In August 2016, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed(RASFF) of EU have notified 7 cases of Food Contact Materials (FCM) products, 6 cases of which are originated from China.
The subject notified are mainly formaldehyde and PAA migration from plastic articles, chromium migration from knives. The details are as below:
|
No. |
Date |
Notified by |
Origin |
Subject |
Notification type |
Action taken |
|
1 |
03/08/2016 |
Slovenia |
China |
migration of formaldehyde (15.6; 43.3; 51.2 mg/kg - ppm) from melamine bowls |
information for follow-up |
withdrawal from the market |
|
2 |
08/08/2016 |
Czech Republic |
China |
migration of formaldehyde (680 mg/kg - ppm) from plastic decorated bowl |
information for attention |
withdrawal from the market |
|
3 |
11/08/2016 |
Slovenia |
China |
migration of primary aromatic amines (0.737; 0.018; 0.018 mg/kg - ppm) from plastic spaghetti server with stainless-steel handle |
alert |
withdrawal from the market |
|
4 |
18/08/2016 |
Czech Republic |
China |
migration of formaldehyde (33.1 mg/kg - ppm) from plastic shallow plate decorated |
information for attention |
withdrawal from the market |
|
5 |
18/08/2016 |
Czech Republic |
China |
migration of formaldehyde (95.78; 102.71 mg/kg - ppm) from plastic bowl with lid |
information for attention |
withdrawal from the market |
|
6 |
18/08/2016 |
Czech Republic |
unknown origin |
migration of formaldehyde (100.11 mg/kg - ppm) from plastic bowl with lid from unknown origin |
information for attention |
withdrawal from the market |
|
7 |
26/08/2016 |
Italy |
China |
migration of chromium (0.02 mg/kg - ppm) from steak knives |
border rejection |
re-dispatch |