Overview of RASFF Food Contact Material Notification in May 2018
There are 4 RASFF notifications on food contact materials in May 2018，in which there are 2 food contact material products from China (including Hong Kong), accounted for 50%. The main hazards for the notifications are migration of heavy metal, overall migration and primary aromatic amines from products. More information is shown below:
|
Date |
Notification type |
Notified by |
Product |
Subject |
Action taken |
Risk decision |
countries concerned* |
|
17/05/2018 |
border rejection |
Italy |
nylon serving spoons |
migration of primary aromatic amines (aniline: 4; 4,4′-MDA: 236 µg/kg – ppb) from nylon serving spoons from China |
destruction |
serious |
China (O) Italy |
|
17/05/2018 |
alert |
Cyprus |
plastic disposable plates |
too high level of overall migration (26.20 mg/dm²) from plastic disposable plates for dessert from Italy |
recall from consumers |
serious |
Cyprus (D) Italy (O) |
|
18/05/2018 |
border rejection |
Italy |
steel barbecue accessories |
migration of chromium (26.7 mg/dm²) from steel barbecue accessories from China |
placed under customs seals |
undecided |
China (O) Italy (D) |
|
25/05/2018 |
information for follow-up |
Belgium |
lids of glass jars |
migration of DEHP – di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (2.1 mg/kg – ppm) from lids of glass jars containing anchovy fillets in olive oil from Peru, via Italy |
withdrawal from the market |
Not serious |
Belgium (D) Italy Peru (O) |
|
* D = distribution O = origin |
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