Overview of RASFF Food Contact Material Notification in January 2018
There are 12 RASFF notifications on food contact materials in January 2018，in which all of them are from China. 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* |
|
03/01/2018 |
border rejection |
Italy |
pasta machine |
migration of nickel (0.2 mg/kg – ppm) and too high level of overall migration (13 mg/dm²) from pasta machine from China |
placed under customs seals |
undecided |
China (O) Italy |
|
04/01/2018 |
alert |
Poland |
set of glasses |
migration of cadmium (0.37 mg/item) and of lead (12.2 mg/item) from set of glasses from China, via the Czech Republic |
withdrawal from the market |
serious |
China (O) Czech Republic INFOSAN Poland (D) |
|
05/01/2018 |
information for attention |
Cermany |
cast-iron teapot |
migration of aluminium (54.7; 38.6; 35.1 mg/l), of nickel (25.9; 12.4; 8.07; 6.42 mg/l), of cobalt (7.03; 3.57; 2.49; 2.16 mg/l) and of lithium (29.2; 19.2; 16.7 mg/l) from cast-iron teapot from China |
withdrawal from the market |
serious |
China (O) Commission Services Germany(D) INFOSAN |
|
10/01/2018 |
border rejection |
Germany |
Kitchen utensils(spatu-la,spaghetti spoon ladle) |
migration of primary aromatic amines (aniline: 101; 122; 126 µg/l) from kitchen utensils (spatula, spaghetti spoon and ladle) from China |
destruction |
serious |
China (O) Germany |
|
16/01/2018 |
Informati-on for follow-up |
Lithuania |
plastic sport bottles for children |
deterioration of organoleptic characteristics (abnormal taste) of water in contact with plastic sport bottles for children from China, via Spain |
destruction |
Not serious |
China (O) Latvia (D) Lithuania (D) Spain |
|
18/01/2018 |
Informati-on for attention |
Italy |
melamine tray |
migration of melamine (6.16 mg/kg – ppm) from melamine tray from China |
withdrawal from the market |
serious |
China (O) INFOSAN Italy (D) |
|
24/01/2018 |
border rejection |
United Kingdom |
nylon turner |
migration of primary aromatic amines (4,4-diaminodiphenylmethan: 6860 µg/kg – ppb) from nylon turner from China |
official detention |
serious |
China (O) United Kingdom |
|
26/01/2018 |
border rejection |
Spain |
melamine decorated children plates |
migration of formaldehyde (26 mg/kg – ppm) from melamine decorated children plates from China |
Import not authorised |
Not serious |
China (O) Spain |
|
26/01/2018 |
border rejection |
Poland |
food clip |
absence of certified analytical report for food clip from China |
Re-dispatch |
Not serious |
China (O) Poland |
|
29/01/2018 |
alert |
Luxembou-rg |
ladle |
migration of primary aromatic amines (4,4-diaminodiphenylmethan: 0.055; 0.17 mg/kg – ppm) from ladle from China, via Belgium |
withdrawal from the market |
serious |
Belgium China (O) INFOSAN Luxembourg (D) |
|
31/01/2018 |
border rejection |
Germany |
melamine bowls |
migration of primary aromatic amines (29.5 mg/kg – ppm) from melamine bowls from China |
Re-dispatch |
serious |
China (O) Germany |
|
31/01/2018 |
alert |
Germany |
Hip flask set |
migration of lead (21.10 mg/kg – ppm) from hip flask set from China |
recall from consumers |
serious |
Austria (D) China (O) Croatia (D) Germany Greece (D) Netherlands(D) Slovenia(D) |
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* D = distribution O = origin |
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