The European Commission validated 248 RASFF notifications this month, including 218 notifications on food, accounting for 87.90%; 21 notifications on feed, accounting for 8.47%; 9 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 66.67%.
There are more details on FCM notifications as below:
SN | Date | Notifying country | Subject | Action taken |
1 | 01/07/2016 | Italy | too high level of overall migration (1090 mg/kg - ppm) from steel pans from Hong Kong | placed under customs seals |
2 | 06/07/2016 | Belgium | migration of nickel (0.38 mg/kg - ppm) from whisks from Taiwan | recall from consumers |
3 | 14/07/2016 | Italy | migration of nickel (up to 0.5 mg/kg - ppm) and too high level of overall migration (up to 45 mg/dm²) from barbecue steel grills from China | re-dispatch |
4 | 21/07/2016 | Germany | migration of formaldehyde (65 mg/kg - ppm) from chopsticks from China | withdrawal from the market |
5 | 26/07/2016 | France | migration of aluminium (107.2 mg/l) from tagine dishes from Turkey | destruction |
6 | 26/07/2016 | Italy | migration of chromium (1 mg/kg - ppm) and of manganese (17.9 mg/kg - ppm) from blades for kitchen appliances from the United States | placed under customs seals |
7 | 27/07/2016 | Germany | migration of cadmium (0.21 mg/dm²) and of cobalt (0.136 mg/dm²) from ceramic plates from China, via the Netherlands | detained by operator |
8 | 29/07/2016 | Germany | suffocation risk caused by plastic ice moulds from China inserted in drinks for cooling | recall from consumers |
9 | 29/07/2016 | Germany | risk of breakage due to excessive carbon dioxide levels caused by fermentation of glass botlles containing orangeade from Germany | recall from consumers |
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