RASFF Notifications of Chinese FCM Products
In February 2016, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed(RASFF) of EU has sent 4 validated notifications about disqualified FCM products originated from China through the system. The notifying states include Italy, Germany and France. Kitchenware are still the main kinds of notified products. The problem mainly concentrated on the migration of formaldehyde, melamine, chromium and manganese, etc.. NG28 reminds relevant manufacturers to pay high attention to it. The details are as follow.
Date |
Notification type |
Notified by |
Origin |
Subject |
Action taken |
01/02/2016 |
information for attention |
Germany |
China |
migration of formaldehyde (318 mg/kg - ppm) from bamboo fiber salad bowls |
withdrawal from the market |
02/02/2016 |
border rejection |
Italy |
China |
migration of manganese (0.6 mg/kg - ppm) from wooden kitchen tools |
placed under customs seals |
09/02/2016 |
border rejection |
Italy |
China |
migration of chromium (7.1 mg/l) and of manganese (0.2 mg/l) from steel knives |
destruction |
17/02/2016 |
Alert |
France |