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RASFFReference 2022.1222

Unauthorised use of bamboo cutlery/lunch box sets from China, dispatched from the United Kingdom

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2022.1222
Notification ID
534652
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
Bamboo Tableware
Distribution status
Description
product not (yet) placed on the market
Notification ID
224
Notification ID
12426556
Category
Description
food contact materials
Notification ID
18447
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    12426734
    weight
    400.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974
  2. Notification ID
    12426743
    weight
    90.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Bamboo is not an approved additive for use in plastic materials according to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.
Notification ID
63622

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    official detention
    Notification ID
    18839
    Notification ID
    12427355
    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
      534652
    Organisation
    code
    CN
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5075
    Description
    China
    Notification ID
    10070
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      534652
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      534652
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      534652
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      534652
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      534652
    Organisation
    code
    IE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Description
    Ireland
    Notification ID
    57
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      534652
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    02-03-2022 16:11:44
    fupId
    534752
    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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