the european commission validated 273 rasff notifications this month, including 226 notifications on food, accounting for 82.78%; 35 notifications on feed, accounting for 12.82%; 12 notifications on food contact materials (fcms), accounting for 4.40%. 11 of the products are from china, accounting for 91.67%.
the prime hazards for fcms are migration of elements.
there are more details on fcm notifications as below:
s/n | date | reference | notified by | countries concerned | subject | action taken | distribution status | risk decision |
1 | 02/09/2019 | 2019.3111 | italy | china (o), hong kong (o), italy | migration of chromium (1 mg/kg - ppm) from fixed blade knife from china, manufactured in hong kong | placed under customs seals | product allowed to travel to destination under customs seals | undecided |
2 | 05/09/2019 | 2019.3156 | lithuania | china (o), estonia (d), latvia, lithuania (d), netherlands, united kingdom | migration of melamine (between 8.3 and 11.8 mg/kg - ppm) from coffee cups from china, via the united kingdom | no stock left | distribution to other member countries | undecided |
3 | 06/09/2019 | 2019.3177 | lithuania | belgium (d), bosnia and herzegovina (d), china (o), cyprus (d), france (o), germany (d), guadeloupe (d), israel (d), italy (d), lithuania (d), luxembourg (d), slovenia (d), spain (d), united kingdom (d), united states (d) | too high level of overall migration (31.7 mg/dm²) from bamboo dishes from france, manufactured in china | destruction | distribution to other member countries | not serious |
4 | 09/09/2019 | 2019.3203 | italy | china (o), italy | migration of primary aromatic amines (5.577, 5.356, 4.701 mg/kg - ppm) from polypropylene accessories in cookware set from china | placed under customs seals | product allowed to travel to destination under customs seals | serious |
5 | 10/09/2019 | 2019.3220 | norway | china (o), norway (d) | migration of melamine (3.33 mg/kg - ppm) from bamboo cups from china | recall from consumers | distribution restricted to notifying country | undecided |
6 | 10/09/2019 | 2019.3227 | poland | china (o), poland | missing import declaration for plastic thermos from china | re-dispatch | product not (yet) placed on the market | not serious |
7 | 13/09/2019 | 2019.3273 | norway | china (o), commission services, denmark (d), norway (d) | migration of melamine (3.88 mg/kg - ppm) from bamboo dining set for children from china | return to consignor | distribution restricted to notifying country | undecided |
8 | 17/09/2019 | 2019.3295 | greece | china (o), greece (d), infosan, italy (d) | migration of primary aromatic amines (aniline: 91; 4,4' mda: 11600 µg/kg - ppb) from nylon serving ladles from china, via italy | recall from consumers | no distribution from notifying country | serious |
9 | 23/09/2019 | 2019.3355 | italy | china (o), italy, turkey (o) | toaster from china, dispatched from turkey unfit for use as food contact material (steel aisi 201) | placed under customs seals | product allowed to travel to destination under customs seals | not serious |
10 | 24/09/2019 | 2019.3366 | france | belgium, cameroon (d), china (o), cyprus (d), djibouti (d), finland (d), france (d), infosan, ireland (d), italy (d), malta (d), mauritius (d), nigeria (d), poland (d), portugal (d), saint martin (d), spain (d), switzerland (d), togo (d), united kingdom (d) | migration of primary aromatic amines (aniline: 943; 4,4'mda: 40000 µg/kg - ppb) from nylon kitchen utensils from china, via belgium | recall from consumers | distribution to other member countries | serious |
11 | 25/09/2019 | 2019.3389 | poland | china (o), infosan, poland (d) | migration of formaldehyde (up to 207.8 mg/kg - ppm) from bamboo mug from china | withdrawal from recipient(s) | distribution restricted to notifying country | serious |