The European Commission validated 322 RASFF notifications this month, including 278 notifications on food, accounting for 86.33%; 31 notifications on feed, accounting for 9.63%; 13 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 4.04%, in which 7 products from China are contained, accounting for 53.85%.
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 07/06/2018 2018.1577 Germany Austria (D), Belgium (D), Bulgaria (D),
China (O), France (D), Germany (D), Greece (D), INFOSAN, Iceland (D), Ireland
(D), Italy (D), Latvia (D), Malta (D), Poland (D), San Marino (D), Serbia
(D), Slovenia (D), Spain (D), Switzerland (D) migration of formaldehyde (177 mg/kg - ppm)
from 5 pieces bamboo dish set for kids from China withdrawal from the market distribution to other member countries serious 08/06/2018 2018.1587 Poland China (O), Poland migration of primary aromatic amines (0.032
mg/kg - ppm) from tong from China return to consignor product not (yet) placed on the market serious 11/06/2018 2018.1617 Ireland China (O), INFOSAN, Ireland (D), United
Kingdom migration of primary aromatic amines
(aniline:0.0049; 4,4'-MDA:0.4596 mg/kg - ppm) from slotted turners from
China, via the United Kingdom withdrawal from the market no distribution from notifying country serious 12/06/2018 2018.1633 Czech Republic China (O), Commission Services, Czech
Republic (D), INFOSAN migration of cadmium (1.358; 2.25 mg/item)
and of lead (16.52; 23.5 mg/item) from rim of decorated glasses from China withdrawal from the market information on distribution not (yet)
available serious 14/06/2018 2018.1673 Finland China (O), Finland (D), Germany, INFOSAN,
United Kingdom (D) migration of cadmium (0.12 mg/dm²) and of
lead (0.31 mg/dm²) from ceramic mugs from China, via the United Kingdom official detention no distribution from notifying country serious 15/06/2018 2018.1690 Italy China (O), Italy migration of chromium (0.41 mg/kg - ppm)
from pourers from China re-dispatch product allowed to travel to destination
under customs seals undecided 21/06/2018 2018.1729 Poland China (O), Germany, Poland migration of formaldehyde (28.1 mg/kg - ppm)
from melamine plates from China re-dispatch product not (yet) placed on the market undecided
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