India — Food Contact Materials
India received 4 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Food Contact Materials between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is falling sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are formaldehyde, migration overall, and organoleptic characteristics unsuitable. The list below gives each of these 6 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 2 carry the laboratory result and 5 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Re-dispatched or destroyed: 50%; Destroyed: 25%; Held, final fate not recorded: 25%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 2 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.6451 Increased levels of formaldehyde, organoleptic impairment, and increased overall migration in a melamine tray from India Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 53.11 ± 2.66 (limit 15 mg/kg - ppm). formaldehydemigration overallorganoleptic characteristics unsuitable
- 2025.6980 Unauthorised use of rice husk in kitchenware from India Notified by Greece.
- 2024.9175 Absence of declaration and laboratory report for the consignment of ceramic and plastic food contact materials from India Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2024.9161 Absence of declaration and laboratory report for the consignment of plastic food contact materials from India Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2023.4961 Too high content of manganese from an aluminum dish originating in India Notified by Croatia. Monitoring or surveillance sample, re-dispatched. Result 0,5484 (limit 0,1 %). manganese
- 2023.3745 Nickel migration (783 mg/kg) in cake stands from India Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 11 notifications since 2020 concerned food contact materials from India found after entering the EU — 5 alerts, 6 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: official control on the market 45%, at the EU border 27%, consumer complaint or illness 18%, company's own check 9%. 4 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 to date | 1 | 1 | 0 |
- 2026.0535 alertMineral oil components (MOSH/MOAH) in basmati rice from India, via the Netherlands Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result Food: 21 (+/- 3,2); Inner bag: 22.170 (+/- 2.217); Outer bag: 4.172 (+/- 417). mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH)mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH)
- 2025.7252 info: attentionMigration of lead in kitchen strainers from India with destination Belgium Notified by Belgium. At the EU border, not on the market, destroyed. Result 0,13 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). lead
- 2025.6336 alertExcessive migration of melamine from bowls from India Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result 5,8 ± 2,6 (limit 2,5 mg/kg - ppm). melamine
- 2025.3367 alertMigration in Sissy-Boy Several Cutlrey products Notified by Netherlands. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market. Result 0.803. lead
- 2024.9052 info: follow-upDeformation of packaging material Notified by Belgium. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2024.7026 info: attentionBisphenol A in bowl from India Notified by France. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 11,0 (limit 0 µg/l). bisphenol A
- 2024.6276 info: follow-upMOSH/MOAH in rice from India, via the Netherlands Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result MOSH Lebensmittel 66(+/-6) - Verpackung 5.066 (+/- 507). mineral oil
- 2023.7400 info: attentionExudation of the food simulant in wooden bowls from India Notified by Italy. At the EU border. Result vedi Outcome. unfit for use as food contact material
- 2023.2378 alertCopper in a bottle Notified by France. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 32.8. copper
- 2020.0796 info: attentionmigration of aluminium from pressure cookers from India Notified by Portugal. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 68,2mg/kg (citric acid); 9,7 mg/kg (tap water) (limit 5 mg/kg null). aluminium
Data and downloads
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