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RASFFReference 2026.5818

Formaldehyde in spoon of melamine

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2026.5818
Notification ID
855585
Classification
border rejection notification
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
border control - consignment detained
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Consigned from China or Hong Kong
Distribution status
Description
product not (yet) placed on the market
Notification ID
224
Notification ID
30801799
Category
Description
food contact materials
Notification ID
18447
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30801801
    productAspect
    See attached pictures
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Formaldehyde 29, 42 and 45 mg/kg
Notification ID
137830

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    45
    Hazard category
    Description
    migration
    Notification ID
    30801811
    maxPermittedLvl
    15 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    15
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    formaldehyde - migration - migration
    samplingDate
    03-06-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    Destruction
    Notification ID
    18700
    Notification ID
    30801804
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5031
    isoCode
    SE
    organizationName
    Sweden

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
China
Notifying country or territory
Sweden
Published distribution
product not (yet) placed on the market

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      855585
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      855585
    Organisation
    code
    CN
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5075
    Description
    China
    Notification ID
    10070
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      855585
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      855585
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      855585
    Organisation
    code
    SE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5031
    Description
    Sweden
    Notification ID
    62

RASFF

5031
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5031
    Notification ID
    37
    link
    http://www.livsmedelsverket.se/om-oss/press/aterkallanden/

Provenance and context

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