Date |
Notification type |
Notified by |
Product |
Subject |
Action taken |
Risk decision |
countries concerned* |
01/09/2017 | alert | Czech Republic | plastic cups |
migration of formaldehyde (317.4 mg/kg - ppm) from plastic cups from China, via Germany |
withdrawal from the market |
serious |
China (O) Belgium(D) Czech Republic(D) France(D) Germany Hungary(D) Italy(D) Poland(D) Slovakia(D) Spain(D) INFOSAN |
04/09/2017 | information for follow-up | Italy | cheese coating |
unauthorised substance E 265 - dehydroacetic acid in cheese coating from Spain |
Seizure |
undecided |
Commission service Spain(O) Italy |
11/09/2017 | border rejection | Italy | steel kitchen knives | migration of chromium (0.3 mg/kg - ppm) from steel kitchen knives from China |
Official detention |
not serious |
China (O) Italy |
12/09/2017 | border rejection | Italy |
bamboo handles stainless steel salad servers |
migration of nickel (0.5 mg/kg - ppm) from bamboo handles stainless steel salad servers from India |
Re-dispatch |
undecided |
India(O) Italy |
13/09/2017 | information for follow-up | Italy | cheese coating | unauthorised substance E 265 - dehydroacetic acid (1.75 %) in cheese coating from Spain |
Seizure |
undecided |
Spain(O) Italy(D) |
15/09/2017 | border rejection | Italy | frying pot basket | migration of manganese (2.4 mg/kg - ppm) from frying pot basket from China |
Placed under customs seals |
undecided |
China (O) Italy |
22/09/2017 | alert | Germany |
BBQ grills |
migration of arsenic (1.32; 0.44; 0.59 mg/dm²), of cadmium (0.04; 0.026; 0.023 mg/dm²) and of antimony (0.73; 0.21; 0.27 mg/dm²) from BBQ grills from China |
Detained by operator |
undecided |
China (O) Austria (D) Germany(D) Luxembourg(D) |
29/09/2017 | border rejection | Italy |
steel kitchen pliers |
migration of nickel (0.6 mg/kg - ppm) from steel kitchen pliers from China |
destruction |
undecided |
China (O) Italy |
29/09/2017 | alert | France |
tajine plate and cover |
migration of arsenic (0.009; 0.03 mg/l) and of aluminium (1.69; 2.47 mg/l) from tajine plate and cover from Spain |
destruction |
serious |
Spain(O) France(D) |
* D = distribution O = origin |
Oct. 16th, 2017
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