In December 2018, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed(RASFF) of EU have notified 13 cases of Food Contact Materials (FCM) products, 7 cases of which are originated from China. The details are as below:
|
No. |
Date |
Notified by |
Origin |
Subject |
Notification type |
Action taken |
|
1 |
04/12/2018 |
Finland |
unknown origin |
volatile organic compounds in pacifier |
information for attention |
public warning |
|
2 |
07/12/2018 |
Germany |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from bamboo bowl |
information for follow-up |
withdrawal from the market |
|
3 |
11/12/2018 |
Spain |
United States |
migration of formaldehyde from melamine bowls |
information for attention |
destruction |
|
4 |
11/12/2018 |
Italy |
China |
inner coating peeling off from teflon coated carbon steel baking trays |
border rejection |
import not authorised |
|
5 |
17/12/2018 |
Italy |
Turkey |
absence of certified analytical report and of declaration of compliance for kitchen utensils |
border rejection |
placed under customs seals |
|
6 |
18/12/2018 |
Italy |
China |
migration of chromium and of manganese and too high level of overall migration from steel meat mincer |
border rejection |
import not authorised |
|
7 |
18/12/2018 |
Slovakia |
Poland |
deterioration of organoleptic characteristics of food in contact with cling film |
information for follow-up |
withdrawal from the market |
|
8 |
19/12/2018 |
Italy |
China |
migration of primary aromatic amines from nylon kitchen ustensils |
border rejection |
placed under customs seals |
|
9 |
20/12/2018 |
Germany |
China |
migration of formaldehyde and of melamine from bamboo tableware set |
alert |
recall from consumers |
|
10 |
21/12/2018 |
Germany |
China |
migration of arsenic, of cadmium, of aluminium and of lithium from enameled cast iron frying pan |
information for follow-up |
withdrawal from the market |
|
11 |
24/12/2018 |
Denmark |
Netherlands |
deterioration of organoleptic characteristics of water in contact with plastic bottles |
information for follow-up |
withdrawal from the market |
|
12 |
28/12/2018 |
Poland |
unknown origin |
migration of formaldehyde from bamboo cups |
alert |
withdrawal from the market |
|
13 |
31/12/2018 |
Netherlands |
China |
migration of epoxidised soybean oil (ESBO) from lids of glass jars containing chicken flavour chilli oil with tofu |
information for follow-up |
informing recipient |
Further Information: RASFF Portal