In April 2019, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed(RASFF) of EU have notified 17 cases of Food Contact Materials (FCM) products, 13 cases of which are originated from China. The details are as below:
|
No. |
Date |
Notified by |
Origin |
Subject |
Notification type |
Action taken |
|
1 |
01/04/2019 |
Spain |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from melamine chopsticks |
border rejection |
import not authorised |
|
2 |
03/04/2019 |
Spain |
China |
migration of primary aromatic amines from nylon kitchen utensils |
border rejection |
import not authorised |
|
3 |
03/04/2019 |
Croatia |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from bamboo cups |
border rejection |
destruction |
|
4 |
03/04/2019 |
Ireland |
Pakistan |
migration of epoxidised soybean oil (ESBO) from lids of jars containing lime pickle |
information for follow-up |
withdrawal |
|
5 |
04/04/2019 |
Belgium |
unknown origin |
migration of melamine from melamine plates |
alert |
public warning |
|
6 |
04/04/2019 |
Belgium |
China |
migration of melamine from melamine plates |
information for attention |
public warning |
|
7 |
04/04/2019 |
Belgium |
China |
migration of melamine from children plates |
alert |
public warning |
|
8 |
11/04/2019 |
Italy |
China |
migration of primary aromatic amines from nylon ladle |
border rejection |
informing authorities |
|
9 |
11/04/2019 |
Greece |
China |
migration of melamine from melamine decorated children plates |
alert |
recall from consumers |
|
10 |
12/04/2019 |
Italy |
Argentina |
too high level of overall migration from steel pans |
border rejection |
re-dispatch |
|
11 |
16/04/2019 |
Spain |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from melamine mugs |
border rejection |
import not authorised |
|
12 |
16/04/2019 |
Austria |
Austria |
breakage of glass bottles |
alert |
recall from consumers |
|
13 |
17/04/2019 |
Spain |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from melamine chopisticks |
border rejection |
import not authorised |
|
14 |
18/04/2019 |
Belgium |
China |
migration of formaldehyde and of melamine from plates |
information for attention |
public warning |
|
15 |
18/04/2019 |
Italy |
China |
migration of nickel and too high level of overall migration from charcoal barbecue |
border rejection |
placed under customs seals |
|
16 |
19/04/2019 |
Italy |
China |
migration of melamine from melamine tableware |
border rejection |
placed under customs seals |
|
17 |
24/04/2019 |
Cyprus |
China |
migration of melamine from white melamine oval plate |
information for attention |
withdrawal from recipient(s) |