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migration of formaldehyde (12.2 mg/l) and of melamine (28.5 mg/l) from bamboo cutlery from France

Reference:

2020.1660

Notification type:

food contact material - information for follow-up - official control on the market

Notification date:

16/04/2020

Action taken:

withdrawal from the market

Last update:

31/07/2020

Distribution status:

no distribution from notifying country

Notification from:

Germany (DE)

Product:

bamboo cutlery

Classification

information for follow-up

Product category:

food contact materials

Risk decision

undecided

Published in RASFF Consumers' Portal

has never been published

Follow-up :

Reference	Follow-up from	Date	Follow-up type	Info
fup2	France	31/07/2020	outcome of investigations

Hazards

Substance / Hazard	Category	Analytical result	Units	Sampling date
migration of formaldehyde	migration	12.2	mg/l	21/01/2020
migration of melamine	industrial contaminants	28.5	mg/l	21/01/2020

Countries/organisations concerned (D = distribution, O = origin)

France (O) Germany (D)