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RASFF notification of FCM products- May 2016

Time£º2016-06-14 14:18:02 

In May 2016, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed(RASFF) of EU have notified 18 cases of Food Contact Materials (FCM) products, 17 cases of which  are originated from China.

The subject notified are mainly lead and cadmium migration from glass articles and formaldehyde migration from plastic articles and so on. The details are as below:



No.

Date

Notified by

Origin

Subject

Notification type

Action taken

1

04/05/2016

Poland

China

migration of cadmium (>0.8 mg/item) and of lead (>8.0 mg/item) from rim of decorated glasses

alert

seizure

2

04/05/2016

Norway

China

migration of primary aromatic amines (0.451; 4.058; 6.66 mg/kg - ppm) from kitchen utensils (soup ladle, slotted turner, whisk)

border rejection

official detention

3

06/05/2016

Germany

Italy

migration of lead (63.1 mg/dm2) from drinking glas

alert

withdrawal from the market

4

09/05/2016

Finland

China

migration of primary aromatic amines (3 mg/kg - ppm) from sets of kitchen tools

border rejection

official detention

5

09/05/2016

Finland

China

plastic fragments (fibers) coming off from teflon basket for barbecue

border rejection

official detention

6

10/05/2016

Finland

China

plastic fragment (fibers) in teflon barbeque mat

alert

recall from consumers

7

10/05/2016

Italy

China

migration of nickel (0.44 mg/l) and of manganese (0.5 mg/l) from barbecue grills

border rejection

detained by operator

8

11/05/2016

Italy

China

too high level of overall migration (153 mg/kg - ppm) from plastic caps

border rejection

no action taken

9

12/05/2016

United Kingdom

China

migration of formaldehyde (21.0 mg/kg - ppm) from melamine plates

border rejection

official detention

10

13/05/2016

United Kingdom

China

migration of formaldehyde (150 mg/kg - ppm) from salad bowls

border rejection

official detention

11

18/05/2016

Germany

China

migration of formaldehyde (16.1; 18.1; 34.1 mg/kg - ppm) and of melamine (5.34; 4.75; 6.84 mg/kg - ppm) from 5 piece dish

information for attention

destruction

12

20/05/2016

Italy

Hong Kong

migration of chromium (1.3 mg/kg - ppm), of nickel (0.4 mg/kg - ppm) and of manganese (0.4 mg/kg - ppm) from stainless steel cruets from Hong Kong

border rejection

placed under customs seals

13

20/05/2016

Italy

China

migration of chromium (0.144 mg/kg - ppm) from steel kitchen scissors from China

border rejection

placed under customs seals

14

25/05/2016

Austria

China

migration of cobalt (1.62.2 mg/kg - ppm) from coffee cups from China, via Slovakia

alert

withdrawal from the market

15

26/05/2016

France

Hong Kong

migration of primary aromatic amines (13.1 ¦Ìg/kg - ppb) from kitchen utensils (slotted turner) from Hong Kong

border rejection

destruction

16

27/05/2016

Germany

China

migration of cadmium (0.16 mg/dm2) and of cobalt (0.13 mg/dm2) from ceramic breakfast sets from China, via Spain

alert

withdrawal from the market

17

30/05/2016

Norway

China

migration of formaldehyde (41; 46; 58 mg/kg - ppm) from set of melamine kitchen spoons from China

border rejection

destruction

18

31/05/2016

Denmark

China

migration of formaldehyde (28.8 mg/kg - ppm) from shark shaped melamine plates from China, via Taiwan

information for follow-up

recall from consumers




Further Information: RASFF Portal


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