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 |