July – September 2021, the European Commission validated 1176 RASFF notifications , including 1033 notifications on food, accounting for 87.84%; 67 notifications on feed, accounting for 5.70%; 76 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 6.46%. 44 of the FCM products are from China, accounting for 57.89%.
There are more details on FCM notifications as below:
Date | Reference | Notified by | Product | Subject | Action Taken | Notification Basis | Risk Decision |
28 SEP 2021 | 2021.5187 | Germany | Reusable Bamboo Travel Coffee Mug | Unauthorised use of bamboo in reusable travel mug offered online for sale | No measures found for this notification. | Monitoring of media | Not serious |
27 SEP 2021 | 2021.5158 | Belgium | Melamine dinner set | Migration of formaldehyde from melamine dinner set from China | Destruction | Border control - consignment detained | Serious |
24 SEP 2021 | 2021.5107 | Poland | Lunchboxes | The lunchbox is made of 70% PP5 plastic (polypropylene) and 30% wheat straw. | Withdrawal from the market | Official control on the market | Not serious |
20 SEP 2021 | 2021.5003 | Spain | China polyamide kitchenware | MIGRATION OF PRIMARY AROMATIC AMINES – KITCHENWARE- CHINA | Destruction | Border control - consignment detained | Serious |
16 SEP 2021 | 2021.4944 | Poland | Products made of a mixture of bamboo fiber, corn fiber and melamine | Unauthorized use of bamboo and maize in melamine tableware from China | Withdrawal from the market/Destruction | Official control on the market | Not serious |
15 SEP 2021 | 2021.4933 | Poland | Bowl, mug | Unauthorised use of bamboo and of maize in bamboo fibres, maize starch and melamine's bowls and mugs from CN | Withdrawal from the market | Official control on the market | Not serious |
10 SEP 2021 | 2021.4856 | Germany | Children's tableware set, 5 pieces | Unauthorised use of bamboo in children's tableware set offered online for sale | Withdrawal from the market | Monitoring of media | Not serious |
9 SEP 2021 | 2021.4826 | Poland | Chochla Florina CHOCHLA SMART-MULTI | Exceeding the specific migration of primary aromatic amines (PAA) from the product made of plastic artificial, intended for contact with food, called Chochla Florina | Public warning/ Withdrawal from recipient(s) | Official control on the market | Serious |
8 SEP 2021 | 2021.4811 | Germany | Children's bamboo tableware | Unauthorised use of bamboo in bamboo fibres and melamine children's tableware offered online for sale | Detained by operator | Monitoring of media | Not serious |
3 SEP 2021 | 2021.4728 | Finland | Take away mug | Unauthorised use of wheat straw + plastic (PP) mixture in take away mugs from China. | Official detention | Border control - consignment detained | Not serious |
2 SEP 2021 | 2021.4683 | Poland | 5 piece bamboo tableware set | unauthorised use of bamboo in bamboo fibres, maize starch and melamine children's tableware from China, dispatched from Taiwan | Border control - consignment detained | Destruction | Not serious |
2 SEP 2021 | 2021.4678 | Poland | Plastic water bottle (PP + wheat straw) | Unauthorised use of wheat in plastic bottles from China | Border control - consignment detained | Return to consignor | Not serious |
1 SEP 2021 | 2021.4662 | Poland | Nylon kitchen utensil set of 4 pieces | Migration of primary aromatic amines from kitchen utensils set from China | Border control - consignment detained | Destruction | Serious |
31 AUG 2021 | 2021.4643 | Poland | Patato masher | Migration of primary aromatic amines from the potato masher (FCM) from China | Official control on the market | Public warning - press release | Serious |
30 AUG 2021 | 2021.4599 | Greece | Knife C-PLA, white, 16,6cm, reusable | Unauthorised substance (tributyl citrate) in knife C-PLA from China | Official control on the market | Withdrawal from the market | Undecided |
26 AUG 2021 | 2021.4561 | Estonia | Bamboo cups | Unauthorised use of bamboo in melamine and bamboo fiber drinking bamboo cups from China | Official control on the market | Informing recipient(s) | Not serious |
25 AUG 2021 | 2021.4535 | Spain | KITCHENWARE | MIGRATION OF PRIMARY AROMATIC AMINES – KITCHENWARE- CHINA | Border control - consignment detained | Placed under customs seals | Serious |
24 AUG 2021 | 2021.4517 | Poland | Products made of a mixture of bamboo fiber powder and melamine | Products made of a mixture of bamboo fiber powder and melamine from China | Official control on the market | Withdrawal from the market | Not serious |
24 AUG 2021 | 2021.4512 | Estonia | Mug to Go "Tropic" 350ml | Unauthorised use of bamboo in melamine and bamboo fiber drinking mugs from China, via Germany | Official control on the market | Monitoring of the recall/withdrawal | Not serious |
24 AUG 2021 | 2021.4511 | Poland | Products made of a mixture of bamboo fiber powder, corn powder and melamine | Unauthorised use of bamboo and of maize in melamine, bamboo fiber (50%) and corn powder (30%) products from China | Official control on the market | Withdrawal from the market | Not serious |
17 AUG 2021 | 2021.4391 | Poland | Lunchbox | Products made of a mixture of bamboo fiber, corn powder and melamine | Official control on the market | Withdrawal from the market | Not serious |
11 AUG 2021 | 2021.4296 | Estonia | Drinking mug 425 ML | Drinking mugs made of a mixture of bamboo fiber and melamine | Official control on the market | Withdrawal from the market | Not serious |
6 AUG 2021 | 2021.4192 | Luxembourg | Tableware set | Unauthorised bamboo in melamineware from China | Official control on the market | Withdrawal from the market | Not serious |
3 AUG 2021 | 2021.4105 | Spain | Tableware | Unauthorised use of bamboo and other vegetable fibres in plastic tableware from China | Official control on the market | Withdrawal from the market | Not serious |
2 AUG 2021 | 2021.4087 | Belgium | PLA & bamboo cup | Cup with 85% PLA and 15% bamboo powder from China, via the United Kingdom | Border control - consignment detained | Seizure | Not serious |
2 AUG 2021 | 2021.4086 | Belgium | PLA & bamboo cup | FCM with 85% PLA and 15% bamboo powder originating from China | Border control - consignment released | Seizure | Undecided |
2 AUG 2021 | 2021.4076 | Luxembourg | Cup to go | Unauthorised bamboo in melamineware | Official control on the market | Withdrawal from the market/ Destruction | Not serious |
28 JUL 2021 | 2021.3984 | Spain | Tableware | Unauthorised use of bamboo in tableware from China | Consumer complaint | Withdrawal from the market | Not serious |
26 JUL 2021 | 2021.3948 | Poland | Products made of a mixture of bamboo fiber powder and melamine | Products made of a mixture of bamboo fiber powder and melamine from China | Official control on the market | Withdrawal from the market | Not serious |
23 JUL 2021 | 2021.3914 | Portugal | Food tong,black nylon head, handle in satin finish, with black tpr anti-slip bar, length: 30cm | Migration of primary aromatic amines above limits in polyamide kitchen tongs from China | Border control - consignment detained | Re-dispatch | Undecided |
21 JUL 2021 | 2021.3857 | Portugal | Melamine bowls | Specific melamine migration above limits in bowls from China | Border control - consignment detained | Destruction | Undecided |
18 JUL 2021 | 2021.3819 | Portugal | Lunch Box (Bamboo) | Unauthorised use of bamboo in bamboo fibres, corn powder and melamine lunch boxes from China, dispatched from the United Kingdom | Border control - consignment detained | Official detention | Not serious |
16 JUL 2021 | 2021.3796 | Malta | Bamboo lunchbox and travel mug | Bamboo, corn and other plants fibre mixed with melamine in bamboo lunchbox and travel mug from China | Border control - consignment detained | Placed under customs seals | Not serious |
16 JUL 2021 | 2021.3795 | Greece | PLA lunch box | Unauthorised substance (tributyl citrate) in PLA lunch box from China | Border control - consignment detained | Official detention | Undecided |
15 JUL 2021 | 2021.3779 | Germany | Tableware set for children | Migration of melamine and formaldehyde from tableware set for children from China | Official control on the market | No stock left | Not serious |
15 JUL 2021 | 2021.3766 | Poland | Lunch box natural M P18 | FCM Lunch box natural containing PP and bioingredient - rice husk | Official control on the market | Official control on the market | Not serious |
13 JUL 2021 | 2021.3714 | Greece | PLA coffee cup | Unauthorised use of straw in PLA coffee cup from China | Border control - consignment detained | Official detention | Not serious |
12 JUL 2021 | 2021.3694 | Luxembourg | Cup to go | Unauthorised additive (bamboo) in plastic cup to go | Official control on the market | Withdrawal from the market/ Removal of online offer/ Destruction | Not serious |
9 JUL 2021 | 2021.3675 | Luxembourg | Cup to go | Suspicion of unauthorized use of bamboo in plastic cup to go | Monitoring of media | Informing authorities | Not serious |
9 JUL 2021 | 2021.3655 | Spain | Vajilla plástico | Unauthorized substances in Plastic Tableware from China | Border control - consignment detained | Re-dispatch | Not serious |
7 JUL 2021 | 2021.3589 | Finland | Silicone suction plate | Migration of volatile organic constituents (1.6 %) from silocon cups for toddlers from China, via Denmark | Official control on the market | Recall from consumer | Undecided |
6 JUL 2021 | 2021.3552 | Estonia | Travel cup | Deterioration of organoleptic characteristics of plastic cup from China | Official control on the market | Withdrawal from the market/ Recall from consumer | Not serious |
5 JUL 2021 | 2021.3521 | Slovenia | Silicon kitchen set with wooden handles | Migration of volatile organic constituents (0.86 %) from silicon kitchen set with wooden handles from China | Border control - consignment released | Withdrawal from the market | Not serious |
5 JUL 2021 | 2021.3515 | Spain | Vajilla (bol) | Unauthorised use of bamboo in Tableware made from a mix of bamboo fibres and melamine/ polyamide from China | Border control - consignment detained | Destruction | Not serious |
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