48 notifications on food contact materials from Germany since 1 January 2020. That is 3% of all EU notifications on products from Germany and 4% of all notifications on food contact materials from any origin; Germany ranks 3 of 55 origins for this category. 5 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 9 in the 365 days before, down 44%.
Most reported: migration from a food contact material (31), bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic (13) and foreign bodies (5). 0% were border rejections (28% for food contact materials from all origins) and 29% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were kitchen utensils (13), cups and mugs (7) and plates and bowls (5).
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 Germany
The newest 25 of 48, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by France: a finding outside our word list in a food contact material from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9070, validated 13 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Germany, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.4145, validated 12 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Poland: pesticide residues and migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2979, validated 8 April 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.1978, validated 2 April 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: aluminium and migration from a food contact material in bottles and flasks from Germany, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.1746, validated 3 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: a finding outside our word list in plates and bowls from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.7002, validated 19 September 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: a finding outside our word list in pots and pans from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.6374, validated 29 August 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Switzerland: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.6180, validated 13 August 2025.
- Alert notified by Poland: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4957, validated 1 July 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: foreign bodies in packaging films and papers from Germany and Slovakia, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.2338, validated 28 March 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.9560, validated 24 December 2024.
- Alert notified by Poland: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8690, validated 25 November 2024.
- Alert notified by Poland: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8482, validated 18 November 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: copper and foreign bodies in packaging from Germany and Sweden, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.8469, validated 15 November 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: chromium and migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.8201, validated 6 November 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.6788, validated 19 September 2024.
- Alert notified by France: migration from a food contact material and foreign bodies in cups and mugs from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2024.6009, validated 6 August 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: migration from a food contact material in a food contact material from Germany, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.2768, validated 19 April 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: migration from a food contact material in a food contact material from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.2988, validated 12 April 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Malta: migration from a food contact material and bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic in a food contact material from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.5306, validated 4 August 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: cobalt and migration from a food contact material in a food contact material from Germany, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.4609, validated 10 July 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: a finding outside our word list in bottles and flasks from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.4543, validated 6 July 2023.
- Alert notified by Austria: lead and migration from a food contact material in plates and bowls from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2023.3797, validated 7 June 2023.
- Alert notified by Croatia: aluminium and migration from a food contact material in plates and bowls from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2022.7396, validated 19 December 2022.
- Alert notified by Germany: nickel, cobalt, manganese and 1 more findings in pots and pans from China and Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2022.6920, validated 28 November 2022.
More: all notifications on products from Germany and food contact materials from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 5 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 15 | 31% |
| Information for follow up | 31 | 65% |
| Information for attention | 2 | 4% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 14 | 29% |
| Potentially serious | 4 | 8% |
| Potential risk | 10 | 21% |
| Not serious | 17 | 35% |
| Undecided | 3 | 6% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Migration from a food contact material | 31 | 65% |
| Bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic | 13 | 27% |
| Other finding | 7 | 15% |
| Foreign bodies | 5 | 10% |
| Aluminium | 2 | 4% |
| Cobalt | 2 | 4% |
| Lead | 2 | 4% |
| 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters | 1 | 2% |
| Caffeine | 1 | 2% |
| Chromium | 1 | 2% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Kitchen utensils | 13 |
| Cups and mugs | 7 |
| Plates and bowls | 5 |
| Bottles and flasks | 2 |
| Pots and pans | 2 |
| Packaging | 1 |
| Packaging films and papers | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 11 | 23% |
| Austria | 9 | 19% |
| Germany | 9 | 19% |
| Poland | 7 | 15% |
| Spain | 2 | 4% |
| France | 2 | 4% |
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