Chemical

Kitchen utensils

Marks and Spencer
Kitchen utensilsKitchen utensils
Case number
0878/09
Category
Kitchen/cooking accessories
Type / Model
Stainless Steel and Nylon Slotted Spoon - T32 0601G / 0640G.Stainless Steel and Nylon Solid Spoon - T34 0601S / 0640S.Stainless Steel and Nylon Ladle - T34 0601L / 0640L.Stainless Steel and Nylon Turner - T34 0601T / 0640T.Stainless Steel and Nylon Masher - T34 0601M / 0640M.
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2009-07-03

⚠️ Risk

The products pose a chemical risk because they contain Primary Aromatic Amines which are a potential carcinogen. The levels are in excess of the amount permitted under Directive 2002/72/EC on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (0.01 mg/kg). Only products from one source are affected but the recall relates to all the utensils.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary recall from consumers by the distributor.Date of entry into force: Unknown

A selection of stainless steel and nylon kitchen utensils branded as M & S. Other than the above codes there are no further identifiers on the products or their packaging.
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