In December 2019, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of EU have notified 16 cases of Food Contact Materials (FCM) products, 12 cases of which are originated from China. The details are as below:
No. |
Date |
Notified by |
Origin |
Subject |
Notification type |
Action taken |
1 |
02/12/2019 |
Italy |
China |
migration of melamine from melamine fruit plate set |
information for attention |
/ |
2 |
04/12/2019 |
Spain |
China |
nylon kitchen utensils unfit for use as food contact material (risk of melting) |
information for follow-up |
Withdrawal |
3 |
04/12/2019 |
Italy |
China |
too high level of overall migration from aluminium bottles with plastic caps |
border rejection |
placed under customs seals |
4 |
09/12/2019 |
Finland |
China |
migration of melamine from plastic plates |
border rejection |
official detention |
5 |
09/12/2019 |
Italy |
China |
migration of iron and too high level of overall migration from baking trays |
border rejection |
placed under customs seals |
6 |
09/12/2019 |
Finland |
China |
migration of formaldehyde and of melamine from plastic mug |
border rejection |
official detention |
7 |
12/12/2019 |
United Kingdom |
China |
migration of primary aromatic amines from polyamide kitchenware |
border rejection |
official detention |
8 |
12/12/2019 |
Spain |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from kitchen plastic glasses |
border rejection |
import not authorised |
9 |
18/12/2019 |
Germany |
China |
migration of melamine from plastic cups |
information for follow-up |
Withdrawal |
10 |
19/12/2019 |
Germany |
China |
migration of formaldehyde from melamine children’s tableware |
information for attention |
Withdrawal |
11 |
23/12/2019 |
Lithuania |
Poland |
migration of formaldehyde and too high level of overall migration from cups |
information for follow-up |
re-dispatch |
12 |
24/12/2019 |
Spain |
Bangladesh |
too high level of overall migration from cutting board |
information for follow-up |
/ |
13 |
24/12/2019 |
Finland |
Ukraine |
migration of cadmium from mug |
border rejection |
official detention |
14 |
24/12/2019 |
Belgium |
China |
migration of melamine from melamine plastic plates |
alert |
recall from consumers |
15 |
26/12/2019 |
Lithuania |
Russia |
migration of aluminium from enamelled bowls |
Information for attention |
Destruction |
16 |
27/12/2019 |
Slovenia |
China |
migration of aluminium from pressure cookers |
alert |
informing authorities |
Further Information: RASFF Portal