the european commission validated 229 rasff notifications this month, including 205 notifications on food, accounting for 89.52%; 16 notifications on feed, accounting for 6.99%; 8 notifications on food contact materials (fcms), accounting for 3.49%. 6 of the fcm products are from china, accounting for 75%.
the prime hazards for fcms are migration of elements.
there are more details on fcm notifications as below:
date | reference | notified by | product | subject | action taken | notification type | risk decision |
08/05/2020 | 2020.1931 | ireland | nylon whisk | migration of primary aromatic amines (0.0144 mg/kg - ppm) from nylon whisk from china | withdrawal from the market | official control on the market | serious |
12/05/2020 | 2020.1988 | germany | coffee mugs made from melamine and bamboo fibres mix, but declared to be made from bamboo | migration of formaldehyde (15.7; 18.9 mg/kg - ppm) and of melamine (4.3; 3.6; 5.3 mg/kg - ppm) from and insufficient labelling of coffee mugs made from melamine and bamboo fibres mix, but declared to be made from bamboo from china, via the netherlands | destruction | official control on the market | undecided |
18/05/2020 | 2020.2076 | czech republic | set of bamboo fiber dishes | migration of formaldehyde (23.4 mg/kg - ppm) and of melamine (3.76 mg/kg - ppm) from set of bamboo fiber dishes from china | withdrawal from the market | official control on the market | not serious |
20/05/2020 | 2020.2097 | portugal | bamboo fibre decorated cups | migration of formaldehyde (16.37 mg/kg - ppm) and of melamine (5.5 mg/kg - ppm) from bamboo fibre decorated cups from china | official detention | consignment under customs | undecided |
22/05/2020 | 2020.2139 | ireland | slotted spoon | migration of primary aromatic amines ( 0.0755 mg/kg - ppm) from slotted spoon from china | withdrawal from the market | official control on the market | serious |
22/05/2020 | 2020.2131 | ireland | nylon spoon | migration of primary aromatic amines (0.4737 mg/kg - ppm) from nylon spoons from china | withdrawal from the market | official control on the market | serious |
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