Skip to content
Official alerts and notifications portal
Menu
RASFFReference 2023.5203

Unauthorised use of bamboo fibres mixed with plastics in food contact material from China through Bulgaria

Official information organised for easier consultation. The source publication remains authoritative.

Open official publication ↗

RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2023.5203
Notification ID
626390
Classification
information notification for follow-up
Risk decision
potential risk
Product type
food contact material
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Bamboo cup
Distribution status
Description
product traded online
Notification ID
228
Notification ID
21415490
Category
Description
food contact materials
Notification ID
18447
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    21415492
    productAspect
    400ml cup made of a mixture of bamboo fibres in combination with corn flour and amino acid resin with a silicon sleeve and lid with different prints/designs
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    400.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    ml
    Notification ID
    18971

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
The use of bamboo fibres mixed with plastics is unauthorized for use in food contact materials throughout the European Union.
Notification ID
88562
numberOfPersonsAffected
0

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    21416013
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5025
    isoCode
    MT
    organizationName
    Malta
  2. Action taken
    Description
    Destruction
    Notification ID
    18700
    Notification ID
    23494093
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5025
    isoCode
    MT
    organizationName
    Malta

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

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

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      626390
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      626390
    Organisation
    code
    BG
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5003
    Description
    Bulgaria
    Notification ID
    10
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      635609
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      626390
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      626390
    Organisation
    code
    CN
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5075
    Description
    China
    Notification ID
    10070
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      626390
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      626390
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      626390
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      626390
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      626390
    Organisation
    code
    MT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5025
    Description
    Malta
    Notification ID
    19

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    29-08-2023 13:31:22
    fupId
    630535
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    10
    organizationCode
    BG
    organizationDescription
    Bulgaria
  2. fupDate
    28-09-2023 15:20:19
    fupId
    635609
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    request
    Notification ID
    27665
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  3. fupDate
    23-02-2024 14:25:45
    fupId
    665774
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    measures taken
    Notification ID
    27672
    networkOrganizationId
    19
    organizationCode
    MT
    organizationDescription
    Malta

RASFF

5003
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5003
    Notification ID
    4
5025
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5025
    Notification ID
    28
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5025
    Notification ID
    29

Provenance and context

NagameAlert organises public RASFF data while preserving official values and keeping notification classification separate from the risk decision. The official record remains authoritative and should be checked for follow-ups and current status.