The European Commission validated 223 RASFF notifications this month, including 223 notifications on food, accounting for 90.65%; 15 notifications on feed, accounting for 6.10%; 8 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 3.25%.
There are more details on FCM notifications as below:
SN | Date | Notifying country | Subject | Action taken |
1 | 03/08/2016 | Slovenia | migration of formaldehyde (15.6; 43.3; 51.2 mg/kg - ppm) from melamine bowls from China, via Slovakia | withdrawal from the market |
2 | 08/08/2016 | Czech Republic | migration of formaldehyde (680 mg/kg - ppm) from plastic decorated bowl from China | withdrawal from the market |
3 | 11/08/2016 | Slovenia | migration of primary aromatic amines (0.737; 0.018; 0.018 mg/kg - ppm) from plastic spaghetti server with stainless-steel handle from China, via Hong Kong, via Spain and via Germany | withdrawal from the market |
4 | 18/08/2016 | Czech Republic | migration of formaldehyde (33.1 mg/kg - ppm) from plastic shallow plate decorated from China | withdrawal from the market |
5 | 18/08/2016 | Czech Republic | migration of formaldehyde (95.78; 102.71 mg/kg - ppm) from plastic bowl with lid from China | withdrawal from the market |
6 | 18/08/2016 | Czech Republic | migration of formaldehyde (100.11 mg/kg - ppm) from plastic bowl with lid from unknown origin | withdrawal from the market |
7 | 30/08/2016 | Luxembourg | migration of epoxidised soybean oil (ESBO) (180 mg/kg - ppm) from lids of glass jars containing pesto from France, via Belgium | withdrawal from the market |
8 | 26/08/2016 | Italy | migration of chromium (0.02 mg/kg - ppm) from steak knives from China | re-dispatch |
9 | 03/08/2016 | Slovenia | migration of formaldehyde (15.6; 43.3; 51.2 mg/kg - ppm) from melamine bowls from China, via Slovakia | withdrawal from the market |