The European Commission validated 342 RASFF notifications this month, including 313 notifications on food, accounting for 91.52%; 22 notifications on feed, accounting for 6.43%; 7 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 2.05%. 6 of the products are from China, accounting for 85.71%.
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 06/11/2019 2019.3894 Lithuania China (O), Latvia, Lithuania (D) migration of nickel (1.2 mg/l) from barbecue grill for fish from
China, via Latvia re-dispatch no distribution from notifying country not serious 15/11/2019 2019.4030 Germany Austria (D), China (O), Germany (D), Netherlands (D), Poland (D),
United Kingdom migration of melamine (6.6 mg/kg - ppm) from bamboo cups for kids
from China, via the United Kingdom no stock left distribution to other member countries undecided 15/11/2019 2019.4032 Luxembourg China (O), INFOSAN, Luxembourg (D), Spain (D) migration of primary aromatic amines (aniline: 0.072; 4,4'MDA:
>0.1 mg/kg - ppm) from nylon skimmer from China, via Spain recall from consumers no distribution to other member countries serious 21/11/2019 2019.4095 Italy China (O), Italy (D) steel strainers from China unfit for use as food contact material
(steel AISI 201) official detention distribution restricted to notifying country not serious 27/11/2019 2019.4172 Italy Italy, Taiwan (O) inner coating oxidized (rust) of steel cake moulds from Taiwan re-dispatch product allowed to travel to destination under customs seals undecided 27/11/2019 2019.4178 Lithuania Bulgaria (D), China (O), Estonia (D), Latvia (D), Lithuania (D),
Spain (D) migration of nickel (1.3; 1.9 mg/l) from bbq grill from China re-dispatch distribution to other member countries not serious