19 notifications on food contact materials from the United Kingdom since 1 January 2020. That is 2% of all EU notifications on products from the United Kingdom and 2% of all notifications on food contact materials from any origin; The United Kingdom ranks 9 of 55 origins for this category. 2 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 0 in the 365 days before, new this year.
Most reported: migration from a food contact material (9), bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic (9) and spoilage or decomposition (4). 5% were border rejections (28% for food contact materials from all origins) and 5% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were plates and bowls (4), cups and mugs (2) and bottles and flasks (1).
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 the United Kingdom
The newest 19 of 19, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Ireland: nickel and migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9831, validated 5 November 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: lead and migration from a food contact material in a food contact material from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6840, validated 31 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: spoilage or decomposition in plates and bowls from the United Kingdom, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.2915, validated 11 April 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: spoilage or decomposition in bottles and flasks from the United Kingdom, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.2217, validated 22 March 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Ireland: migration from a food contact material in plates and bowls from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.6221, validated 13 September 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: spoilage or decomposition in plates and bowls from the United Kingdom, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.6104, validated 7 September 2023.
- Alert notified by France: migration from a food contact material in a food contact material from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2022.2015, validated 5 April 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: migration from a food contact material and bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic in plates and bowls from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.6914, validated 15 December 2021.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: migration from a food contact material and bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic in kitchenware from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.6387, validated 24 November 2021.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic in food containers from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.5940, validated 3 November 2021.
- Information for follow up notified by Finland: melamine and bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic in a food contact material from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.5825, validated 28 October 2021.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic in cups and mugs from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.5200, validated 28 September 2021.
- Information for follow up notified by Luxembourg: melamine and bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic in cups and mugs from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.3697, validated 12 July 2021.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: migration from a food contact material and bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic in a food contact material from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.3233, validated 21 June 2021.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: migration from a food contact material and bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic in a food contact material from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.3174, validated 18 June 2021.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: migration from a food contact material and bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic in a food contact material from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.3004, validated 10 June 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for a food contact material from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.2779, validated 10 June 2021.
- Information for follow up notified by the United Kingdom: spoilage or decomposition in packaging from the United Kingdom, risk decision undecided, reference 2020.2625, validated 29 June 2020.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters and chloropropanols in drinking straws from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2020.0520, validated 3 February 2020.
More: all notifications on products from the United Kingdom and food contact materials from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 2 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 1 | 5% |
| Alert | 1 | 5% |
| Information for follow up | 9 | 47% |
| Information for attention | 8 | 42% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 1 | 5% |
| Potentially serious | 3 | 16% |
| Potential risk | 3 | 16% |
| Not serious | 11 | 58% |
| Undecided | 1 | 5% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Migration from a food contact material | 9 | 47% |
| Bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic | 9 | 47% |
| Spoilage or decomposition | 4 | 21% |
| Melamine | 2 | 11% |
| 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters | 1 | 5% |
| Chloropropanols | 1 | 5% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 1 | 5% |
| Lead | 1 | 5% |
| Nickel | 1 | 5% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Plates and bowls | 4 |
| Cups and mugs | 2 |
| Bottles and flasks | 1 |
| Drinking straws | 1 |
| Food containers | 1 |
| Kitchen utensils | 1 |
| Kitchenware | 1 |
| Packaging | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 3 | 16% |
| Germany | 3 | 16% |
| Italy | 3 | 16% |
| Spain | 2 | 11% |
| Ireland | 2 | 11% |
| Denmark | 1 | 5% |
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