Overview of RASFF Food Contact Material Notification in March 2018

Date

Notification type

Notified by

Product

Subject

Action taken

Risk decision

countries concerned*

02/03/2018

information for attention

Belgium

aluminium pizza cutter

migration of nickel (0.29; 0.49; 0.59 mg/kg - ppm) from aluminium pizza cutter from China

official detention

undecided

Belgium (D) China (O)

02/03/2018

alert

Belgium

melamine plate

migration of melamine (5 mg/kg - ppm) from melamine plate from China, via the Netherlands

public warning - press release

serious

Belgium (D) China (O) INFOSAN Netherlands

06/03/2018

information for attention

Germany

cast-iron tea pot

migration of aluminium (9.69 mg/l), of cobalt (0.6 mg/l) and of lithium (4.59 mg/l) from cast-iron tea pot from Japan

withdrawal from recipient(s)

serious

Commission Services Germany (D) INFOSAN Japan (O)

09/03/2018

information for follow-up

Germany

enamel baking dish

migration of cobalt (between 0.33 and 0.60 mg/l) and of lithium (between 0.36 and 0.75 mg/l) from enamel baking dish from Austria

withdrawal from the market

undecided

Austria (O) Germany (D)

15/03/2018

alert

Belgium

melamine plates

migration of melamine (5.7 mg/kg - ppm) from melamine plates from unknown origin, via the Netherlands

recall from consumers

serious

Belgium (D) Netherlands unknown origin (O)

15/03/2018

information for follow-up

France

plastic wrapping of salt stones

high content of bisphenol A (117 mg/kg - ppm) in plastic wrapping of salt stones from the Netherlands

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undecided

Commission Services France Netherlands (O)

28/03/2018

border rejection

Germany

melamine bowls

migration of formaldehyde (309.9 mg/kg - ppm) from melamine bowls from China

re-dispatch

serious

China (O) Germany

28/03/2018

border rejection

Italy

stainless steel barbacue

migration of chromium (2.4; 10.2 mg/kg - ppm) and of manganese (0.4 mg/kg - ppm) and too high level of overall migration (41; 72 mg/dm²) from stainless steel barbacue set from China

placed under customs seals

undecided

China (O) Italy

28/03/2018

border rejection

Finland

kitchenware

migration of volatile organic constituents (1.3 %) from kitchenware from China

official detention

not serious

China (O) Finland

30/03/2018

alert

Cyprus

plastic forks

too high level of overall migration (24.26 mg/dm²) from plastic forks from China, via Greece

recall from consumers

serious

China (O) Cyprus (D) Greece INFOSAN

30/03/2018

alert

Cyprus

plastic disposable plates

too high level of overall migration (350.4 mg/dm²) from plastic disposable plates from Italy

recall from consumers

serious

Cyprus (D) Italy (O)

* D = distribution O = origin