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RASFFReference 2021.2951

unauthorised use of bamboo in cups made from a mix of bamboo fibres, maize starch and melamine from Germany, dispatched from the United Kingdom

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2021.2951
Notification ID
482020
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
Drinking cups and lids made of bamboo, corn starch and melamine
Distribution status
Description
no distribution from notifying country
Notification ID
222
Notification ID
5761779
Category
Description
food contact materials
Notification ID
18447
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    5761823
    labelling
    Com. Code 39241000
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
47809

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    Re-dispatch
    Notification ID
    18702
    Notification ID
    5762257
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5025
    isoCode
    MT
    organizationName
    Malta
  2. Action taken
    Description
    Destruction
    Notification ID
    18700
    Notification ID
    6158782
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5025
    isoCode
    MT
    organizationName
    Malta

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

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

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      482020
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      482020
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      487391
    3. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      487391
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      482020
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      482020
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      482020
    7. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      482020
    Organisation
    code
    MT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5025
    Description
    Malta
    Notification ID
    19
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      482020
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    09-06-2021 12:29:02
    fupId
    482203
    fupNumber
    1
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  2. fupDate
    12-07-2021 10:45:01
    fupId
    487391
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    measures taken
    Notification ID
    27672
    networkOrganizationId
    19
    organizationCode
    MT
    organizationDescription
    Malta

RASFF

5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de
5025
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5025
    Notification ID
    28
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5025
    Notification ID
    29

Provenance and context

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