Overview of RASFF Food Contact Material Notification in December 2017
There are 6 RASFF notifications on food contact materials in December 2017，in which there are 5 food contact material products from China (including Hongkong), accounted for 83.3%. The main hazards for the notifications are migration of heavy metal, formaldehyde and primary aromatic amines from products. More information is shown below:
|
Date |
Notification type |
Notified by |
Product |
Subject |
Action taken |
Risk decision |
countries concerned* |
|
01/12/2017 |
information for attention |
Italy |
melamine oval tray |
migration of formaldehyde (up to 87 mg/kg – ppm) from melamine oval tray from China |
withdrawal from recipient(s)
|
undecided |
China (O) Italy (D) |
|
07/12/2017 |
information for attention |
Cyprus |
plastic ladle |
migration of primary aromatic amines (PAA= 26,87 , MDA=1730 µg/kg – ppb) from plastic ladle from China |
withdrawal from recipient(s) |
serious |
China (O) Cyprus (D) INFOSAN |
|
08/12/2017 |
alert |
Cyprus |
spatula |
migration of primary aromatic amines (aniline: 1.97; 4,4-MDA: 239 µg/l) from spatula from China |
recall from consumers |
serious |
China (O) Cyprus (D) Germany INFOSAN |
|
12/12/2017 |
information for attention |
Germany |
glow stick drinking straws |
migration of dimethyl phthalate (DMP) (0.106 g/100g) from glow stick drinking straws from China |
Withdrawal from the market |
serious |
China (O) Germany (D) INFOSAN |
|
12/12/2017 |
information for follow-up |
Ireland |
lids of glass jars containing duck fat |
migration of epoxidised soybean oil (ESBO) (253 mg/kg – ppm) from from lids of glass jars containing duck fat from France, via the United Kingdom |
withdrawal from the market |
Not serious |
France (O) Iceland (D) Ireland (D) United Kingdom (D) |
|
21/12/2017 |
border rejection |
Croatia |
baker with cutter |
migration of chromium (0.378 mg/l) from baker with cutter from China, via Switzerland |
destruction |
serious |
China (O) Croatia Switzerland |
|
* D = distribution O = origin |
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