Overview of RASFF Food Contact Material Notification in April 2017
There are 6 RASFF notifications on food contact materials in April 2017，in which there are 3 food contact material products from China (including Hongkong), accounted for50%. The main hazards for the notifications are primary aromatic amines from products. More information is shown below:
|
Date |
Notification type |
Notified by |
Product |
Subject |
Action taken |
Risk decision |
countries concerned* |
| 03/04/2017 | alert | Ireland | stainless steel turner | migration of primary aromatic amines (5.2748; 4.8574; 4.5771 mg/kg – ppm) from stainless steel turner from unknown origin, via the United Kingdom | no stock left |
serious |
Ireland United Kingdom (D) Unknown origin(O) |
| 03/04/2017 | information for attention | Ireland | Kitchen Spoon | migration of primary aromatic amines (0.0299 mg/kg – ppm) from kitchen spoon from China | withdrawal from the market | serious |
Ireland(D) China (O) INFOSAN |
| 05/04/2017 | border rejection | Italy | Meat slicers | migration of chromium (0.9 mg/kg – ppm) from meat slicers from China | official detention | undecided |
China (O) Italy |
| 10/04/2017 | border rejection | Italy | kitchen utensils | migration of primary aromatic amines (10.949 mg/kg – ppm) from kitchen utensils from Hong Kong | Physical/chemical treatment | serious |
China Hong Kong(O) Italy INFOSAN |
| 13/04/2017 | alert | Belgium | melamine plates | migration of melamine (3; 3.5; 3.7; 3.8; 8.1 mg/kg – ppm) from melamine plates from the Netherlands | recall from consumers | serious |
Australia Belgium(D) France Germany Luxembourg Netherlands(O) |
| 14/04/2017 | border rejection | Italy | steel pressure cooker | Presence of cobalt-60 in steel pressure cooker from India | Re-dispatch | Not serious |
Commission Services India(O) Italy |
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* D = distribution O = origin |
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