Attention! The EU continues to crack down on illegal food contact materials

Since 2021, the EU has continued to crack down on products contaminated with illegal Food contact materials. Cases of violations have been published in the EU's RASFF-Food and Feed Safety Alerts.GST sorted out a number of representative cases for the majority of enterprises for your reference.This case focuses on the EU's crackdown on illegal renewable food contact materials, and the migration of formaldehyde, melamine and primary aromatic amines and other substances should become the focus of the relevant enterprises to control the quality of products.GST reminded relevant companies to do a good job in product quality control to avoid becoming the next notified case.

 

The representative cases are summarized as follows:

 

Case a

 

Products: bamboo cups

 

Country of notification: Lithuania

 

Origin: China

 

Notified reason: formaldehyde migration, melamine migration exceed the standard

 

Treatment measures: destruction of products

 

Case 2

 

Product: Open spoon

 

Country of notification: Poland

 

Origin: China

 

Reason of notification: migration of primary aromatic amine exceeds standard

 

Handling measures: inform the authorities

 

Case 3

 

Products: nylon kitchenware

 

Country of notification: Poland

 

Origin: China

 

Reason of notification: migration of primary aromatic amine exceeds standard

 

Treatment measures: destruction of products

 

Four cases

 

Products: Chopsticks

 

Notifying country: Czech Republic

 

Country of Origin: Vietnam

 

Reason of notification: migration of primary aromatic amine exceeds standard

 

Treatment measures: removed from the market

 

Case 5

 

Products: Bamboo fiber travel cup

 

Country of notification: Lithuania

 

Origin: China

 

Notified reason: the migration of melamine exceeded the standard

 

Treatment measures: re-dispatch

 

Case 6

 

Products: plastic bottles

 

Country of notification: Spain

 

Origin: China

 

Notified reason: certification analysis report and import declaration fraud

 

Treatment measures: destruction of products

 

GST is a third-party testing organization with full qualification, perfect experimental ability and rich practical experience. With a professional technical team and sophisticated testing equipment, GST can provide you with the most comprehensive and economical test solutions, assist you to verify product safety and optimize product design to meet the requirements of regulations and standards.You are welcome to contact us regarding testing of food contact materials, children's products, textiles and electrical and electronic products, as well as other compliance issues.