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RASFFReference 2021.7138

Polar bear plates from Hong Kong, via the United Kingdom and via Italy unfit for use as food contact material

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2021.7138
Notification ID
523112
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
Polar bear plates
Distribution status
Description
product not (yet) placed on the market
Notification ID
224
Notification ID
11568847
Category
Description
food contact materials
Notification ID
18447
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    11569268
    productAspect
    Product code: M482601
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Non - compliance of the melamine material was established due to increase of migration of formaldehyde from the first to the third migration test.
Notification ID
59699

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    0.23; 0.49; 0.74
    Hazard category
    Description
    migration
    Notification ID
    11569666
    maxPermittedLvl
    15 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    15
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    formaldehyde - migration - migration
    samplingDate
    02-12-2021 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/dm²

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    placed under customs seals
    Notification ID
    18825
    Notification ID
    11569945
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5025
    isoCode
    MT
    organizationName
    Malta

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
China
Notifying country or territory
Malta
Published distribution
Malta, United Kingdom
Affected territories
Malta · United Kingdom

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      523112
    Organisation
    code
    CN
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5075
    Description
    China
    Notification ID
    10070
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      523112
    Organisation
    code
    HK
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5117
    Description
    Hong Kong
    Notification ID
    10112
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      523112
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      523112
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      523112
    Organisation
    code
    MT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5025
    Description
    Malta
    Notification ID
    19
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      523112
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      523112
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    27-12-2021 16:13:16
    fupId
    523705
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  2. fupDate
    28-12-2021 11:54:21
    fupId
    523848
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  3. fupDate
    23-09-2022 12:49:43
    fupId
    571482
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    follow-up from non-member country
    Notification ID
    27671
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

5025
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5025
    Notification ID
    28
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5025
    Notification ID
    29

Provenance and context

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