Overview of RASFF Food Contact Material Notification in June 2018
There are 12 RASFF notifications on food contact materials in June 2018，in which there are 7 food contact material products from China (including Hong Kong), accounted for 58%. 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* |
|
05/06/2018 |
alert |
Belgium |
plastic bottle |
risk of mouth injury as a result of the consumption (sharp edges of the bottleneck) of spring water in plastic bottle from France |
recall from consumers |
serious |
Belgium (D) France (O) Luxembourg (D) |
|
07/06/2018 |
alert |
Germany |
bamboo dish set |
migration of formaldehyde (177 mg/kg – ppm) from 5 pieces bamboo dish set for kids from China |
withdrawal from the market |
serious |
Austria (D) Belgium (D) Bulgaria (D) China (O) France (D) Germany (D) Greece (D) INFOSAN Iceland (D) Ireland (D) Italy (D) Latvia (D) Malta (D) Poland (D) San Marino (D) Serbia (D) Slovenia (D) Spain (D) Switzerland (D) |
|
08/06/2018 |
border rejection |
Poland |
tong |
migration of primary aromatic amines (0.032 mg/kg – ppm) from tong from China |
return to consignor |
serious |
China (O) Poland |
|
11/06/2018 |
alert |
Ireland |
slotted turners |
migration of primary aromatic amines (aniline:0.0049; 4,4′-MDA:0.4596 mg/kg – ppm) from slotted turners from China, via the United Kingdom |
withdrawal from the market |
serious |
China (O) INFOSAN Ireland (D) United Kingdom |
|
12/06/2018 |
information for attention |
Czech Republic |
rim of decorated glasses |
migration of cadmium (1358 mg/item) and of lead (16.52 mg/item) from rim of decorated glasses from China |
withdrawal from the market |
serious |
China (O) Czech Republic (D) INFOSAN |
|
13/06/2018 |
alert |
Estonia |
ceramic plates |
migration of lead (5.6 mg/dm²) from ceramic plates from Estonia |
destruction |
serious |
Estonia (O) Finland (D) |
|
14/06/2018 |
alert |
Finland |
ceramic mugs |
migration of cadmium (0.12 mg/dm²) and of lead (0.31 mg/dm²) from ceramic mugs from China, via the United Kingdom |
/ |
serious |
China (O) Finland (D) INFOSAN United Kingdom |
|
15/06/2018 |
border rejection |
Italy |
pourers |
migration of chromium (0.41 mg/kg – ppm) from pourers from China |
re-dispatch |
undecided |
China (O) Italy |
|
20/06/2018 |
alert |
Austria |
soup ladles |
migration of primary aromatic amines (4.8 mg/kg – ppm) from soup ladles from Spain |
withdrawal from the market |
serious |
Austria (D) Spain (O) |
|
21/06/2018 |
border rejection |
Poland |
melamine plates |
migration of formaldehyde (28.1 mg/kg – ppm) from melamine plates from China |
re-dispatch |
serious |
China (O) Germany Poland |
|
25/06/2018 |
border rejection |
Italy |
oven grids |
migration of nickel (0.5+/-0.1 mg/kg – ppm) from oven grids from Turkey |
/ |
undecided |
Italy Turkey (O) |
|
26/06/2018 |
alert |
Czech Republic |
decorated children bowls |
migration of melamine (2.9; 5.4 mg/kg – ppm) from decorated children bowls from unknown origin, via the United Kingdom |
withdrawal from the market |
serious |
Czech Republic United Kingdom unknown origin (O) |
|
* D = distribution O = origin |
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