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Be Alert of FCM containing Bamboo fibre to EU market(RASFF)-May 2021

Time£º2021-06-01 14:44:50 

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!


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