Food Contact Materials | Monthly bulletin | December 2019
Corrigendum for the list of stainless steel materials
On 14th November 2019, the corrigendum of the decree dated 9th May 2019, n.72 was published in the Gazzette Ufficiale (GU Serie Generale n.267).
Four items in the list of the authorized substance list for stainless steel food contact materials are amended. As a consequence, the list has been updated as follows:
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UNI EN 10088-1 |
AISI/ASTM |
UNS |
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Code |
Alphanumeric code |
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1.4373 |
X12CrMnNiN 18-9-5 |
AISI |
202 |
S20200 |
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1.4310 |
X10CrNi 18-8 |
AISI |
301 |
S30100 |
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1.4325 |
X9CrNi 18-9 |
AISI |
302 |
S30200 |
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1.4305 |
X8CrNiS 18-9 |
AISI |
303 |
S30300 |
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---- |
---- |
AISI |
303Se |
S30323 |
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1.4301 |
X5CrNi 18-10 |
AISI |
304 |
S30400 |
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1.4306 |
X2CrNi 19-11 |
AISI |
304L |
S30403 |
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1.4307 |
X2CrNi 18-9 |
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1.4303 |
X4CrNi 18-12 |
AISI |
305 |
S30500 |
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---- |
---- |
AISI |
308 |
S30800 |
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1.4401 |
X5CrNiMo 17-12-2 |
AISI |
316 |
S31600 |
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1.4436 |
X3CrNiMo 17-13-3 |
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1.4404 |
X2CrNiMo 17-12-2 |
AISI |
316L |
S31603 |
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1.4432 |
X2CrNiMo 17-12-3 |
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AISI |
316N |
S31651 |
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1.4571 |
X6CrNiMoTi 17-12-2 |
ASTM |
Type 316Ti |
S31635 |
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1.4541 |
X6CrNiTi 18-10 |
AISI |
321 |
S32100 |
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1.4460 |
X3CrNiMoN 27-5-2 |
AISI |
329 |
S32900 |
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1.4550 |
X6CrNiNb 18-10 |
AISI |
347 |
S34700 |
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1.4006 |
X12Cr 13 |
AISI |
410 |
S41000 |
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---- |
---- |
AISI |
414 |
S41400 |
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1.4005 |
X12CrS 13 |
AISI |
416 |
S41600 |
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1.4021 |
X20Cr 13 |
AISI |
420 |
S42000 |
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1.4028 |
X30Cr 13 |
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1.4031 |
X39Cr 13 |
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1.4016 |
X6Cr 17 |
AISI |
430 |
S43000 |
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1.4105 |
X6CrMoS 17 |
AISI |
430F |
S43020 |
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1.4057 |
X17CrNi 16-2 |
AISI |
431 |
S43100 |
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1.4125 |
X105CrMo 17 |
AISI |
440C |
S44004 |
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1.4542 |
X5CrNiCuNb 16-4 |
ASTM |
Type 630 |
S17400 |
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1.4462 |
X2CrNiMoN 22-5-3 |
---- |
---- |
S31803 |
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1.4590 |
X2CrNbZr 17 |
---- |
---- |
----- |
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1.4362 |
X2CrNiN 23-4 |
---- |
---- |
S32304 |
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---- |
---- |
S32101 |
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1.4510 |
X3CrTi 17 |
---- |
---- |
---- |
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1.4509 |
X2CrTiNb 18 |
---- |
---- |
S43940 |
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S43932 |
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1.4521 |
X2CrMoTi 18-2 |
AISI |
444 |
S44400 |
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ASTM |
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S44500 |
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S82441 |
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AISI |
440A |
S44002 |
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1.4876 |
X10NiCrAlTi 32-21 |
ASTM |
Type 800 |
N08800 |
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1.4526 |
X6CrMoNb17-1 |
ASTM |
Type 436 |
S43600 |
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1.4598 |
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---- |
---- |
----- |
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1.4611 |
X2CrTi 21 |
---- |
---- |
----- |
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1.4613 |
X2CrTi 24 |
---- |
---- |
----- |
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1.4618 |
X9CrMnNiCu 17-8-5-2 |
---- |
---- |
----- |
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1.4547 |
X1CrNiMoCuN20-18-7 |
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S31254 |
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---- |
---- |
----- |
---- |
S82031 |
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---- |
---- |
----- |
---- |
S82012 |
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---- |
---- |
----- |
---- |
S31655 |
Regulatory updates
Find below a summary table with recent regulation proposals notified to the European Commission (Non-exhaustive):
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Notification number |
Countries |
Title |
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Germany |
First Act amending the Packaging Act
The regulation prohibits final distributors from marketing certain plastic carrier bags, with or without handles. The prohibition covers plastic carrier bags with a wall thickness of less than 50 micrometres which are intended to be filled with goods at the point of sale |
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Latvia |
Draft law on amendments to the Packaging Law The aim is to introduce a mandatory unified deposit system for reusable and single-use beverage packaging in order to:
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Denmark |
Order on food contact materials and on provisions for penalties for breaches of related EU legislation
The aim is to ban the placement on the market of food contact material made of cardboard and paper if perfluoroalky and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used |
EFSA scientific outputs and supporting publications
Find below a summary table with recent safety assessments and technical reports published in the EFSA journal (Non-exhaustive):
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Date |
Title |
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24-10-2019 |
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24-10-2019 |
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24-10-2019 |
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24-10-2019 |
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24-10-2019 |
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24-10-2019 |
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24-10-2019 |
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24-10-2019 |
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24-10-2019 |
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29-10-2119 |
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11-11-2019 |
Testing the study appraisal methodology from the 2017 Bisphenol A (BPA) hazard assessment protocol |
Find below a summary table with some recent technical publications on food contact materials (non-exhaustive):
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Date |
Countries |
Entity |
Title |
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16-10-2019 |
France |
ANSES |
Avoid replacing bisphenol A by bisphenol B
The results of an assessment of the endocrine-disrupting properties of bisphenol B (BPB) |
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17-09-2019 |
Germany |
BfR |
Polyamide Kitchen Utensils: Keep contact with hot food as brief as possible BfR Opinion No. 036/2019 |
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21-08-2019 |
Germany |
BfR |
New health-based guidance values for the industrial chemicals PFOS and PFOA BfR opinion No 032/2019 |
Find below a summary table with some recent standards updates and upcoming dates of withdrawal (non-exhaustive):
(*) Date of withdrawal: latest date by which national standards conflicting with an EN (and HD for CENELEC) have to be withdrawn.
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CEN |
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Reference |
Title |
Date of Withdrawal (*) |
Supersedes |
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Glass packaging - 26 H 180 crown finish - Dimensions (ISO 12821:2019) |
2020-04-30 |
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Validated method for PFAS
On 31st October 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a news about the availability a scientifically validated method for testing for 16 types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in a variety of food groups.
For more information click here.
Below you will find a monthly summary of product recalls and alerts in Europe (Source “RASFF”) and in the US (Source “CPSC”).
Europe
RASFF (European Commission Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed - Alerts reported by EU national authorities).
The following 20 alerts regarding Food Contact Materials have been reported from 21st October to 20th November of 2019.
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Product |
Substance / Hazard |
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Steel strainers |
steel AISI 201 |
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Bamboo cups for kids |
migration of melamine (6.6 mg/kg - ppm) |
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Nylon skimmer |
migration of primary aromatic amines (aniline: 0.072; 4,4'MDA: >0.1 mg/kg - ppm) |
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Barbecue grill for fish |
migration of nickel (1.2 mg/l) |
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Enamel container lids |
migration of aluminium (0.63 mg/l) |
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Soup ladle |
migration of cyclic oligomers (5.4; 5.9 mg/item and 13.9; 16.5 mg/kg food) |
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Steel grill spits |
migration of nickel (1.2 mg/kg - ppm) |
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Grills and dripping pans |
migration of nickel (0.5 mg/kg - ppm) |
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Grills and dripping pans |
migration of nickel (0.5 mg/kg - ppm) |
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Oven grills and dripping pans |
migration of nickel (1 mg/kg - ppm) |
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Oven grills and dripping pans |
migration of nickel (0.3 mg/kg - ppm) |
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Oven grills and dripping pans |
migration of nickel (0.5 mg/kg - ppm) |
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Oven grills and dripping pans |
migration of nickel (0.5 mg/kg - ppm) |
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Oven grills and dripping pans |
migration of nickel (0.5 mg/kg - ppm) |
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Coffee press |
migration of lead (1 mg/dm²) and of nickel (13 mg/dm²) |
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Bamboo tableware set for children |
migration of formaldehyde (22.5 mg/kg - ppm) and of melamine (5.1 mg/kg - ppm) |
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Bamboo tableware set for children |
migration of melamine (3.9 mg/kg - ppm) |
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Bamboo fiber cups for kids |
migration of melamine (10.3 mg/kg - ppm) |
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Bowls |
migration of aluminium (0.621; 0.635 mg/l) |
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Polyamide spatula |
migration of primary aromatic amines (MDA 29 µg/kg - ppb) |
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From 21st October to 20th November 2019, the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) has published the following recalls: 1 recall regarding Food Contact Materials.
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Type of Risk |
Number of alerts |
Notes |
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Burn and laceration hazards |
1 |
Ceramic Mugs: It can crack or break when used |
