The European Commission validated 273 RASFF notifications this month, including 253 notifications on food, accounting for 92.67%; 11 notifications on feed, accounting for 4.03%; 9 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 3.3%, in which 6 products from China are contained, accounting for 66.66%.
The prime hazards for FCMs are migration of elements.
There are more details on FCM notifications as below:
date | reference | notified by | countries concerned | subject | action taken | distribution status | risk decision |
03/08/2018 | 2018.2224 | Poland | China (O), Poland | too high level of overall migration (24.9 mg/kg - ppm) from plastic and stainless steel dispencers for juice from China | import not authorised | product not (yet) placed on the market | undecided |
15/08/2018 | 2018.2310 | Germany | China (O), Germany | migration of primary aromatic amines (78.85 µg/kg - ppb) from kitchen utensils from China | re-dispatch | product not (yet) placed on the market | serious |
15/08/2018 | 2018.2311 | Germany | China (O), Germany | migration of primary aromatic amines (78.85 µg/kg - ppb) from kitchen utensils from China | re-dispatch | product not (yet) placed on the market | serious |
17/08/2018 | 2018.2324 | Germany | Austria (D), China (O), Germany (D), INFOSAN, Italy (D), Netherlands (D), Switzerland (D) | migration of formaldehyde (290 mg/kg - ppm) and of melamine (9.3 mg/kg - ppm) from tumbler cups from China | recall from consumers | distribution to other member countries | serious |
24/08/2018 | 2018.2413 | Finland | China (O), Finland (D), Germany, INFOSAN, Netherlands, Spain (D) | migration of lead (49.0, 50.8, 54, 54.5 mg/dm²) from ceramic mug from China, via the Netherlands | recall from consumers | distribution to other member countries | serious |
27/08/2018 | 2018.2425 | Switzerland | Australia, China (O), INFOSAN, Switzerland (D) | migration of formaldehyde (44.4 mg/kg - ppm) from bamboo camper cup from China | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country | serious |
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