RASFF

2023 Food Contact Substances and Materials RASFF Notifications

In 2023, 188 notifications regarding food contact materials were published. Nearly 40% of the notifications are for plastic materials. This is followed by metal alloys, paper and cardboard, silicones, ceramics, wooden materials, glass, gloves and non-stick coatings. The most commonly reported test is primary aromatic amines. This is followed by lead, total migration, formaldehyde, nickel phthalate migrations and total volatile matter in silicone materials. While all of the primary aromatic amine is found in plastics; Lead has been detected in many products such as paper, metal, plastic, glass, metal alloys, etc. It has been observed that biocides such as "Benzisothiazolinone (BIT)" and "Carbendazim, Diuron", which were not seen very often in previous years, were detected in materials such as paper, cardboard and wood.

As Nanolab Laboratories Group, we follow RAFSS notifications up to date and expand our testing scope with each update. For all materials for which RASSF notification is made (including gloves and materials that may contain biocides), the methods published by the technical committees of CEN/TC 194, ISO/TC 166, ISO/TC 107, ISO/TC 186, ISO/TC 34/SC 12, ISO/TC 6 are used. We carry out tests using reference.