[RASFF] Overview of RASFF FCM notifications in August 2016
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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

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