Melamine migration and excessive overall migration in bamboo cups from China
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- food contact materials
- Hazard
- melamine migration - {migration} *** migration overall too high level - {migration}
- Origin
- China
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? Some bamboo cups from China may leak too much melamine and other chemicals into drinks. This can happen if the cups are not made safely.
What's happening? Germany found these cups and told other countries to watch for them. The cups can pass unsafe levels of chemicals into hot drinks.
Does this affect me? If you have these bamboo cups, stop using them for hot drinks. They were sold in Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine.
What should I do? Throw away or return these cups. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell after drinking from them.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: food contact materials · Hazard: melamine migration - {migration} *** migration overall too high level - {migration} · Origin: China · Notifier: Germany
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