Advisory for Indian products in EU: 15 - 21 October, 2019

Advisory for Indian products in EU: 15 - 21 October, 2019

Trade Alerts

Federation of Indian Export Organisations

Federation of Indian Export Organisations

235 week ago — 1 min read

In order to keep the Indian exporters informed of the rejections faced by Indian products in the EU and to take preventive actions FIEO is forwarding the Rapid Alert Systems for Food and Feed (RASFF) and for Non-Food Consumer Products (RAPEX) alerts on a weekly basis.

The alert from EU generated during 15th – 21st October, 2019 is as under:

Alert: Sweden withdraw Napkin ring originated from India from market contains an excessive amount of lead

The metal of the Napkin ring contains an excessive amount of lead (measured value up to 5,45 % by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may also affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
  • Notification from: Sweden
  • Risk: Serious
  • Action Taken:  Withdrawal of the product from the market
  • Week : 2019-42

Please share your feedback on csom@fieo.org to help us serve you better.

Comments

Posted by

Federation of Indian Export Organisations

FIEO is the apex international trade promotion organisation of India. Directly and indirectly it represents the interest of over 200,000 exporters in India. FIEO has 17 offices in...