Stopped at the border: melamine tray from India with high formaldehyde migration
RASFF notification 2026.6451: a consignment of melamine trays from India was stopped at the Croatian border over high formaldehyde migration, unsuitable organoleptic properties and excessive overall migration.
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The European Commission validated RASFF notification 2026.6451 on 21 July 2026, a border rejection notification concerning a consignment of melamine trays originating from India.
Border controls found formaldehyde at 53.11 ± 2.66 mg/kg against a maximum of 15 mg/kg, and overall migration at 59.48 ± 16.65 mg/dm² against a maximum of 10 mg/dm². The organoleptic characteristics were also unsuitable (paint peeling). Samples were taken on 29 May 2026.
The notification was made by Croatia and a company in Croatia is involved. There was no distribution from the notifying country; the measure taken was destruction of the consignment.
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