RASFF notification of FCM products-September 2018

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In September 2018, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed(RASFF) of EU have notified 10 cases of Food Contact Materials (FCM) products,all of which are originated from China. The details are as below:

No.	Date	Notified by	Origin	Subject	Notification type	Action taken
1	06/09/2018	Austria	China	too high count of aerobic mesophiles in reusable ice cubes	information for follow-up	informing consignor
2	11/09/2018	Czech Republic	China	migration of formaldehyde from bamboo mugs	alert	withdrawal from the market
3	12/09/2018	Germany	China	migration of melamine from bamboo cups	alert	detained by operator
4	19/09/2018	Italy	China	migration of primary aromatic amines from kitchen robot	border rejection	import not authorised
5	20/09/2018	Czech Republic	China	migration of formaldehyde and of melamine from set of plastic dishes	alert	withdrawal from the market
6	21/09/2018	Poland	China	migration of primary aromatic amines from nylon skimmer	alert	informing authorities
7	24/09/2018	Germany	China	migration of lead and of cobalt from children's decorated ceramic breakfast set	alert	recall from consumers
8	25/09/2018	France	China	migration of melamine from bamboo fiber cutlery from tableware set for children	alert	recall from consumers
9	26/09/2018	Spain	China	migration of primary aromatic amines from steel and nylon food tong	border rejection	destruction
10	28/09/2018	Germany	China	migration of nickel from multipurpose tongs	alert	withdrawal from the market