35 notifications on food contact materials from Hong Kong since 1 January 2020. That is 45% of all EU notifications on products from Hong Kong and 3% of all notifications on food contact materials from any origin; Hong Kong ranks 4 of 55 origins for this category. 3 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 6 in the 365 days before, down 50%.
Most reported: migration from a food contact material (28), bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic (3) and 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters (2). 49% were border rejections (28% for food contact materials from all origins) and 54% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were kitchen utensils (9), kitchenware (9) 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 Hong Kong
The newest 25 of 35, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by France: migration from a food contact material in kitchenware from Hong Kong, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8551, validated 28 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: migration from a food contact material in kitchenware from Hong Kong, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6482, validated 22 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Slovenia: migration from a food contact material in plates and bowls from Hong Kong, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3500, validated 23 April 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Hong Kong, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8146, validated 22 October 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: aluminium and migration from a food contact material in plates and bowls from Hong Kong, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.6845, validated 5 September 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: a finding outside our word list in pots and pans from Hong Kong, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.6456, validated 4 September 2025.
- Alert notified by France: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Hong Kong, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2377, validated 31 March 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: migration from a food contact material in a food contact material from Hong Kong, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.1783, validated 12 March 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by France: a finding outside our word list in pots and pans from Hong Kong, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.9337, validated 18 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: a finding outside our word list in kitchen utensils from Hong Kong, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.7637, validated 18 October 2024.
- Alert notified by Austria: migration from a food contact material in a food contact material from Hong Kong, risk decision serious, reference 2024.6935, validated 17 September 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: migration from a food contact material and bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic in a food contact material from Hong Kong, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.3263, validated 23 April 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: migration from a food contact material in kitchenware from Hong Kong, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.8984, validated 29 December 2023.
- Information for attention notified by France: migration from a food contact material in drinking straws from Hong Kong, risk decision serious, reference 2023.8577, validated 13 December 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Slovenia: an unauthorised additive in a food contact material from Hong Kong, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.8526, validated 12 December 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: migration from a food contact material in kitchenware from Hong Kong, risk decision serious, reference 2023.7098, validated 18 October 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: migration from a food contact material in kitchenware from Hong Kong, risk decision serious, reference 2023.6793, validated 6 October 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: migration from a food contact material in kitchenware from Hong Kong, risk decision serious, reference 2023.5815, validated 28 August 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: migration from a food contact material in kitchenware from Hong Kong, risk decision serious, reference 2023.5814, validated 28 August 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Hong Kong, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.5373, validated 8 August 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Hong Kong, risk decision serious, reference 2023.5364, validated 8 August 2023.
- Alert notified by Slovenia: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Hong Kong, risk decision serious, reference 2023.4954, validated 24 July 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: migration from a food contact material in a food contact material from Hong Kong, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.3726, validated 2 June 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: migration from a food contact material in kitchenware from Hong Kong, risk decision serious, reference 2023.1905, validated 21 March 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: migration from a food contact material in kitchenware from Hong Kong, risk decision serious, reference 2023.1047, validated 13 February 2023.
More: all notifications on products from Hong Kong and food contact materials from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 3 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 17 | 49% |
| Alert | 9 | 26% |
| Information for follow up | 2 | 6% |
| Information for attention | 7 | 20% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 19 | 54% |
| Potentially serious | 5 | 14% |
| Potential risk | 3 | 9% |
| Not serious | 6 | 17% |
| Undecided | 2 | 6% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Migration from a food contact material | 28 | 80% |
| Other finding | 4 | 11% |
| Bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic | 3 | 9% |
| 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters | 2 | 6% |
| Aluminium | 1 | 3% |
| An unauthorised additive | 1 | 3% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Kitchen utensils | 9 |
| Kitchenware | 9 |
| Plates and bowls | 5 |
| Pots and pans | 2 |
| Baking tins and moulds | 1 |
| Cups and mugs | 1 |
| Drinking straws | 1 |
| Food containers | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 13 | 37% |
| Italy | 4 | 11% |
| Slovenia | 4 | 11% |
| Germany | 3 | 9% |
| Austria | 2 | 6% |
| Belgium | 2 | 6% |
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