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RASFFReference 2021.6863

Unauthorised use of wheat in plastic travel mugs from China, dispatched from the United Kingdom

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2021.6863
Notification ID
520984
Classification
border rejection notification
Risk decision
not serious
Product type
food contact material
Notification basis
border control - consignment detained
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Wheat Straw Travel Mug
Distribution status
Description
product not (yet) placed on the market
Notification ID
224
Notification ID
11440947
Category
Description
food contact materials
Notification ID
18447
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    11441339

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Wheat straw is not an approved additive for use in plastic materials, the safety of the product cannot be assessed. The issue was identified based on information/ description provided and not on laboratory analysis.
Notification ID
59263

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    official detention
    Notification ID
    18839
    Notification ID
    11441378
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5018
    isoCode
    IE
    organizationName
    Ireland

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
China
Notifying country or territory
Ireland
Published distribution
Ireland
Affected territories
Ireland

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      520984
    Organisation
    code
    CN
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5075
    Description
    China
    Notification ID
    10070
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      520984
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      520984
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      520984
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      520984
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      520984
    Organisation
    code
    IE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Description
    Ireland
    Notification ID
    57
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      520984
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    14-12-2021 16:39:57
    fupId
    521071
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

5018
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Notification ID
    23
    link
    http://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/food_alerts.html
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Notification ID
    24
    link
    http://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/allergen_alerts.html

Provenance and context

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