Attention! The EU continues to crack down on illegal food contact materials
Since 2021, the EU has continued to crack down on products contaminated with illegal Food contact materials. Cases of violations have been published in the EU's RASFF-Food and Feed Safety Alerts.GST sorted out a number of representative cases for the majority of enterprises for your reference.This case focuses on the EU's crackdown on illegal renewable food contact materials, and the migration of formaldehyde, melamine and primary aromatic amines and other substances should become the focus of the relevant enterprises to control the quality of products.GST reminded relevant companies to do a good job in product quality control to avoid becoming the next notified case.
The representative cases are summarized as follows:
Case a
Products: bamboo cups
Country of notification: Lithuania
Origin: China
Notified reason: formaldehyde migration, melamine migration exceed the standard
Treatment measures: destruction of products
Case 2
Product: Open spoon
Country of notification: Poland
Origin: China
Reason of notification: migration of primary aromatic amine exceeds standard
Handling measures: inform the authorities
Case 3
Products: nylon kitchenware
Country of notification: Poland
Origin: China
Reason of notification: migration of primary aromatic amine exceeds standard
Treatment measures: destruction of products
Four cases
Products: Chopsticks
Notifying country: Czech Republic
Country of Origin: Vietnam
Reason of notification: migration of primary aromatic amine exceeds standard
Treatment measures: removed from the market
Case 5
Products: Bamboo fiber travel cup
Country of notification: Lithuania
Origin: China
Notified reason: the migration of melamine exceeded the standard
Treatment measures: re-dispatch
Case 6
Products: plastic bottles
Country of notification: Spain
Origin: China
Notified reason: certification analysis report and import declaration fraud
Treatment measures: destruction of products
GST is a third-party testing organization with full qualification, perfect experimental ability and rich practical experience. With a professional technical team and sophisticated testing equipment, GST can provide you with the most comprehensive and economical test solutions, assist you to verify product safety and optimize product design to meet the requirements of regulations and standards.You are welcome to contact us regarding testing of food contact materials, children's products, textiles and electrical and electronic products, as well as other compliance issues.
