High Levels of Primary Aromatic Amines in Black Nylon kitchen utensils from China
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- food contact materials
- Hazard
- primary aromatic amines migration - {migration}
- Origin
- China
- Notifier
- Malta
What is this? Some black nylon kitchen tools from China may have a chemical called primary aromatic amines. These chemicals can move from the utensil into food.
What's happening? Malta stopped some of these kitchen tools at the border because they had too much of this chemical. The tools were sent back to China.
Does this affect me? If you have black nylon kitchen tools from China, they might be unsafe to use.
What should I do? Stop using them right away. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell after using them.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: food contact materials · Hazard: primary aromatic amines migration - {migration} · Origin: China · Notifier: Malta
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