In May 2021, the RASFF of EU have notified 16 cases of FCM products, 10 cases (63.5%) of which were bamboo- melamine plastic products. The details are as below:
|
No. |
Date |
Notified by |
Origin |
Subject |
Notification type |
Action taken |
|
1 |
06/05/2021 |
Spain |
China |
Unauthorised use of bamboo in tableware |
border rejection |
Re-dispatch |
|
2 |
07/05/2021 |
Ireland |
China |
Food Contact Materials Made From Bamboo and Resin Polymer |
border rejection |
destruction |
|
3 |
12/05/2021 |
Slovenia |
China |
High content of volatile constituents (0,92%) in silicone baking mold |
information for attention |
Withdrawal |
|
4 |
12/05/2021 |
Luxembourg |
UK |
Suspicious bamboo cup-to-go sold on Amazon.fr |
information for attention |
no action taken |
|
5 |
12/05/2021 |
Luxembourg |
Spain |
Suspicious carafe made of 100% bamboo fibers sold on Amazon.fr |
information for attention |
Informing authorities |
|
6 |
14/05/2021 |
Belgium |
France |
Melamine products with bamboo fibers sold on Amazon.fr |
information for attention |
Informing authorities |
|
7 |
14/05/2021 |
Belgium |
Germany |
Melamine products with bamboo fibers sold by e-platform Amazon |
information for attention |
Informing authorities |
|
8 |
18/05/2021 |
Belgium |
China |
Melamine food bowls containing wood fiber originating |
border rejection |
Return to consignor |
|
9 |
18/05/2021 |
Spain |
China |
Unauthorised use of bamboo in melamine and bamboo fibre children’s tableware |
border rejection |
Re-dispatch |
|
10 |
18/05/2021 |
Spain |
China |
Unauthorised use of bamboo in cups made from a mix of bamboo fibres, melamine and maize starch |
border rejection |
Re-dispatch |
|
11 |
21/05/2021 |
Spain |
China |
Risk of burns due to breakage of plastic children’s tableware |
alert |
Destruction |
|
12 |
26/05/2021 |
Spain |
China |
Unauthorised use of bamboo in Tableware made from a mix of bamboo fibres and melamine |
border rejection |
Official detention |
|
13 |
26/05/2021 |
Belgium |
China |
Migration of melamine from plastic plates |
alert |
Recall and Public warning |
|
14 |
28/05/2021 |
Italy |
Malaysia |
Overall migration from power free latex glove |
border rejection |
Re-dispatch |
|
15 |
28/05/2021 |
Poland |
China |
Migration of formaldehyde from melamine snack bowl |
border rejection |
Official detention |
|
16 |
28/05/2021 |
German |
China |
Migration of primary aromatic amine from kitchen tool set |
alert |
Withdrawal from recipient |
In a joint letter published February 15, 2021, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands together demand the withdrawal of bamboo-melamine plastic products from the EU market, because bamboo e.g. ground bamboo and bamboo flour are not currently authorised for use with plastic food contact materials under Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011.
Besides Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, Finland and Ireland also announced to not allow to sale or import plastic FCM containing unauthorised vegetable fibres such as bamboo flour or rice flour.
At present, the number of reported cases of bamboo fiber products is increasing, and the control of such materials in some EU countries is becoming more and more strict. Please be alert of the new policy!