China — Food Contact Materials
China received 114 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Food Contact Materials between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 15 in 2025-Q4, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are formaldehyde, primary aromatic amines, and chromium.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Recent rejections
- 2026.5818 SwedenFormaldehyde in spoon of melamine formaldehyde
- 2026.5236 GreeceAbsence of documentation for melamine plates from China
- 2026.4239 IrelandBorder Rejection of Consignment of Nylon Kitchen Utensils from Great Britain due to Incomplete Documentation
- 2026.4212 European Commissioninsufficient checks on and absence of certified analytical report for plastic kitchenware from China, dispatched from the United Kingdom
- 2026.3305 SpainFormaldehido en vajilla de melamina procedente de China/Formaldehyde in melamine tableware from China formaldehyde
- 2026.3137 CroatiaDiverse product (FCM) from China have not the necessary import documentation
- 2026.2610 IrelandBorder Rejection of Consignment of Nylon Kitchen Utensils due to Incomplete Documentation
- 2026.2326 LatviaHight amount of primary Aromatic Amines (PAAs) in black nylon (polyamide) spatulas set from China primary aromatic amines
- 2026.1987 FinlandMigration of Primary Aromatic Amines (PAAs) from polyamide kitchen ware (turners, spoon, tongs) from China. primary aromatic amines
- 2026.1814 IrelandMigration of Primary Aromatic Amines (PAAs) from 7 piece nylon utensil set primary aromatic amines
- 2026.1809 ItalyUtensili da cucina di plastica a base di poliammide/Migration of aromatic amines from polyamide-based kitchenware from China primary aromatic amines
- 2026.1456 IrelandBorder rejection of nylon scoops from China due to unsatisfactory laboratory report
- 2026.0530 PolandSŁOMKI z PLA JEDNORAZOWEGO UŻYTKU // SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS from China
- 2026.0489 ItalyMigrazione specifica di cromo in lame per affettatrici dalla Cina/ specific chromium migration beyond legal limit from meat slicers from China chromium
- 2026.0111 FinlandToo high level of total migration from plastic tableware from China. migration total
- 2025.10416 BelgiumFormaldehyde migration from melamine spoon originating from China. formaldehyde
- 2025.9851 SwedenFormaldehyde in plate made of melamine from China formaldehyde
- 2025.9230 CroatiaIncreased levels of DHEP in acrylic cake topper from China phthalate DEHP - di(2-ethylhexyl)
- 2025.9219 LatviaUnauthorized ingredients 10% wheat straw in set of plastic polypropylene utensils from China
- 2025.9108 CroatiaPresence of corrosion in a knife set from China corrosion