760 notifications on food contact materials from China since 1 January 2020. That is 36% of all EU notifications on products from China and 60% of all notifications on food contact materials from any origin; China ranks 1 of 55 origins for this category. 81 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 107 in the 365 days before, down 24%.
Most reported: migration from a food contact material (570), bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic (207) and melamine (43). 36% were border rejections (28% for food contact materials from all origins) and 29% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were plates and bowls (181), kitchen utensils (152) and cups and mugs (114).
Counts start on 1 January 2020 and run to 8 November 2026, the day the list was last read. A notification that names two countries of origin counts for each. Findings come from our word list matched against the EU subject line, which is never shown; 96% of all notifications match it, the rest count as other finding. Each reference links to the official record on RASFF Window. How this works.
Latest notifications on food contact materials from China
The newest 25 of 760, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: melamine and missing or incorrect health certificates and documents in kitchen utensils from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9755, validated 3 November 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: aluminium and migration from a food contact material in bottles and flasks from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9639, validated 29 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: migration from a food contact material and poor temperature control or heat treatment in kitchen utensils from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9592, validated 28 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9542, validated 27 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: migration from a food contact material and missing or incorrect health certificates and documents in a food contact material from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9507, validated 26 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9386, validated 21 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Slovenia: migration from a food contact material in plates and bowls from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9335, validated 20 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: migration from a food contact material in plates and bowls from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9121, validated 14 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: aluminium and migration from a food contact material in bottles and flasks from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8809, validated 5 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: aluminium and migration from a food contact material in bottles and flasks from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8803, validated 5 October 2026.
- Alert notified by France: aluminium and migration from a food contact material in bottles and flasks from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8720, validated 1 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: migration from a food contact material in plates and bowls from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.8711, validated 1 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Ireland: migration from a food contact material in cups and mugs from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8152, validated 15 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Malta: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8150, validated 15 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: migration from a food contact material and bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic in baking tins and moulds from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8008, validated 10 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: migration from a food contact material and missing or incorrect health certificates and documents in a food contact material from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7956, validated 9 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: migration from a food contact material and missing or incorrect health certificates and documents in a food contact material from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7916, validated 8 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Greece: migration from a food contact material and bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic in plates and bowls from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.7922, validated 8 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Slovakia: migration from a food contact material in pots and pans from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.7759, validated 2 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Slovakia: nickel, aluminium and migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7016, validated 7 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Norway: migration from a food contact material in plates and bowls from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5904, validated 27 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: migration from a food contact material in pots and pans from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6600, validated 24 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: a finding outside our word list in pots and pans from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6218, validated 23 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Greece: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6483, validated 22 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Slovenia: cobalt and migration from a food contact material in pots and pans from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6452, validated 21 July 2026.
More: all notifications on products from China and food contact materials from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 79 |
| 2021 | 148 |
| 2022 | 144 |
| 2023 | 115 |
| 2024 | 100 |
| 2025 | 114 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 60 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 273 | 36% |
| Alert | 144 | 19% |
| Information for follow up | 202 | 27% |
| Information for attention | 141 | 19% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 220 | 29% |
| Potentially serious | 73 | 10% |
| Potential risk | 126 | 17% |
| Not serious | 249 | 33% |
| Undecided | 87 | 11% |
| No risk | 5 | under 1% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Migration from a food contact material | 570 | 75% |
| Bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic | 207 | 27% |
| Melamine | 43 | 6% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 31 | 4% |
| Lead | 31 | 4% |
| Other finding | 31 | 4% |
| Aluminium | 25 | 3% |
| Chromium | 23 | 3% |
| Cobalt | 20 | 3% |
| Spoilage or decomposition | 18 | 2% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Plates and bowls | 181 |
| Kitchen utensils | 152 |
| Cups and mugs | 114 |
| Kitchenware | 55 |
| Pots and pans | 33 |
| Bottles and flasks | 21 |
| Baking tins and moulds | 19 |
| Food containers | 14 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 96 | 13% |
| Spain | 92 | 12% |
| Italy | 75 | 10% |
| Germany | 73 | 10% |
| Ireland | 63 | 8% |
| Belgium | 53 | 7% |
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