203 Italy China
(O), Italy migration
of primary aromatic amines (5.577, 5.356, 4.701 mg/kg - ppm) from
polypropylene accessories in cookware set from China placed
under customs seals product
allowed to travel to destination under customs seals serious 5 10/09/2019 2019.3220 Norway China
(O), Norway (D) migration
of melamine (3.33 mg/kg - ppm) from bamboo cups from China recall
from consumers distribution
restricted to notifying country undecided 6 10/09/2019 2019.3227 Poland China
(O), Poland missing
import declaration for plastic thermos from China re-dispatch product
not (yet) placed on the market not
serious 7 13/09/2019 2019.3273 Norway China
(O), Commission Services, Denmark (D), Norway (D) migration
of melamine (3.88 mg/kg - ppm) from bamboo dining set for children from China return
to consignor distribution
restricted to notifying country undecided 8 17/09/2019 2019.3295 Greece China
(O), Greece (D), INFOSAN, Italy (D) migration
of primary aromatic amines (aniline: 91; 4,4' MDA: 11600 µg/kg - ppb) from
nylon serving ladles from China, via Italy recall
from consumers no
distribution from notifying country serious 9 23/09/2019 2019.3355 Italy China
(O), Italy, Turkey (O) toaster
from China, dispatched from Turkey unfit for use as food contact material
(steel AISI 201) placed
under customs seals product
allowed to travel to destination under customs seals not
serious 10 24/09/2019 2019.3366 France Belgium,
Cameroon (D), China (O), Cyprus (D), Djibouti (D), Finland (D), France (D),
INFOSAN, Ireland (D), Italy (D), Malta (D), Mauritius (D), Nigeria (D),
Poland (D), Portugal (D), Saint Martin (D), Spain (D), Switzerland (D), Togo
(D), United Kingdom (D) migration
of primary aromatic amines (aniline: 943; 4,4'MDA: 40000 µg/kg - ppb) from
nylon kitchen utensils from China, via Belgium recall
from consumers distribution
to other member countries serious 11 25/09/2019 2019.3389 Poland China
(O), INFOSAN, Poland (D) migration
of formaldehyde (up to 207.8 mg/kg - ppm) from bamboo mug from China withdrawal
from recipient(s) distribution
restricted to notifying country serious
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