In January 2016, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed(RASFF) of EU have notified 7 cases of Food Contact Materials (FCM) products, 4 cases of which are originated from China.
The subject notified are mainly formaldehyde and melamine from melamine articles, migration of cadmium and aluminium from ceramic articles. The details are as below:
|
No. |
Date |
Notified by |
Origin |
Subject |
Notification type |
Action taken |
|
1 |
06/01/2016 |
Belgium |
Spain |
migration of epoxidised soybean oil (ESBO) (89 mg/kg) from metal lid of glass jar |
information for follow-up |
public warning - press release |
|
2 |
11/01/2016 |
Italy |
China |
food preservation boxes unfit for use as food contact material |
border rejection |
detained by operator |
|
3 |
15/01/2016 |
France |
Spain |
migration of aluminium (3.9 mg/l) from ceramic dish |
alert |
seizure |
|
4 |
20/01/2016 |
Germany |
China |
migration of formaldehyde (17 mg/kg) and of melamine (5.7 mg/kg) from skimmer, spatula and spaghetti spoon |
information for follow-up |
detained by operator |
|
5 |
25/01/2016 |
Belgium |
Turkey |
migration of DEHP - di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (11 mg/kg) from lids of glass jars containing sundried tomatoes |
alert |
public warning - press release |
|
6 |
26/01/2016 |
Finland |
China |
migration of cadmium (0.27 mg/dm2) from porcelain mug |
border rejection |
official detention |
|
7 |
28/01/2016 |
Finland |
China |
migration of silicon elastomere (1.4 %) from silicone cake mould |
border rejection |
official detention |
Further Information: RASFF Portal