20 notifications on food contact materials from the Netherlands since 1 January 2020. That is 1% of all EU notifications on products from the Netherlands and 2% of all notifications on food contact materials from any origin; The Netherlands ranks 8 of 55 origins for this category. 5 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 2 in the 365 days before, up 150%.
Most reported: migration from a food contact material (14), bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic (5) and aluminium (2). 0% were border rejections (28% for food contact materials from all origins) and 15% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were plates and bowls (5), baby bottles (2) and food containers (2).
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 Netherlands
The newest 20 of 20, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Austria: arsenic and migration from a food contact material in pots and pans from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4271, validated 15 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Switzerland: migration from a food contact material and bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic in plates and bowls from the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2152, validated 13 March 2026.
- Alert notified by Ireland: nickel in kitchen utensils from the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.1892, validated 6 March 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: a finding outside our word list in plates and bowls from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9346, validated 25 November 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: PFAS in plates and bowls from the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.8393, validated 12 November 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: migration from a food contact material in baby bottles from the Netherlands, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.4242, validated 5 June 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.4211, validated 4 June 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) and migration from a food contact material in drinking straws from the Netherlands, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.5791, validated 9 August 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: migration from a food contact material in kitchenware from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2024.4694, validated 19 June 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: migration from a food contact material in baby bottles from the Netherlands, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.8842, validated 21 December 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: nickel, cobalt and migration from a food contact material in plates and bowls from the Netherlands, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.8658, validated 14 December 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters and migration from a food contact material in baking tins and moulds from the Netherlands, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.3739, validated 5 June 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: aluminium in bottles and flasks from the Netherlands, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.7080, validated 15 December 2022.
- Information for follow up notified by Estonia: migration from a food contact material in food containers from the Netherlands, risk decision not serious, reference 2022.6658, validated 15 November 2022.
- Information for follow up notified by Lithuania: bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic in food containers from the Netherlands, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.3103, validated 27 May 2022.
- Information for follow up notified by Spain: migration from a food contact material and bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic in kitchenware from France and the Netherlands, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.5760, validated 25 October 2021.
- Alert notified by Belgium: migration from a food contact material in a food contact material from the Netherlands, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.5475, validated 11 October 2021.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic in cups and mugs from the Netherlands, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.5197, validated 28 September 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 Netherlands, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.2860, validated 3 June 2021.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: aluminium and migration from a food contact material in plates and bowls from the Netherlands, risk decision undecided, reference 2020.2689, validated 2 July 2020.
More: all notifications on products from the Netherlands and food contact materials from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 3 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 7 | 35% |
| Information for follow up | 12 | 60% |
| Information for attention | 1 | 5% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 3 | 15% |
| Potentially serious | 4 | 20% |
| Potential risk | 2 | 10% |
| Not serious | 7 | 35% |
| Undecided | 4 | 20% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Migration from a food contact material | 14 | 70% |
| Bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic | 5 | 25% |
| Aluminium | 2 | 10% |
| Nickel | 2 | 10% |
| 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters | 1 | 5% |
| Arsenic | 1 | 5% |
| Cobalt | 1 | 5% |
| Mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) | 1 | 5% |
| Other finding | 1 | 5% |
| PFAS | 1 | 5% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Plates and bowls | 5 |
| Baby bottles | 2 |
| Food containers | 2 |
| Kitchen utensils | 2 |
| Kitchenware | 2 |
| Baking tins and moulds | 1 |
| Bottles and flasks | 1 |
| Cups and mugs | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 8 | 40% |
| Germany | 5 | 25% |
| Austria | 1 | 5% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 5% |
| Denmark | 1 | 5% |
| Estonia | 1 | 5% |
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