Overview of RASFF Food Contact Material Notification in July 2017
There are 13 RASFF notifications on food contact materials in July 2017，in which there are 12 food contact material products from China (including Hongkong), accounted for 92.3%. The main hazards for the notifications are migration of formaldehyde and high content of volatile organic constituents from products. More information is shown below:
|
Date |
Notification type |
Notified by |
Product |
Subject |
Action taken |
Risk decision |
countries concerned* |
| 20170704 | border rejection | Germany | melamine cutting boards | migration of formaldehyde (157.8 mg/kg – ppm) from melamine cutting boards from China | Import not authorised | not serious | China (O)
Germany |
| 20170704 | border rejection | Italy | ceramic bowls | migration of cadmium (up to 1.83 mg/l) and of lead (up to 10.3 mg/l) from ceramic bowls from China | Placed under customs seals | serious | China (O)
Italy |
| 20170706 | border rejection | Austria | serving dishes | migration of formaldehyde (37.6 mg/kg – ppm) from serving dishes from Hong Kong | destruction | not serious | Hong Kong (O)
Austria |
| 20170707 | information for follow-up | Slovenia | silicone baking mold | high content of volatile organic constituents (1.27 %) in silicone baking mold from China, via Italy | withdrawal from the market | Not serious | China (O)
Italy Slovenia(D) |
| 20170707 | information for follow-up | Slovenia | silicone egg baking rings | high content of volatile organic constituents (1.35 %) in silicone egg baking rings from China, via Italy | withdrawal from the market | Not serious | China (O)
Italy Slovenia(D) |
| 20170707 | information for follow-up | Slovenia | silicone baking mold | high content of volatile organic constituents (1.14 %) in silicone baking mold from Spain, via Italy | withdrawal from recipient(s) | Not serious | Italy
Slovenia(D) Spain(O) Unknown origin |
| 20170707 | information for follow-up | Slovenia | silicone baking mold | high content of volatile organic constituents (0.96 %) in silicone baking mold from China, via Italy | withdrawal from the market | Not serious | Austria (D) China (O) Croatia(D) Italy(D) Slovenia (D) Switzerland(D) |
| 20170712 | alert | Germany | ceramic breakfast set | migration of cobalt (0.38 mg/l) from ceramic breakfast set from China | withdrawal from the market | serious | Austria (D) China (O)
Czech Republic(D) Germany INFOSAN |
| 20170713 | border rejection | Germany | spaghetti spoons | migration of primary aromatic amines (104.6 µg/kg – ppb) from spaghetti spoons from China | Re-dispatch | serious | China (O) Germany |
| 20170717 | information for follow-up | Czech Republic | plastic bowl | migration of formaldehyde (32.51; 33.61 mg/kg – ppm) from plastic bowl from China, via the Netherlands | withdrawal from the market | Not serious | China (O) Czech Republic(D) Netherlands |
| 20170725 | information for attention | Lithuania | BBQ grill | migration of iron (20,4/15,5 (18,0) mg/l) and of nickel (0,936/1,02 (0,978) mg/l) from BBQ grill from China | Destruction | Not serious | China (O) Lithuania(D) |
| 20170726 | information for follow-up | Slovenia | melamine bowl | migration of formaldehyde (32 mg/kg – ppm) from melamine bowl from China, via Spain and via Italy | withdrawal from the market | Not serious | China (O) Italy Slovenia(D) Spain |
| 20170727 | alert | Slovenia | melamine spoons | migration of formaldehyde (549 mg/kg – ppm) from melamine spoons from China, via Italy | withdrawal from the market | serious | Austria (D) China (O) Croatia(D) Italy Slovenia(D) INFOSAN |
| * D = distribution O = origin | |||||||
REACH24H has rich experience in dealing with GB 9685-2016《Standard for uses of additives in food contact materials and their products》，United States food contact materials (FDA，FCN， 21 CFR) and EU food contact materials (EU 10/2011/BfR) and can make custom-made compliance service for enterprises. If you have further questions, please consult +86 571-8700 6627 or send e-mail to liliyi@reach24h.cn
