[RASFF] Overview of RASFF FCM notifications in June 2016

The European Commission validated 254 RASFF notifications this month, including 221 notifications on food, accounting for 87.01%; 16 notifications on feed, accounting for 6.30%; 17 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 6.69%.

There are more details on FCM notifications as below:

SN	Case of date	Notifying Country	Subject	Action taken
1	01/06/2016	Belgium	migration of formaldehyde (>161.3 mg/kg - ppm) from melamine bread boards from Italy	withdrawal from the market
2	02/06/2016	Czech Republic	migration of cadmium (0.7 mg/item) and of lead (9.65 mg/item) from set of glasses from unknown origin	withdrawal from the market
3	02/06/2016	Czech Republic	migration of lead (3.5 mg/item) from set of glasses from unknown origin	withdrawal from the market
4	10/06/2016	Germany	migration of cadmium (1.76 mg/l) and of cobalt (1.41 mg/l) from ceramic set (plate, bowl, cup) from China	recall from consumers
5	16/06/2016	Czech Republic	migration of cadmium (4.3 mg/item) and of lead (45.3 mg/item) from set of glasses from China	withdrawal from the market
6	16/06/2016	Czech Republic	migration of cadmium (0.32 mg/item) and of lead (3.2 mg/item) from set of glasses from China	withdrawal from the market
7	17/06/2016	Cyprus	migration of cadmium (1.11; 1.17; 1.22; 0.92; 0.86 mg/item) and of lead (41.78; 42.68; 44.95; 36.33; 37.58 mg/item) from small drinking glasses from China	recall from consumers
8	22/06/2016	Belgium	migration of primary aromatic amines (9.2277 mg/kg - ppm) from black nylon spatulas from China, via Italy	withdrawal from the market
9	22/06/2016	Austria	suffocation risk as a result of the use of a drinking bottle (small pieces can come off while drinking) from China, via Italy	withdrawal from the market
10	23/06/2016	Italy	migration of chromium (0.19 mg/kg - ppm) from stainless steel oil cruet from Hong Kong	withdrawal from the market
11	24/06/2016	Poland	migration of cadmium (1.998 mg/item) and of lead (40.8 mg/item) from decorated glass from China, via the Netherlands	destruction
12	10/06/2016	Italy	migration of chromium (0.2 mg/kg - ppm) and of manganese (0.3 mg/kg - ppm) from barbecue from China	re-dispatch
13	10/06/2016	Italy	migration of manganese (0.2 mg/kg - ppm) from chrome plated barbecue grill baskets from China, via Hong Kong	re-dispatch
14	13/06/2016	Spain	migration of primary aromatic amines (>0.02 mg/kg - ppm) from nylon skimmer from China	import not authorised
15	14/06/2016	France	migration of primary aromatic amines (17.9 µg/kg - ppb) from slotted turners from China	destruction
16	23/06/2016	Italy	migration of nickel (0.75 mg/kg - ppm) from steel blender from China	re-dispatch
17	30/06/2016	Italy	too high level of overall migration (34.6 mg/dm²) from stainless steel forks from China	withdrawal from recipient(s)

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