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Withdrawal of Various Nylon Kitchen Utensils due to Chemical Migration above the EU legal limit

Thursday, 07 May 2020

Alert Summary
Category 2: For Information
Alert Notification: 2020.25
Product Identification: Please refer to table below for details.
Batch Code Please refer to table below for details.

Summary:
Category 2 Food Alert for Information: Various nylon kitchen utensils are being withdrawn from sale. These affected utensils will give rise to the leaching into food of chemicals (primary aromatic amines) above the EU legal limit.

Message:

The implicated batches of nylon kitchen utensils detailed below are being withdrawn from sale. These affected utensils will give rise to the leaching into food of chemicals (primary aromatic amines) above the EU legal limit.  Health affects are not expected from using these nylon kitchen utensils.

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