EU alert · RASFF Risk: Serious Food contact materials
Migration of formaldehyde and melamine from chopsticks from China
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2025.8710
Summary
Alert notification notified by Germany concerning chopsticks (food contact materials), originating from China. Hazard: migration.
A RASFF notification means that a risk was identified and shared between national authorities. It does not necessarily mean the product was sold in every country — check the distribution list and the measures taken.
Product
chopsticks
- Category
- Food contact materials
- Product type
- Food contact material
- Classification
- Alert notification
Hazards found (analytical results)
- formaldehyde - migration - migration — result: 330,88 ; 391,90 ; 387,74 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 15 mg/kg - ppm)
- melamine - migration - migration — result: 7,57 ; 8,74 ; 8,62 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 2,5 mg/kg - ppm)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Distribution to other member countries
- Notification basis: Official control on the market
Distributed to
Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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