In May 2016, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed(RASFF) of EU have notified 18 cases of Food Contact Materials (FCM) products, 17 cases of which are originated from China.
The subject notified are mainly lead and cadmium migration from glass articles and formaldehyde migration from plastic articles and so on. The details are as below:
|
No. |
Date |
Notified by |
Origin |
Subject |
Notification type |
Action taken |
|
1 |
04/05/2016 |
Poland |
China |
migration of cadmium (>0.8 mg/item) and of lead (>8.0 mg/item) from rim of decorated glasses |
alert |
seizure |
|
2 |
04/05/2016 |
Norway |
China |
migration of primary aromatic amines (0.451; 4.058; 6.66 mg/kg - ppm) from kitchen utensils (soup ladle, slotted turner, whisk) |
border rejection |
official detention |
|
3 |
06/05/2016 |
Germany |
Italy |
migration of lead (63.1 mg/dm2) from drinking glas |
alert |
withdrawal from the market |
|
4 |
09/05/2016 |
Finland |
China |
migration of primary aromatic amines (3 mg/kg - ppm) from sets of kitchen tools |
border rejection |
official detention |
|
5 |
09/05/2016 |
Finland |
China |
plastic fragments (fibers) coming off from teflon basket for barbecue |
border rejection |
official detention |
|
6 |
10/05/2016 |
Finland |
China |
plastic fragment (fibers) in teflon barbeque mat |
alert |
recall from consumers |
|
7 |
10/05/2016 |
Italy |
China |
migration of nickel (0.44 mg/l) and of manganese (0.5 mg/l) from barbecue grills |
border rejection |
detained by operator |
|
8 |
11/05/2016 |
Italy |
China |
too high level of overall migration (153 mg/kg - ppm) from plastic caps |
border rejection |
no action taken |
|
9 |
12/05/2016 |
United Kingdom |
China |
migration of formaldehyde (21.0 mg/kg - ppm) from melamine plates |
border rejection |
official detention |
|
10 |
13/05/2016 |
United Kingdom |
China |
migration of formaldehyde (150 mg/kg - ppm) from salad bowls |
border rejection |
official detention |
|
11 |
18/05/2016 |
Germany |
China |
migration of formaldehyde (16.1; 18.1; 34.1 mg/kg - ppm) and of melamine (5.34; 4.75; 6.84 mg/kg - ppm) from 5 piece dish |
information for attention |
destruction |
|
12 |
20/05/2016 |
Italy |
Hong Kong |
migration of chromium (1.3 mg/kg - ppm), of nickel (0.4 mg/kg - ppm) and of manganese (0.4 mg/kg - ppm) from stainless steel cruets from Hong Kong |
border rejection |
placed under customs seals |
|
13 |
20/05/2016 |
Italy |
China |
migration of chromium (0.144 mg/kg - ppm) from steel kitchen scissors from China |
border rejection |
placed under customs seals |
|
14 |
25/05/2016 |
Austria |
China |
migration of cobalt (1.62.2 mg/kg - ppm) from coffee cups from China, via Slovakia |
alert |
withdrawal from the market |
|
15 |
26/05/2016 |
France |
Hong Kong |
migration of primary aromatic amines (13.1 μg/kg - ppb) from kitchen utensils (slotted turner) from Hong Kong |
border rejection |
destruction |
|
16 |
27/05/2016 |
Germany |
China |
migration of cadmium (0.16 mg/dm2) and of cobalt (0.13 mg/dm2) from ceramic breakfast sets from China, via Spain |
alert |
withdrawal from the market |
|
17 |
30/05/2016 |
Norway |
China |
migration of formaldehyde (41; 46; 58 mg/kg - ppm) from set of melamine kitchen spoons from China |
border rejection |
destruction |
|
18 |
31/05/2016 |
Denmark |
China |
migration of formaldehyde (28.8 mg/kg - ppm) from shark shaped melamine plates from China, via Taiwan |
information for follow-up |
recall from consumers |