In February 2019, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed(RASFF) of EU have notified 10 cases of Food Contact Materials (FCM) products, 8 cases of which are originated from China. The details are as below:
|
No. |
Date |
Notified by |
Origin |
Subject |
Notification type |
Action taken |
|
1 |
05/02/2019 |
United Kingdom |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from melamine kitchenware |
border rejection |
official detention |
|
2 |
06/02/2019 |
Spain |
Thailand |
migration of formaldehyde from melamine bowls |
border rejection |
destruction |
|
3 |
06/02/2019 |
Spain |
Thailand |
migration of formaldehyde from melamin bowl |
border rejection |
destruction |
|
4 |
08/02/2019 |
Italy |
China |
inner coating peeling off and too high level of overall migration from teflon coated springform pans |
border rejection |
placed under customs seals |
|
5 |
08/02/2019 |
Poland |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from bamboo cup |
information for follow-up |
recall from consumers |
|
6 |
11/02/2019 |
Lithuania |
China |
Unsuitable organoleptic characteristics (smell) of paper cake forms |
information for follow-up |
destruction |
|
7 |
11/02/2019 |
Italy |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from melamine kitchenware |
border rejection |
informing authorities |
|
8 |
12/02/2019 |
Italy |
China |
migration of nickel from baby spoon and fork set |
border rejection |
official detention |
|
9 |
15/02/2019 |
Finland |
China |
migration of nickel from kitchen tools |
border rejection |
official detention |
|
10 |
18/02/2019 |
Poland |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from bamboo cups |
information for follow-up |
recall from consumers |
Further Information: RASFF Portal