Rapid Alerts 2009
| date | reference | notification type | notification basis | notified by | origin | subject | distribution | action taken | distribution status |
| 9-1-2009 | 2009.0021 | alert | official control on the market | CZECH REPUBLIC | from ROMANIA | migration of cadmium (0.61; 1.7; 0.037; 1.4; 0.832 mg/item) from red enamelled mug from Romania | CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVAKIA | recall from consumers | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 19-1-2009 | 2009.0055 | alert | official control on the market | DENMARK | from INDIA | high content of DEHP - di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (40.6 and 40.8 %) in plasticized lid-gaskets used for jars containing mango chutney from India, via Sweden | FAROE ISLANDS, DENMARK, ICELAND | distribution on the market (possible) | |
| from SWEDEN | |||||||||
| 19-1-2009 | 2009.0057 | information | border control - consignment released | SLOVENIA | from HONG KONG | migration of chromium (0.36; 0.15 mg/l) from inox cookware sets from China (Hong Kong), dispatched from the United States | HUNGARY | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| dispatched from UNITED STATES | |||||||||
| 21-1-2009 | 2009.0059 | information | official control on the market | SLOVAKIA | from POLAND | inner coating peeling off from baking pans with black non-stick coating from Ukraine and China, via Poland | LITHUANIA, SLOVAKIA | recall from consumers | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| from UKRAINE | |||||||||
| from CHINA | |||||||||
| 28-1-2009 | 2009.0093 | information | official control on the market | DENMARK | from HONG KONG | migration of primary aromatic amines (9260 µg/kg - ppb) from slotted turner from China (Hong Kong) | DENMARK | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 29-1-2009 | 2009.0099 | information | official control on the market | DENMARK | from MEXICO | high content of DEHP - di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (12.1 %) in lids of glass jars containing jalapenos from Mexico | DENMARK | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 3-2-2009 | 2009.0118 | alert | official control on the market | GERMANY | manufactured in BELGIUM | migration of 4-methylbenzophenone (798 µg/kg - ppb) from cardboard boxes produced in the Netherlands containing chocolate crunch muesli manufactured in Belgium | NORWAY, NETHERLANDS, LITHUANIA, ITALY, IRELAND, HUNGARY, CROATIA, GREECE, UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE, SLOVENIA, SWEDEN, FINLAND, SPAIN, DENMARK, GERMANY, CYPRUS, SWITZERLAND, BULGARIA, BELGIUM, AUSTRIA, ROMANIA, PORTUGAL, POLAND | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| produced in NETHERLANDS | |||||||||
| from SWITZERLAND | |||||||||
| from GERMANY | |||||||||
| 4-2-2009 | 2009.0131 | alert | official control on the market | ESTONIA | from CHINA | too high level of total migration (1550 mg/kg - ppm) from melamine bowl from China, via Lithuania | ESTONIA, LATVIA | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from LITHUANIA | |||||||||
| 4-2-2009 | 2009.0135 | alert | official control on the market | DENMARK | from INDIA | high content of DEHP - di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (2.9; 1.5; 2.0; 2.8 %) and of DIDP - diisodecyl phthalate (29.2; >>0.15 %) in plasticized lid-gaskets used for jars containing mango chutney from India, via Sweden | ICELAND, DENMARK, FAROE ISLANDS | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from SWEDEN | |||||||||
| 6-2-2009 | 2009.0152 | information | official control on the market | GREECE | from FRANCE | migration of DEHA - di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate (121 mg/kg - ppm) and too high level of total migration (>113.4 mg/kg - ppm) from cling film from France | GREECE | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 9-2-2009 | 2009.0154 | information | consumer complaint | CYPRUS | from CHINA | corrosion of metallic meat and fish grill from China | CYPRUS | recall from consumers | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 9-2-2009 | 2009.0157 | alert | official control on the market | DENMARK | dispatched from HONG KONG | migration of primary aromatic amines (21000 µg/kg - ppb) from kitchen tongs manufactured in China, dispatched from China (Hong Kong), via France | SWEDEN, FINLAND, NORWAY, DENMARK | product (to be) relabelled | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from FRANCE | |||||||||
| manufactured in CHINA | |||||||||
| 13-2-2009 | 2009.0189 | information | consumer complaint | SLOVENIA | from CHINA | deterioration of organoleptic characteristics of food in contact with metal 12-pieces cookware set from China, via Austria | SLOVENIA | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from AUSTRIA | |||||||||
| 16-2-2009 | 2009.0197 | alert | official control on the market | BELGIUM | from CHINA | migration of primary aromatic amines (4,4-diaminophenylmethane: 0.3616; 0.3788 mg/dm²) from nylon spatula from China, via Spain | BELGIUM | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| from SPAIN | |||||||||
| 17-2-2009 | 2009.0200 | information | official control on the market | UNITED KINGDOM | from CHINA | migration of primary aromatic amines (aniline: 0.17 mg/kg - ppm) from nylon kitchen utensil from China | UNITED KINGDOM | no stock left | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 27-2-2009 | 2009.0246 | alert | official control on the market | GERMANY | from TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | migration of DEHP - di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (162; 76 mg/kg - ppm) and of DINP - di-isononyl phthalate (279 mg/kg - ppm) from lids of glass jars containing to fu soy sauce from Taiwan, via the Netherlands | GERMANY | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from NETHERLANDS | |||||||||
| 5-3-2009 | 2009.0274 | alert | official control on the market | GERMANY | from TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | migration of DINP - di-isononyl phthalate (282 mg/kg - ppm) from lids of glass jars containing hot bean sauce from Taiwan, via the Netherlands | UNITED KINGDOM, SPAIN, GERMANY, BELGIUM, AUSTRIA, LUXEMBOURG, NETHERLANDS | product (to be) destroyed | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from NETHERLANDS | |||||||||
| 6-3-2009 | 2009.0278 | information | official control on the market | SLOVENIA | from NETHERLANDS | migration of formaldehyde (2.9 mg/dm²) from melamine cups from China, via the Netherlands | SLOVENIA, AUSTRIA, SWEDEN, NETHERLANDS, ITALY, UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE, SPAIN, ESTONIA, BELGIUM, GERMANY | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from CHINA | |||||||||
| 9-3-2009 | 2009.0287 | alert | official control on the market | GERMANY | from SPAIN | migration of DEHP - di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (82 mg/kg - ppm) from white plastic spray bag from Spain | GERMANY | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 13-3-2009 | 2009.0301 | alert | official control on the market | GERMANY | from HONG KONG | migration of primary aromatic amines (4.8 mg/dm²) from kitchen utensils from China (Hong Kong) | GERMANY, SLOVENIA, HUNGARY, CZECH REPUBLIC, AUSTRIA | product (to be) destroyed | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 16-3-2009 | 2009.0311 | alert | official control on the market | IRELAND | from UNITED KINGDOM | migration of primary aromatic amines (636.9 µg/kg - ppb) from kitchen utensils from unknown origin, via the United Kingdom | IRELAND | product (to be) destroyed | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from COUNTRY NOT MENTIONED | |||||||||
| 16-3-2009 | 2009.0312 | alert | official control on the market | IRELAND | from CHINA | migration of primary aromatic amines (4277.2 µg/kg - ppb) from kitchen utensils - spaghetti server from China, via China (Hong Kong) and via the United Kingdom | IRELAND | product (to be) destroyed | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from UNITED KINGDOM | |||||||||
| from HONG KONG | |||||||||
| 16-3-2009 | 2009.0313 | alert | official control on the market | IRELAND | from HONG KONG | migration of primary aromatic amines (2772.3 µg/kg - ppb) from kitchen utensils from China (Hong Kong), via the United Kingdom | IRELAND | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| from UNITED KINGDOM | |||||||||
| 20-3-2009 | 2009.0331 | information | official control on the market | SLOVAKIA | from CHINA | migration of primary aromatic amines (0.2091; 0.0867; 0.1078; 0.4490; 0.2002; 0.2330 mg/dm²) from black nylon soup spoon from China | SLOVAKIA | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 20-3-2009 | 2009.0336 | alert | official control on the market | IRELAND | from CHINA | migration of primary aromatic amines (4423 µg/kg - ppb) from kitchen utensils from China, via China (Hong Kong) | UNITED KINGDOM, IRELAND | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| from HONG KONG | |||||||||
| 20-3-2009 | 2009.0337 | information | official control on the market | IRELAND | from CHINA | migration of primary aromatic amines (15759.6 µg/kg - ppb) from slotted spoon from China, via China (Hong Kong) | IRELAND | recall from consumers | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from HONG KONG | |||||||||
| 24-3-2009 | 2009.0348 | alert | company's own check | GREECE | processed in BELGIUM | migration of 4-methylbenzophenone from cardboard packaging containing Mexican tacos meal kit processed in Belgium, dispatched from Switzerland | NETHERLANDS, GREECE, CYPRUS | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| dispatched from SWITZERLAND | |||||||||
| 26-3-2009 | 2009.0355 | alert | official control on the market | BELGIUM | manufactured in NETHERLANDS | migration of 4-methylbenzophenone (1.7; 2.5 mg/kg - ppm) from packaging of muesli bars manufactured in the Netherlands | BELGIUM | recall from consumers | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 27-3-2009 | 2009.0361 | information | official control on the market | DENMARK | from HONG KONG | migration of primary aromatic amines (75 µg/kg - ppb) from serving tongs from China, via China (Hong Kong) | DENMARK | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from CHINA | |||||||||
| 31-3-2009 | 2009.0400 | information | official control on the market | BELGIUM | from CHINA | migration of formaldehyde (3.59; 2.74; 2.81 mg/dm²) from plastic melamine bowl from China, dispatched from France | BELGIUM | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| dispatched from FRANCE | |||||||||
| 6-4-2009 | 2009.0430 | information | official control on the market | GERMANY | from CHINA | migration of formaldehyde (12.0 mg/dm²) from melamine kitchen utensils from China | CZECH REPUBLIC, AUSTRIA, GERMANY, SLOVENIA, HUNGARY | product (to be) returned to dispatcher | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 7-4-2009 | 2009.0432 | information | border control - consignment released | SLOVENIA | from CHINA | migration of chromium (2.19; 4.98 mg/l) from pocket knife from China | SLOVAKIA, GERMANY, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVENIA, SWEDEN, PORTUGAL, POLAND, ITALY, HUNGARY, CROATIA, GREECE, FRANCE, SPAIN | distribution on the market (possible) | |
| 7-4-2009 | 2009.0437 | alert | consumer complaint | ITALY | from GERMANY | migration of 4-methylbenzophenone (1.58 mg/kg - ppm) from carton boxes containing choco-honey puffs from Germany | ITALY, BELGIUM, SWITZERLAND, FRANCE | informing recipient(s) | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 9-4-2009 | 2009.0455 | information | border control - consignment released | SLOVENIA | from CHINA | migration of chromium (0.20; 0.12; 0.18 mg/l) and of nickel (7.09; 6.55 mg/l) from pocket knife with folding blades from China | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) | |
| 23-4-2009 | 2009.0513 | information | official control on the market | GERMANY | from CHINA | inner coating peeling off from wok with non-stick coating from China, via the Netherlands | CZECH REPUBLIC, AUSTRIA, GERMANY, SLOVENIA, HUNGARY | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| from NETHERLANDS | |||||||||
| 29-4-2009 | 2009.0547 | information | official control on the market | GERMANY | from NETHERLANDS | migration of iron (77 µg/l) from strainer set from China, via the Netherlands | GERMANY, NETHERLANDS | recall from consumers | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from CHINA | |||||||||
| 29-4-2009 | 2009.0548 | alert | official control on the market | GREECE | from FRANCE | migration of primary aromatic amines (4.65 mg/kg - ppm) from spoons from France | AUSTRIA, AUSTRALIA, GREECE, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, POLAND, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, UKRAINE | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 29-4-2009 | 2009.0553 | information | official control on the market | GERMANY | from CHINA | deterioration of organoleptic characteristics of food in contact with plastic drinking cups from China | AUSTRIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY, HUNGARY, SLOVENIA, SLOVAKIA | product (to be) detained | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 7-5-2009 | 2009.0585 | information | official control on the market | FINLAND | from SWEDEN | migration of chromium (16<=>34 mg/dm²) from metal whisk from Sweden | FINLAND | recall from consumers | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 12-5-2009 | 2009.0598 | information | official control on the market | BELGIUM | from CHINA | migration of primary aromatic amines (4,4-diaminophenylmethane: 302; 298; 349 µg/kg - ppb) from kitchen utensils (spaghetti spoon) from China | BELGIUM | product (to be) detained | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 15-5-2009 | 2009.0619 | border rejection | border rejection | FINLAND | from CHINA | migration of lead (0.72 to 1.5 mg/dm²) from breakfast sets from China | FINLAND | product (to be) destroyed | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 20-5-2009 | 2009.0635 | alert | official control following RASFF notification | GERMANY | from TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | migration of 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid diisononyl ester - DINCH (21.7 mg/dm²) from lids of glass jars containing hot bean sauce from Taiwan | AUSTRIA | recall from consumers | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 20-5-2009 | 2009.0637 | alert | consumer complaint | BELGIUM | from BELGIUM | migration of benzophenone (between 0.11 and 1.1 mg/kg - ppm) from packaging of milk from Belgium | LUXEMBOURG, BELGIUM, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, NETHERLANDS | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 25-5-2009 | 2009.0639 | information | official control on the market | CZECH REPUBLIC | from CHINA | migration of formaldehyde (72; 46; 65 mg/kg - ppm) from melamine tableware from China | CZECH REPUBLIC | informing recipient(s) | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 28-5-2009 | 2009.0669 | information | official control on the market | GERMANY | from CZECH REPUBLIC | colour migration (only to stage 4) from kebab bags from the Czech Republic | BELGIUM, AUSTRIA, NETHERLANDS, GERMANY, FRANCE | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 28-5-2009 | 2009.0674 | information | official control on the market | GERMANY | from CHINA | high content of volatile organic constituents (0.7 %) in whisks from China | AUSTRIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY, SLOVAKIA, HUNGARY | recall from consumers | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 2-6-2009 | 2009.0690 | alert | official control on the market | UNITED KINGDOM | from CHINA | migration of primary aromatic amines (0.420 mg/kg - ppm) from black nylon kitchen utensils from China | UNITED KINGDOM, CYPRUS, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, GREECE, IRELAND, INDIA, JERSEY | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 10-6-2009 | 2009.0743 | alert | official control on the market | SLOVAKIA | from CHINA | migration of formaldehyde (92.28 / 88.70 mg/dm²) from melamine bowl from China, via the Czech Republic | SLOVAKIA | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from CZECH REPUBLIC | |||||||||
| 12-6-2009 | 2009.0751 | alert | official control on the market | CZECH REPUBLIC | from PORTUGAL | cadmium (967, 732.5 mg/kg - ppm) in water bottle caps from Portugal | UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE, FINLAND, ESTONIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, SWITZERLAND, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LITHUANIA, NETHERLANDS, SWEDEN, RUSSIAN FEDERATION | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 17-6-2009 | 2009.0787 | alert | official control in non-member country | COMMISSION SERVICES | from FRANCE | migration of benzophenone (in cereal: 5.6 mg/kg - ppm) from carton boxes containing breakfast cereals with chocolate from France | SWITZERLAND | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 17-6-2009 | 2009.0788 | alert | official control in non-member country | COMMISSION SERVICES | from FRANCE | migration of benzophenone (in cereal: 3.9; 7.6 mg/kg - ppm) from carton boxes containing muesli with chocolate from France | SWITZERLAND | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 22-6-2009 | 2009.0800 | alert | official control on the market | GERMANY | from ITALY | migration of lead (13.58 mg/l) from brown glazed ceramic casserole from Bulgaria, via Italy and via Belgium | UNITED STATES, AUSTRIA, SENEGAL, NETHERLANDS, MALTA, ITALY, GAMBIA, FRANCE, SPAIN, ALGERIA, GERMANY, CAMEROON, CÔTE D'IVOIRE, CANADA, BENIN, BURKINA FASO | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from BELGIUM | |||||||||
| from BULGARIA | |||||||||
| 23-6-2009 | 2009.0805 | alert | official control on the market | GERMANY | from CHINA | migration of primary aromatic amines (475 µg/dm²) from spoon for vegetables from China | GERMANY, FRANCE | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 23-6-2009 | 2009.0808 | alert | official control on the market | GERMANY | from NETHERLANDS | high content of DEHP - di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (16 %) and of DIBP - diisobutyl phthalate (3.8 %) in kitchen utensil (dough scraper) from China, via the Netherlands | ITALY, ICELAND, HUNGARY, CROATIA, FINLAND, ESTONIA, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, AZERBAIJAN, AUSTRIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SERBIA, PORTUGAL, NETHERLANDS, MALTA, LATVIA | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from CHINA | |||||||||
| 26-6-2009 | 2009.0822 | alert | official control on the market | POLAND | from POLAND | migration of lead (48.9 mg/kg - ppm) from porcelain plates from Poland | POLAND, GERMANY, UNITED KINGDOM | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 3-7-2009 | 2009.0855 | information | official control on the market | GERMANY | from TURKEY | migration of cadmium (1.5; 3.48 mg) and of lead (18.6; 46.1 mg) from rind of drinking glasses from Turkey | GERMANY | withdrawal from the market | product past best before date |
| 6-7-2009 | 2009.0869 | information | official control in non-member country | COMMISSION SERVICES | from POLAND | migration of benzophenone (16 mg/kg - ppm) from carton packaging containing wafers filled with vanilla cream from Poland, via Austria | SWITZERLAND | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from AUSTRIA | |||||||||
| 7-7-2009 | 2009.0875 | information | official control on the market | GERMANY | from TURKEY | colour migration from kebab bags from Turkey | ITALY, GERMANY, SPAIN, FRANCE | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 7-7-2009 | 2009.0879 | information | official control on the market | GERMANY | from CHINA | inadequate heat resistance of polypropylene grill brush from China | CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY, HUNGARY, SLOVENIA, AUSTRIA, SLOVAKIA | product (to be) detained | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 10-7-2009 | 2009.0899 | alert | official control on the market | LUXEMBOURG | dispatched from BELGIUM | migration of primary aromatic amines (0.193 mg/kg - ppm) from nylon kitchen spatulas from China, dispatched from Belgium | SPAIN, FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG, PORTUGAL, SWITZERLAND | recall from consumers | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from CHINA | |||||||||
| 10-7-2009 | 2009.0901 | alert | consumer complaint | UNITED KINGDOM | from ITALY | breakage (broken bottle neck) of glass bottles containing wine from Italy | UNITED KINGDOM | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 13-7-2009 | 2009.0907 | information | official control on the market | AUSTRIA | from CHINA | migration of primary aromatic amines (aniline: 0.04; 4,4-diaminophenylmethane: 1.18 mg/dm²) from skimmer from China | AUSTRIA | product (to be) detained | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 15-7-2009 | 2009.0921 | information | official control on the market | GERMANY | from VIET NAM | migration of chromium (230 mg/kg - ppm) and of lead (1300 mg/kg - ppm) from craft chopsticks from Vietnam | GERMANY | recall from consumers | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 27-7-2009 | 2009.0986 | alert | official control on the market | SLOVENIA | from CHINA | migration of primary aromatic amines (0.042; 0.054; 0.026; 0.026 mg/dm²) from black nylon kitchen utensils sets from China, dispatched from China (Hong Kong), via Austria | LATVIA, ITALY, HUNGARY, GREECE, GEORGIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, BULGARIA, BELGIUM, ALBANIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, ROMANIA, MALTA, MONTENEGRO | product (to be) returned to dispatcher | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from AUSTRIA | |||||||||
| dispatched from HONG KONG | |||||||||
| 29-7-2009 | 2009.0994 | information | border control - consignment released | SLOVENIA | from CHINA | migration of chromium (2.95; 1.85 mg/l) from knives from China, via Slovenia | ITALY | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from SLOVENIA | |||||||||
| 31-7-2009 | 2009.1015 | alert | official control on the market | GERMANY | from BELGIUM | migration of isopropyl thioxanthone (188 µg/kg - ppb), of 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone (154 µg/kg - ppb), of 2-methyl-4-(methylthio)-2-morpholinopropiophenone (1568 µg/kg - ppb), of 4-benzoylbiphenyl (390 µg/kg - ppb) and of diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide (40 µg/kg - ppb) from packaging of organic rice wafers with cocoa-hazelnut filling from Belgium | GERMANY | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 6-8-2009 | 2009.1038 | information | border control - consignment released | SLOVENIA | from CHINA | migration of nickel (9.33 mg/l) from picnic set from China | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) | |
| 17-8-2009 | 2009.1073 | information | official control on the market | SLOVENIA | from CZECH REPUBLIC | inner coating peeling off from cake pan from China, via the Czech Republic and via Italy | KUWAIT, BAHRAIN, GABON, MONGOLIA, SLOVENIA, VENEZUELA | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| from ITALY | |||||||||
| from CHINA | |||||||||
| 18-8-2009 | 2009.1079 | information | official control on the market | CZECH REPUBLIC | from CHINA | migration of formaldehyde (2.0; 3.0; 3.7; 7; 14.5; 17.5; 270 mg/kg - ppm) from melamine slotted spoon from China | CZECH REPUBLIC | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 19-8-2009 | 2009.1081 | alert | official control on the market | GERMANY | from CHINA | migration of primary aromatic amines (4.4' - diaminodiphenylmethane: 64.9 µg/dm²) from kitchen utensils (whisk) from China, via the Netherlands | LUXEMBOURG, GERMANY | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from NETHERLANDS | |||||||||
| 21-8-2009 | 2009.1095 | information | official control on the market | POLAND | from CHINA | migration of formaldehyde (26.03 mg/kg - ppm) from soup plate from China | LITHUANIA, ESTONIA, SLOVAKIA, POLAND, LATVIA | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 1-9-2009 | 2009.1132 | information | official control on the market | GERMANY | from UNITED KINGDOM | migration of 4-methylbenzophenone (534 µg/kg - ppb), of methyl 2-benzoylbenzoate (128 µg/kg - ppb) and of 1-hydroxy-cyclohexyl phenyl ketone (31 µg/kg - ppb) from cartons containing muesli from the United Kingdom | FRANCE, GERMANY | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 3-9-2009 | 2009.1141 | information | official control on the market | CZECH REPUBLIC | from CHINA | migration of formaldehyde (240 mg/kg - ppm) from melamine spoon from China | CZECH REPUBLIC | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 3-9-2009 | 2009.1144 | information | official control on the market | CZECH REPUBLIC | from CHINA | migration of formaldehyde (9.0; 175.0 mg/kg - ppm) from melamine small spatula from China | CZECH REPUBLIC | product (to be) destroyed | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 3-9-2009 | 2009.1146 | information | official control on the market | ITALY | from CHINA | migration of chromium (15 mg/kg - ppm) and of nickel (0.4 mg/kg - ppm) from stainless steel knife from China | ITALY | no action taken | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 4-9-2009 | 2009.1158 | information | official control on the market | SLOVAKIA | from CHINA | migration of formaldehyde (11.46; 28.15 mg/dm²) from melamine children's bowls from China | SLOVAKIA | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 8-9-2009 | 2009.1170 | information | official control on the market | GERMANY | from CHINA | migration of formaldehyde (375 mg/kg - ppm) from wok set from China | GERMANY | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 16-9-2009 | 2009.1220 | information | official control on the market | UNITED KINGDOM | from CHINA | migration of primary aromatic amines (aniline: 11.4; 1055 ; 4,4-diaminophenylmethane: 68.5; 65.3 mg/dm²) from pasta spoon presumably from China | UNITED KINGDOM | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 16-9-2009 | 2009.1221 | information | official control on the market | UNITED KINGDOM | from CHINA | migration of primary aromatic amines (aniline: 879.3; 705.9 ; 4,4-diaminophenylmethane: 309.3; 307.9 mg/dm²) from potato masher presumably from China | UNITED KINGDOM | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 16-9-2009 | 2009.1222 | information | official control on the market | UNITED KINGDOM | from CHINA | migration of primary aromatic amines (4,4-diaminophenylmethane: 805.7; 831.0 mg/dm²) from slotted turner presumably from China | UNITED KINGDOM | product (to be) returned to dispatcher | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 18-9-2009 | 2009.1230 | information | official control on the market | SLOVENIA | from GERMANY | high content of benzophenone (32.9 mg/kg - ppm) and of 4-methylbenzophenone (342.8 mg/kg - ppm) in cartons containing cereal products from Germany | SLOVENIA | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 21-9-2009 | 2009.1231 | alert | official control on the market | GERMANY | from CHINA | migration of cobalt (0.850 mg/dm²) from porcelain plates from China, via Belgium | AUSTRIA, GERMANY | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from BELGIUM | |||||||||
| 23-9-2009 | 2009.1244 | information | official control on the market | GERMANY | from CHINA | too high level of total migration (51.7 mg/dm²) from keep-fresh-box from China | SLOVENIA, SLOVAKIA, HUNGARY, AUSTRIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 25-9-2009 | 2009.1254 | alert | official control on the market | DENMARK | from CHINA | high content of DEHP - di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (between 30.7 and 34.3 %) in vinyl gloves from China, dispatched from Sweden | DENMARK, SWEDEN | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| dispatched from SWEDEN | |||||||||
| 30-9-2009 | 2009.1264 | information | official control on the market | GERMANY | from CHINA | deterioration of organoleptic characteristics of food in contact with plastic drinking cups from China | AUSTRIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, HUNGARY, GERMANY, CZECH REPUBLIC | recall from consumers | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 8-10-2009 | 2009.1305 | alert | official control on the market | AUSTRIA | from CHINA | migration of formaldehyde (612.7; 491.0 mg/kg - ppm) from melamine mug from China, via the Netherlands and via Germany | HUNGARY, GERMANY, CZECH REPUBLIC, AUSTRIA, SLOVENIA, SLOVAKIA | recall from consumers | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from GERMANY | |||||||||
| from NETHERLANDS | |||||||||
| 8-10-2009 | 2009.1306 | alert | official control on the market | AUSTRIA | from HONG KONG | migration of formaldehyde (665.0; 585.2 mg/kg - ppm) from melamine mug from China (Hong Kong), via the Netherlands and via Germany | GERMANY, CZECH REPUBLIC, AUSTRIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, HUNGARY | public warning - press release | distribution on the market (possible) |
| from NETHERLANDS | |||||||||
| from GERMANY | |||||||||
| 8-10-2009 | 2009.1310 | information | official control on the market | SLOVENIA | from GERMANY | deterioration (corrosion) of kitchenware from Germany | SLOVENIA | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 9-10-2009 | 2009.1326 | alert | official control on the market | SLOVENIA | from AUSTRIA | migration of semicarbazide (SEM) (0.53 mg/kg - ppm) from green crown corks from Austria | SLOVENIA | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 9-10-2009 | 2009.1328 | alert | official control on the market | SLOVENIA | from AUSTRIA | migration of semicarbazide (SEM) (0.03 mg/kg - ppm) from red crown corks from Austria | AUSTRIA | public warning - press release | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 16-10-2009 | 2009.1366 | information | official control on the market | CZECH REPUBLIC | from CHINA | migration of formaldehyde (25.7; 40.4; 133.5 mg/kg - ppm) from plastic dish from China | CZECH REPUBLIC | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 19-10-2009 | 2009.1373 | information | official control on the market | UNITED KINGDOM | from COUNTRY NOT MENTIONED | migration of primary aromatic amines (total: 200.9; 299,4 and 4,4-MDA: 230.4; 234.9 µg/dm²) from pasta spoon from unknown origin | UNITED KINGDOM | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| 19-10-2009 | 2009.1374 | information | official control on the market | UNITED KINGDOM | from CHINA | migration of primary aromatic amines (anilin: 38.4; 47.2 and 4,4-MDA: 907.3; 818.4 µg/dm²) from utensil set from China | NIGERIA, UNITED KINGDOM | withdrawal from the market | distribution on the market (possible) |
| 19-10-2009 | 2009.1377 | alert | official control on the market | SLOVAKIA | from CHINA | migration of formaldehyde (between 24.95 and 98.89 mg/dm²) from plastic spoons from China, via Poland | SLOVAKIA | withdrawal from the market | distribution restricted to notifying country |
| from POLAND | |||||||||
| 20-10-2009 | 2009.1391 | information | official control on the market | UNITED KINGDOM | from COUNTRY NOT MENTIONED | migration of primary aromatic amines (anilin: 43.8; 48 µg/dm²) from pasta spoon from unknown origin | UNITED KINGDOM | distribution restricted to notifying country | |