Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food Text with EEA relevance
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Official Journal of the European Union
L 12/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 10/2011
of 14 January 2011
on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and repealing Directives 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EEC (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), (i) and (j) thereof,
After consulting the European Food Safety Authority,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 lays down the general principles for eliminating the differences between the laws of the Member States as regards food contact materials. Article 5(1) of that Regulation provides for the adoption of specific measures for groups of materials and articles and describes in detail the procedure for the authorisation of substances at EU level when a specific measure provides for a list of authorised substances.
(2)
This Regulation is a specific measure within the meaning of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004. This Regulation should establish the specific rules for plastic materials and articles to be applied for their safe use and repeal Commission Directive 2002/72/EC of 6 August 2002 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (2).
(3)
Directive 2002/72/EC sets out basic rules for the manufacture of plastic materials and articles. The Directive has been substantially amended 6 times. For reasons of clarity the text should be consolidated and redundant and obsolete parts removed.
(4)
In the past Directive 2002/72/EC and its amendments have been transposed into national legislation without any major adaptation. For transposition into national law usually a time period of 12 months is necessary. In case of amending the lists of monomers and additives in order to authorise new substances this transposition time leads to a retardation of the authorisation and thus slows down innovation. Therefore it seems appropriate to adopt rules on plastic materials and articles in form of a Regulation directly applicable in all Member States.
(5)
Directive 2002/72/EC applies to materials and articles purely made of plastics and to plastic gaskets in lids. In the past these were the main use of plastics on the market. However, in recent years, besides materials and articles purely made of plastics, plastics are also used in combination with other materials in so called multi-material multi-layers. Rules on the use of vinyl chloride monomer laid down in Council Directive 78/142/EEC of 30 January 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to materials and articles which contain vinyl chloride monomer and are intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (3) already apply to all plastics. Therefore it seems appropriate to extend the scope of this Regulation to plastic layers in multi-material multi-layers.
(6)
Plastic materials and articles may be composed of different layers of plastics held together by adhesives. Plastic materials and articles may also be printed or coated with an organic or inorganic coating. Printed or coated plastic materials and articles as well as those held together by adhesives should be within the scope of the Regulation. Adhesives, coatings and printing inks are not necessarily composed of the same substances as plastics. Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 foresees that for adhesives, coatings and printing inks specific measures can be adopted. Therefore plastic materials and articles that are printed, coated or held together by adhesives should be allowed to contain in the printing, coating or adhesive layer other substances than those authorised at EU level for plastics. Those layers may be subject to other EU or national rules.
(7)
Plastics as well as ion exchange resins, rubbers and silicones are macromolecular substances obtained by polymerisation processes. Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 foresees that for ion exchange resins, rubbers and silicones specific measures can be adopted. As those materials are composed of different substances than plastics and have different physico-chemical properties specific rules for them need to apply and it should be made clear that they are not within the scope of this Regulation.
(8)
Plastics are made of monomers and other starting substances which are chemically reacted to a macromolecular structure, the polymer, which forms the main structural component of the plastics. To the polymer additives are added to achieve defined technological effects. The polymer as such is an inert high molecular weight structure. As substances with a molecular weight above 1 000 Da usually cannot be absorbed in the body the potential health risk from the polymer itself is minimal. Potential health risk may occur from non- or incompletely reacted monomers or other starting substances or from low molecular weight additives which are transferred into food via migration from the plastic food contact material. Therefore monomers, other starting substances and additives should be risk assessed and authorised before their use in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles.
(9)
The risk assessment of a substance to be performed by the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter the Authority) should cover the substance itself, relevant impurities and foreseeable reaction and degradation products in the intended use. The risk assessment should cover the potential migration under worst foreseeable conditions of use and the toxicity. Based on the risk assessment the authorisation should if necessary set out specifications for the substance and restrictions of use, quantitative restrictions or migration limits to ensure the safety of the final material or article.
(10)
No rules have yet been set out at EU level for the risk assessment and use of colorants in plastics. Therefore their use should remain subject to national law. That situation should be reassessed at a later stage.
(11)
Solvents used in the manufacture of plastics to create a suitable reaction environment are expected to be removed in the manufacturing process as they are usually volatile. No rules have yet been set out at EU level for the risk assessment and use of solvents in the manufacture of plastics. Therefore their use should remain subject to national law. That situation should be reassessed at a later stage.
(12)
Plastics can also be made of synthetic or natural occurring macromolecular structures which are chemically reacted with other starting substances to create a modified macromolecule. Synthetic macromolecules used are often intermediate structures which are not fully polymerised. Potential health risk may occur from the migration of non- or incompletely reacted other starting substances used to modify the macromolecule or an incompletely reacted macromolecule. Therefore the other starting substances as well as the macromolecules used in the manufacture of modified macromolecules should be risk assessed and authorised before their use in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles.
(13)
Plastics can also be made by micro-organisms that create macromolecular structures out of starting substances by fermentation processes. The macromolecule is then either released to a medium or extracted. Potential health risk may occur from the migration of non- or incompletely reacted starting substances, intermediates or by-products of the fermentation process. In this case the final product should be risk assessed and authorised before its use in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles.
(14)
Directive 2002/72/EC contains different lists for monomers or other starting substances and for additives authorised for the manufacture of plastic materials and articles. For monomers, other starting substances and additives the Union list is now complete, this means that only substances authorised at EU level may be used. Therefore a separation of monomers or other starting substances and of additives in separate lists due to their authorisation status is no longer necessary. As certain substances can be used both as monomer or other starting substances and as additive for reasons of clarity they should be published in one list of authorised substances indicating the authorised function.
(15)
Polymers can not only be used as main structural component of plastics but also as additives achieving defined technological effects in the plastic. If such a polymeric additive is identical to a polymer that can form the main structural component of a plastic material the risk from polymeric additive can be regarded as evaluated if the monomers have already been evaluated and authorised. In such a case it should not be necessary to authorise the polymeric additive but it could be used on the basis of the authorisation of its monomers and other starting substances. If such a polymeric additive is not identical to a polymer that can form the main structural component of a plastic material then the risk of the polymeric additive can not be regarded as evaluated by evaluation of the monomers. In such a case the polymeric additive should be risk assessed as regards its low molecular weight fraction below 1 000 Da and authorised before its use in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles.
(16)
In the past no clear differentiation has been made between additives that have a function in the final polymer and polymer production aids (PPA) that only exhibit a function in the manufacturing process and are not intended to be present in the final article. Some substances acting as PPA had already been included in the incomplete list of additives in the past. These PPA should remain in the Union list of authorised substances. However, it should be made clear that the use of other PPA will remain possible, subject to national law. That situation should be reassessed at a later stage.
(17)
The Union list contains substances authorised to be used in the manufacture of plastics. Substances such as acids, alcohols and phenols can also occur in form of salts. As the salts usually are transformed in the stomach to acid, alcohol or phenol the use of salts with cations that have undergone a safety evaluation should in principle be authorised together with the acid, alcohol or phenol. In certain cases, where the safety assessment indicates concerns on the use of the free acids, only the salts should be authorised by indicating in the list the name as ‘… acid(s), salts’.
(18)
Substances used in the manufacture of plastic materials or articles may contain impurities originating from their manufacturing or extraction process. These impurities are non-intentionally added together with the substance in the manufacture of the plastic material (non-intentionally added substance – NIAS). As far as they are relevant for the risk assessment the main impurities of a substance should be considered and if necessary be included in the specifications of a substance. However it is not possible to list and consider all impurities in the authorisation. Therefore they may be present in the material or article but not included in the Union list.
(19)
In the manufacture of polymers substances are used to initiate the polymerisation reaction such as catalysts and to control the polymerisation reaction such as chain transfer, chain extending or chain stop reagents. These aids to polymerisation are used in minute amounts and are not intended to remain in the final polymer. Therefore they should at this point of time not be subject to the authorisation procedure at EU level. Any potential health risk in the final material or article arising from their use should be assessed by the manufacturer in accordance with internationally recognised scientific principles on risk assessment.
(20)
During the manufacture and use of plastic materials and articles reaction and degradation products can be formed. These reaction and degradation products are non-intentionally present in the plastic material (NIAS). As far as they are relevant for the risk assessment the main reaction and degradation products of the intended application of a substance should be considered and included in the restrictions of the substance. However it is not possible to list and consider all reaction and degradation products in the authorisation. Therefore they should not be listed as single entries in the Union list. Any potential health risk in the final material or article arising from reaction and degradation products should be assessed by the manufacturer in accordance with internationally recognised scientific principles on risk assessment.
(21)
Prior to the establishment of the Union list of additives, other additives than those authorised at EU level could be used in the manufacture of plastics. For those additives which were permitted in the Member States, the time limit for the submission of data for their safety evaluation by the Authority with a view to their inclusion in the Union list expired on 31 December 2006. Additives for which a valid application was submitted within this time limit were listed in a provisional list. For certain additives on the provisional list a decision on their authorisation at EU level has not yet been taken. For those additives, it should be possible to continue to be used in accordance with national law until their evaluation is completed and a decision is taken on their inclusion in the Union list.
(22)
When an additive included in the provisional list is inserted in the Union list or when it is decided not to include it in the Union list, that additive should be removed from the provisional list of additives.
(23)
New technologies engineer substances in particle size that exhibit chemical and physical properties that significantly differ from those at a larger scale, for example, nanoparticles. These different properties may lead to different toxicological properties and therefore these substances should be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the Authority as regards their risk until more information is known about such new technology. Therefore it should be made clear that authorisations which are based on the risk assessment of the conventional particle size of a substance do not cover engineered nanoparticles.
(24)
Based on the risk assessment the authorisation should if necessary set out specific migration limits to ensure the safety of the final material or article. If an additive that is authorised for the manufacture of plastic materials and articles is at the same time authorised as food additive or flavouring substance it should be ensured that the release of the substance does not change the composition of the food in an unacceptable way. Therefore the release of such a dual use additive or flavouring should not exhibit a technological function on the food unless such a function is intended and the food contact material complies with the requirements on active food contact materials set out in Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 450/2009 of 29 May 2009 on active and intelligent materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (4). The requirements of Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (5) or (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC (6) should be respected where applicable.
(25)
According to Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 the release of substances from food contact materials and articles should not bring about unacceptable changes in the composition of the food. According to good manufacturing practice it is feasible to manufacture plastic materials in such a way that they are not releasing more than 10 mg of substances per 1 dm2 of surface area of the plastic material. If the risk assessment of an individual substance is not indicating a lower level, this level should be set as a generic limit for the inertness of a plastic material, the overall migration limit. In order to achieve comparable results in the verification of compliance with the overall migration limit, testing should be performed under standardised test conditions including testing time, temperature and test medium (food simulant) representing worst foreseeable conditions of use of the plastic material or article.
(26)
The overall migration limit of 10 mg per 1 dm2 results for a cubic packaging containing 1kg of food to a migration of 60 mg per kg food. For small packaging where the surface to volume ratio is higher the resulting migration into food is higher. For infants and small children which have a higher consumption of food per kilogram bodyweight than adults and do not yet have a diversified nutrition, special provisions should be set in order to limit the intake of substances migrating from food contact materials. In order to allow also for small volume packaging the same protection as for high volume packaging, the overall migration limit for food contact materials that are dedicated for packaging foods for infants and small children should be linked to the limit in food and not to the surface area of the packaging.
(27)
In recent years plastic food contact materials are being developed that do not only consist of one plastic but combine up to 15 different plastic layers to attain optimum functionality and protection of the food, while reducing packaging waste. In such a plastic multi-layer material or article, layers may be separated from the food by a functional barrier. This barrier is a layer within food contact materials or articles preventing the migration of substances from behind that barrier into the food. Behind a functional barrier, non-authorised substances may be used, provided they fulfil certain criteria and their migration remains below a given detection limit. Taking into account foods for infants and other particularly susceptible persons, as well as the large analytical tolerance of the migration analysis, a maximum level of 0,01 mg/kg in food should be established for the migration of a non-authorised substance through a functional barrier. Substances that are mutagenic, carcinogenic or toxic to reproduction should not be used in food contact materials or articles without previous authorisation and should therefore not be covered by the functional barrier concept. New technologies that engineer substances in particle size that exhibit chemical and physical properties that significantly differ from those at a larger scale, for example, nanoparticles, should be assessed on a case-by-case basis as regards their risk until more information is known about such new technology. Therefore, they should not be covered by the functional barrier concept.
(28)
In recent years food contact materials and articles are being developed that consist of a combination of several materials to achieve optimum functionality and protection of the food while reducing packaging waste. In these multi-material multi-layer materials and articles plastic layers should comply with the same compositional requirements as plastic layers which are not combined with other materials. For plastic layers in a multi-material multi-layer which are separated from the food by a functional barrier the functional barrier concept should apply. As other materials are combined with the plastic layers and for these other materials specific measures are not yet adopted at EU level it is not yet possible to set out requirements for the final multi-material multi-layer materials and articles. Therefore specific migration limits and the overall migration limit should not be applicable except for vinyl chloride monomer for which such a restriction is already in place. In the absence of a specific measure at EU level covering the whole multi-material multi-layer material or article Member States may maintain or adopt national provisions for these materials and articles provided they comply with the rules of the Treaty.
(29)
Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 provides that materials and articles covered by specific measures be accompanied by a written declaration of compliance stating that they comply with the rules applicable to them. To strengthen the coordination and responsibility of the suppliers at each stage of manufacture, including that of the starting substances, the responsible persons should document the compliance with the relevant rules in a declaration of compliance which is made available to their customers.
(30)
Coatings, printing inks and adhesives are not yet covered by a specific EU legislation and therefore not subject to the requirement of a declaration of compliance. However, for coatings, printing inks and adhesives to be used in plastic materials and articles adequate information should be provided to the manufacturer of the final plastic article that would enable him to ensure compliance for substances for which migration limits have been established in this Regulation.
(31)
Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (7) requires the food business operator to verify that foods are compliant with the rules applicable to them. To this end and subject to the requirement of confidentiality, food business operators should be given access to the relevant information to enable them to ensure that the migration from the materials and articles to food complies with the specifications and restrictions laid down in food legislation.
(32)
At each stage of manufacture, supporting documentation, substantiating the declaration of compliance, should be kept available for the enforcement authorities. Such demonstration of compliance may be based on migration testing. As migration testing is complex, costly and time consuming it should be admissible that compliance can be demonstrated also by calculations, including modelling, other analysis, and scientific evidence or reasoning if these render results which are at least as severe as the migration testing. Test results should be regarded as valid as long as formulations and processing conditions remain constant as part of a quality assurance system.
(33)
When testing articles not yet in contact with food, for certain articles, such as films or lids, it is often not feasible to determine the surface area that is in contact with a defined volume of food. For these articles specific rules should be set out for verification of compliance.
(34)
The setting of migration limits takes into account a conventional assumption that 1kg of food is consumed daily by a person of 60 kg bodyweight and that the food is packaged in a cubic container of 6 dm2 surface area releasing the substance. For very small and very large containers the real surface area to volume of packaged food is varying a lot from the conventional assumption. Therefore, their surface area should be normalised before comparing testing results with migration limits. These rules should be reviewed when new data on food packaging uses become available.
(35)
The specific migration limit is a maximum permitted amount of a substance in food. This limit should ensure that the food contact material does not pose a risk to health. It should be ensured by the manufacturer that materials and articles not yet in contact with food will respect these limits when brought into contact with food under the worst foreseeable contact conditions. Therefore compliance of materials and articles not yet in contact with food should be assessed and the rules for this testing should be set out.
(36)
Food is a complex matrix and therefore the analysis of migrating substances in food may pose analytical difficulties. Therefore test media should be assigned that simulate the transfer of substances from the plastic material into food. They should represent the major physico-chemical properties exhibited by food. When using food simulants standard testing time and temperature should reproduce, as far as possible, the migration which may occur from the article into the food.
(37)
For determining the appropriate food simulant for certain foods the chemical composition and the physical properties of the food should be taken into account. Research results are available for certain representative foods comparing migration into food with migration into food simulants. On the basis of the results, food simulants should be assigned. In particular, for fat containing foods the result obtained with food simulant may in certain cases significantly overestimate migration into food. In these cases it should be foreseen that the result in food simulant is corrected by a reduction factor.
(38)
The exposure to substances migrating from food contact materials was based on the conventional assumption that a person consumes daily 1 kg of food. However, a person ingests at most 200 g of fat on a daily basis. For lipophilic substances that only migrate into fat this should be taken into consideration. Therefore a correction of the specific migration by a correction factor applicable to lipophilic substances in accordance with the opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food (SCF) (8) and the opinion of the Authority (9) should be foreseen.
(39)
Official control should establish testing strategies which allow the enforcement authorities to perform controls efficiently making best use of available resources. Therefore it should be admissible to use screening methods for checking compliance under certain conditions. Non-compliance of a material or article should be confirmed by a verification method.
(40)
Basic rules on migration testing should be set out in this Regulation. As migration testing is a very complex issue, these basic rules can, however, not cover all foreseeable cases and details necessary for performing the testing. Therefore a EU guidance document should be established, dealing with more detailed aspects of the implementation of the basic migration testing rules.
(41)
The updated rules on food simulants and migration testing provided by this Regulation will supersede those in Directive 78/142/EEC and the Annex to Council Directive 82/711/EEC of 18 October 1982 laying down the basic rules necessary for testing migration of the constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (10).
(42)
Substances present in the plastic but not listed in Annex I to this Regulation have not necessarily been risk assessed as they had not been subject to an authorisation procedure. Compliance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 for these substances should be assessed by the relevant business operator in accordance with internationally recognised scientific principles taking into account exposure from food contact materials and other sources.
(43)
Recently additional monomers, other starting substances and additives have received a favourable scientific evaluation by the Authority and should now be added to the Union list.
(44)
As new substances are added to the Union list the Regulation should apply as soon as possible to allow for manufacturers to adapt to technical progress and allow for innovation.
(45)
Certain migration testing rules should be updated in view of new scientific knowledge. Enforcement authorities and industry need to adapt their current testing regime to these updated rules. To allow for this adaptation it seems appropriate that the updated rules only apply 2 years after the adoption of the Regulation.
(46)
Business operators are currently basing their declaration of compliance on supporting documentation following the requirements set out in Directive 2002/72/EC. Declaration of compliance need, in principle, only to be updated when substantial changes in the production bring about changes in the migration or when new scientific data are available. In order to limit the burden to business operators, materials which have been lawfully placed on the market based on the requirements set out in Directive 2002/72/EC should be able to be placed on the market with a declaration of compliance based on supporting documentation in accordance with Directive 2002/72/EC until 5 years after the adoption of the Regulation.
(47)
Analytical methods for testing migration and residual content of vinyl chloride monomer as described in Commission Directives 80/766/EEC of 8 July 1980 laying down the Community method of analysis for the official control of the vinyl chloride monomer level in materials and articles which are intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (11) and 81/432/EEC of 29 April 1981 laying down the Community method of analysis for the official control of vinyl chloride released by materials and articles into foodstuffs (12) are outdated. Analytical methods should comply with the criteria set out in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 (13) of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules. Therefore Directives 80/766/EEC and 81/432/EEC should be repealed.
(48)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Subject matter
1. This Regulation is a specific measure within the meaning of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004.
2. This Regulation establishes specific requirements for the manufacture and marketing of plastic materials and articles:
(a)
intended to come into contact with food; or
(b)
already in contact with food; or
(c)
which can reasonably be expected to come into contact with food.
Article 2
Scope
1. This Regulation shall apply to materials and articles which are placed on the EU market and fall under the following categories:
(a)
materials and articles and parts thereof consisting exclusively of plastics;
(b)
plastic multi-layer materials and articles held together by adhesives or by other means;
(c)
materials and articles referred to in points a) or b) that are printed and/or covered by a coating;
(d)
plastic layers or plastic coatings, forming gaskets in caps and closures, that together with those caps and closures compose a set of two or more layers of different types of materials;
(e)
plastic layers in multi-material multi-layer materials and articles.
2. This Regulation shall not apply to the following materials and articles which are placed on the EU market and are intended to be covered by other specific measures:
(a)
ion exchange resins;
(b)
rubber;
(c)
silicones.
3. This Regulation shall be without prejudice to the EU or national provisions applicable to printing inks, adhesives or coatings.
Article 3
Definitions
For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(1)
‘plastic materials and articles’ means:
(a)
materials and articles referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 2(1); and
(b)
plastic layers referred to in Article 2(1)(d) and (e);
(2)
‘plastic’ means polymer to which additives or other substances may have been added, which is capable of functioning as a main structural component of final materials and articles;
(3)
‘polymer’ means any macromolecular substance obtained by:
(a)
a polymerisation process such as polyaddition or polycondensation, or by any other similar process of monomers and other starting substances; or
(b)
chemical modification of natural or synthetic macromolecules; or
(c)
microbial fermentation;
(4)
‘plastic multi-layer’ means a material or article composed of two or more layers of plastic;
(5)
‘multi-material multi-layer’ means a material or article composed of two or more layers of different types of materials, at least one of them a plastic layer;
(6)
‘monomer or other starting substance’ means:
(a)
a substance undergoing any type of polymerisation process to manufacture polymers; or
(b)
a natural or synthetic macromolecular substance used in the manufacture of modified macromolecules; or
(c)
a substance used to modify existing natural or synthetic macromolecules;
(7)
‘additive’ means a substance which is intentionally added to plastics to achieve a physical or chemical effect during processing of the plastic or in the final material or article; it is intended to be present in the final material or article;
(8)
‘polymer production aid’ means any substance used to provide a suitable medium for polymer or plastic manufacturing; it may be present but is neither intended to be present in the final materials or articles nor has a physical or chemical effect in the final material or article;
(9)
‘non-intentionally added substance’ means an impurity in the substances used or a reaction intermediate formed during the production process or a decomposition or reaction product;
(10)
‘aid to polymerisation’ means a substance which initiates polymerisation and/or controls the formation of the macromolecular structure;
(11)
‘overall migration limit’ (OML) means the maximum permitted amount of non-volatile substances released from a material or article into food simulants;
(12)
‘food simulant’ means a test medium imitating food; in its behaviour the food simulant mimics migration from food contact materials;
(13)
‘specific migration limit’ (SML) means the maximum permitted amount of a given substance released from a material or article into food or food simulants;
(14)
‘total specific migration limit’ (SML(T)) means the maximum permitted sum of particular substances released in food or food simulants expressed as total of moiety of the substances indicated;
(15)
‘functional barrier’ means a barrier consisting of one or more layers of any type of material which ensures that the final material or article complies with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and with the provisions of this Regulation;
(16)
‘non-fatty food’ means a food for which in migration testing only food simulants other than food simulants D1 or D2 are laid down in Table 2 of Annex V to this Regulation;
(17)
‘restriction’ means limitation of use of a substance or migration limit or limit of content of the substance in the material or article;
(18)
‘specification’ means composition of a substance, purity criteria for a substance, physico-chemical characteristics of a substance, details concerning the manufacturing process of a substance or further information concerning the expression of migration limits.
Article 4
Placing on the market of plastic materials and articles
Plastic materials and articles may only be placed on the market if they:
(a)
comply with the relevant requirements set out in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 under intended and foreseeable use; and
(b)
comply with the labelling requirements set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004; and
(c)
comply with the traceability requirements set out in Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004; and
(d)
are manufactured according to good manufacturing practice as set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 (14); and
(e)
comply with the compositional and declaration requirements set out in Chapters II, III and IV of this Regulation.
CHAPTER II
COMPOSITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 1
Authorised substances
Article 5
Union list of authorised substances
1. Only the substances included in the Union list of authorised substances (hereinafter referred to as the Union list) set out in Annex I may be intentionally used in the manufacture of plastic layers in plastic materials and articles.
2. The Union list shall contain:
(a)
monomers or other starting substances;
(b)
additives excluding colorants;
(c)
polymer production aids excluding solvents;
(d)
macromolecules obtained from microbial fermentation.
3. The Union list may be amended in accordance with the procedure established by Articles 8 to 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004.
Article 6
Derogations for substances not included in the Union list
1. By way of derogation from Article 5, substances other than those included in the Union list may be used as polymer production aids in the manufacture of plastic layers in plastic materials and articles subject to national law.
2. By way of derogation from Article 5, colorants and solvents may be used in the manufacture of plastic layers in plastic materials and articles subject to national law.
3. The following substances not included in the Union list are authorised subject to the rules set out in Articles 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12:
(a)
salts (including double salts and acid salts) of aluminium, ammonium, barium, calcium, cobalt, copper, iron, lithium, magnesium, manganese, potassium, sodium, and zinc of authorised acids, phenols or alcohols;
(b)
mixtures obtained by mixing authorised substances without a chemical reaction of the components;
(c)
when used as additives, natural or synthetic polymeric substances of a molecular weight of at least 1 000 Da, except macromolecules obtained from microbial fermentation, complying with the requirements of this Regulation, if they are capable of functioning as the main structural component of final materials or articles;
(d)
when used as monomer or other starting substance, pre-polymers and natural or synthetic macromolecular substances, as well as their mixtures, except macromolecules obtained from microbial fermentation, if the monomers or starting substances required to synthesise them are included in the Union list.
4. The following substances not included in the Union list may be present in the plastic layers of plastic materials or articles:
(a)
non-intentionally added substances;
(b)
aids to polymerisation.
5. By derogation from Article 5, additives not included in the Union list may continue to be used subject to national law after 1 January 2010 until a decision is taken to include or not to include them in the Union list provided they are included in the provisional list referred to in Article 7.
Article 7
Establishment and management of the provisional list
1. The provisional list of additives that are under evaluation by the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) that was made public by the Commission in 2008 shall be regularly updated.
2. An additive shall be removed from the provisional list:
(a)
when it is included in the Union list set out in Annex I; or
(b)
when a decision is taken by the Commission not to include it in the Union list; or
(c)
if during the examination of the data, the Authority calls for supplementary information and that information is not submitted within the time limits specified by the Authority.
SECTION 2
General requirements, restrictions and specifications
Article 8
General requirement on substances
Substances used in the manufacture of plastic layers in plastic materials and articles shall be of a technical quality and a purity suitable for the intended and foreseeable use of the materials or articles. The composition shall be known to the manufacturer of the substance and made available to the competent authorities on request.
Article 9
Specific requirements on substances
1. Substances used in the manufacture of plastic layers in plastic materials and articles shall be subject to the following restrictions and specifications:
(a)
the specific migration limit set out in Article 11;
(b)
the overall migration limit set out in Article 12;
(c)
the restrictions and specifications set out in column 10 of Table 1 of point 1 of Annex I;
(d)
the detailed specifications set out in point 4 of Annex I.
2. Substances in nanoform shall only be used if explicitly authorised and mentioned in the specifications in Annex I.
Article 10
General restrictions on plastic materials and articles
General restrictions related to plastic materials and articles are laid down in Annex II.
Article 11
Specific migration limits
1. Plastic materials and articles shall not transfer their constituents to foods in quantities exceeding the specific migration limits (SML) set out in Annex I. Those specific migration limits (SML) are expressed in mg of substance per kg of food (mg/kg).
2. For substances for which no specific migration limit or other restrictions are provided in Annex I, a generic specific migration limit of 60 mg/kg shall apply.
3. By derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, additives which are also authorised as food additives by Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 or as flavourings by Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 shall not migrate into foods in quantities having a technical effect in the final foods and shall not:
(a)
exceed the restrictions provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 or in Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 or in Annex I to this Regulation for foods for which their use is authorised as food additive or flavouring substances; or
(b)
exceed the restrictions set out in Annex I to this Regulation in foods for which their use is not authorised as food additive or flavouring substances.
Article 12
Overall migration limit
1. Plastic materials and articles shall not transfer their constituents to food simulants in quantities exceeding 10 milligrams of total constituents released per dm2 of food contact surface (mg/dm2).
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, plastic materials and articles intended to be brought into contact with food intended for infants and young children, as defined by Commission Directives 2006/141/EC (15) and 2006/125/EC (16), shall not transfer their constituents to food simulants in quantities exceeding 60 milligrams of total of constituents released per kg of food simulant.
CHAPTER III
SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN MATERIALS AND ARTICLES
Article 13
Plastic multi-layer materials and articles
1. In a plastic multi-layer material or article, the composition of each plastic layer shall comply with this Regulation.
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, a plastic layer which is not in direct contact with food and is separated from the food by a functional barrier, may:
(a)
not comply with the restrictions and specifications set out in this Regulation except for vinyl chloride monomer as provided in Annex I; and/or
(b)
be manufactured with substances not listed in the Union list or in the provisional list.
3. The migration of the substances under paragraph 2(b) into food or food simulant shall not be detectable measured with statistical certainty by a method of analysis set out in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 with a limit of detection of 0,01 mg/kg. That limit shall always be expressed as concentration in foods or food simulants. That limit shall apply to a group of compounds, if they are structurally and toxicologically related, in particular isomers or compounds with the same relevant functional group, and shall include possible set-off transfer.
4. The substances not listed in the Union list or provisional list referred to in paragraph 2(b) shall not belong to either of the following categories:
(a)
substances classified as ‘mutagenic’, ‘carcinogenic’ or ‘toxic to reproduction’ in accordance with the criteria set out in sections 3.5, 3.6. and 3.7 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and the Council (17);
(b)
substances in nanoform.
5. The final plastic multi-layer material or article shall comply with the specific migration limits set out in Article 11 and the overall migration limit set out in Article 12 of this Regulation.
Article 14
Multi-material multi-layer materials and articles
1. In a multi-material multi-layer material or article, the composition of each plastic layer shall comply with this Regulation.
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, in a multi-material multi-layer material or article a plastic layer which is not in direct contact with food and is separated from the food by a functional barrier, may be manufactured with substances not listed in the Union list or the provisional list.
3. The substances not listed in the Union list or provisional list referred to in paragraph 2 shall not belong to either of the following categories:
(a)
substances classified as ‘mutagenic’, ‘carcinogenic’ or ‘toxic to reproduction’ in accordance with the criteria set out in sections 3.5, 3.6. and 3.7 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008;
(b)
substances in nanoform.
4. By derogation from paragraph 1, Articles 11 and 12 of this Regulation do not apply to plastic layers in multi-material multi-layer materials and articles.
5. The plastic layers in a multi-material multi-layer material or article shall always comply with the restrictions for vinyl chloride monomer laid down in Annex I to this Regulation.
6. In a multi-material multi-layer material or article, specific and overall migration limits for plastic layers and for the final material or article may be established by national law.
CHAPTER IV
DECLARATION OF COMPLIANCE AND DOCUMENTATION
Article 15
Declaration of compliance
1. At the marketing stages other than at the retail stage, a written declaration in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 shall be available for plastic materials and articles, products from intermediate stages of their manufacturing as well as for the substances intended for the manufacturing of those materials and articles.
2. The written declaration referred to in paragraph 1 shall be issued by the business operator and shall contain the information laid down in Annex IV.
3. The written declaration shall permit an easy identification of the materials, articles or products from intermediate stages of manufacture or substances for which it is issued. It shall be renewed when substantial changes in the composition or production occur that bring about changes in the migration from the materials or articles or when new scientific data becomes available.
Article 16
Supporting documents
1. Appropriate documentation to demonstrate that the materials and articles, products from intermediate stages of their manufacturing as well as the substances intended for the manufacturing of those materials and articles comply with the requirements of this Regulation shall be made available by the business operator to the national competent authorities on request.
2. That documentation shall contain the conditions and results of testing, calculations, including modelling, other analysis, and evidence on the safety or reasoning demonstrating compliance. Rules for experimental demonstration of compliance are set out in Chapter V.
CHAPTER V
COMPLIANCE
Article 17
Expression of migration test results
1. To check the compliance, the specific migration values shall be expressed in mg/kg applying the real surface to volume ratio in actual or foreseen use.
2. By derogation from paragraph 1 for:
(a)
containers and other articles, containing or intended to contain, less than 500 millilitres or grams or more than 10 litres,
(b)
materials and articles for which, due to their form it is impracticable to estimate the relationship between the surface area of such materials or articles and the quantity of food in contact therewith,
(c)
sheets and films that are not yet in contact with food,
(d)
sheets and films containing less than 500 millilitres or grams or more than 10 litres,
the value of migration shall be expressed in mg/kg applying a surface to volume ratio of 6 dm2 per kg of food.
This paragraph does not apply to plastic materials and articles intended to be brought into contact with or already in contact with food for infants and young children, as defined by Directives 2006/141/EC and 2006/125/EC.
3. By derogation from paragraph 1, for caps, gaskets, stoppers and similar sealing articles the specific migration value shall be expressed in:
(a)
mg/kg using the actual content of the container for which the closure is intended or in mg/dm2 applying the total contact surface of sealing article and sealed container if the intended use of the article is known, while taking into account the provisions of paragraph 2;
(b)
mg/article if the intended use of the article is unknown.
4. For caps, gaskets, stoppers and similar sealing articles the overall migration value shall be expressed in:
(a)
mg/dm2 applying the total contact surface of sealing article and sealed container if the intended use of the article is known;
(b)
mg/article if the intended use of the article is unknown.
Article 18
Rules for assessing compliance with migration limits
1. For materials and articles already in contact with food verification of compliance with specific migration limits shall be carried out in accordance with the rules set out in Chapter 1 of Annex V.
2. For materials and articles not yet in contact with food verification of compliance with specific migration limits shall be carried out in food or in food simulants set out in Annex III in accordance with the rules set out in Chapter 2, Section 2.1 of Annex V.
3. For materials and articles not yet in contact with food screening of compliance with the specific migration limit can be performed applying screening approaches in accordance with the rules set out in Chapter 2, Section 2.2 of Annex V. If a material or article fails to comply with the migration limits in the screening approach a conclusion of non-compliance has to be confirmed by verification of compliance in accordance with paragraph 2.
4. For materials and articles not yet in contact with food verification of compliance with the overall migration limit shall be carried out in food simulants A, B, C, D1 and D2 as set out in Annex III in accordance with the rules set out in Chapter 3, Section 3.1 of Annex V.
5. For materials and articles not yet in contact with food screening of compliance with the overall migration limit can be performed applying screening approaches in accordance with the rules set out in Chapter 3, Section 3.4 of Annex V. If a material or article fails to comply with the migration limit in the screening approach a conclusion of non-compliance has to be confirmed by verification of compliance in accordance with paragraph 4.
6. The results of specific migration testing obtained in food shall prevail over the results obtained in food simulant. The results of specific migration testing obtained in food simulant shall prevail over the results obtained by screening approaches.
7. Before comparing specific and overall migration test results with the migration limits the correction factors in Chapter 4 of Annex V shall be applied in accordance with the rules set out therein.
Article 19
Assessment of substances not included in the Union list
Compliance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of substances referred to in Articles 6(1), 6(2), 6(4), 6(5) and 14(2) of this Regulation which are not covered by an inclusion in Annex I to this Regulation shall be assessed in accordance with internationally recognised scientific principles on risk assessment.
CHAPTER VI
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 20
Amendments of EU acts
The Annex to Council Directive 85/572/EEC (18) is replaced by the following:
‘The food simulants to be used for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with a single food or specific groups of foods are set out in point 3 of Annex III to Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011.’
Article 21
Repeal of EU acts
Directives 80/766/EEC, 81/432/EEC, and 2002/72/EC are hereby repealed with effect from 1 May 2011.
References to the repealed Directives shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation tables in Annex VI.
Article 22
Transitional provisions
1. Until 31 December 2012 the supporting documents referred to in Article 16 shall be based on the basic rules for overall and specific migration testing set out in the Annex to Directive 82/711/EEC.
2. As from 1 January 2013 the supporting documents referred to in Article 16 for materials, articles and substances placed on the market until 31 December 2015, may be based on:
(a)
the rules for migration testing set out in Article 18 of this Regulation; or
(b)
the basic rules for overall and specific migration testing set out in the Annex to Directive 82/711/EEC.
3. As from 1 January 2016, the supporting documents referred to in Article 16 shall be based on the rules for migration testing set out in Article 18, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article.
4. Until 31 December 2015 additives used in glass fibre sizing for glass fibre reinforced plastics which are not listed in Annex I have to comply with the risk assessment provisions set out in Article 19.
5. Materials and articles that have been lawfully placed on the market before 1 May 2011 may be placed on the market until 31 December 2012.
Article 23
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 May 2011.
The provision of Article 5 as regards the use of additives, others than plasticisers, shall apply for plastic layers or plastic coatings in caps and closures referred to in Article 2(1)(d), as from 31 December 2015.
The provision of Article 5 as regards the use of additives used in glass fibre sizing for glass fibre reinforced plastics, shall apply from 31 December 2015.
The provisions of Articles 18(2), 18(4) and 20 shall apply from 31 December 2012.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.
Done at Brussels, 14 January 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
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ANNEX I
Substances
1. Union list of authorised monomers, other starting substances, macromolecules obtained from microbial fermentation, additives and polymer production aids
Table 1 contains the following information:
Column 1 (FCM substance No): the unique identification number of the substance
Column 2 (Ref. No): the EEC packaging material reference number
Column 3 (CAS No): the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number
Column 4 (Substance Name): the chemical name
Column 5 (Use as additive or polymer production aid (PPA) (yes/no)): an indication if the substance is authorised to be used as additive or polymer production aid (yes) or if the substance is not authorised to be used as additive or polymer production aid (no). If the substance is only authorised as PPA it is indicated (yes) and in the specifications the use is restricted to PPA.
Column 6 (Use as monomer or other starting substance or macromolecule obtained from microbial fermentation (yes/no)): an indication if the substance is authorised to be used as monomer or other starting substance or macromolecule obtained from microbial fermentation (yes) or if the substance is not authorised to be used as monomer or other starting substance or macromolecule obtained from microbial fermentation (no). If the substance is authorised as macromolecule obtained from microbial fermentation it is indicated (yes) and in the specifications it is indicated that the substance is a macromolecule obtained from microbial fermentation.
Column 7 (FRF applicable (yes/no)): an indication if for the substance the migration results can be corrected by the Fat Consumption Reduction Factor (FRF) (yes) or if they cannot be corrected by the FRF (no).
Column 8 (SML [mg/kg]): the specific migration limit applicable for the substance. It is expressed in mg substance per kg food. It is indicated ND if the substance shall not migrate in detectable quantities.
Column 9 (SML(T) [mg/kg] (group restriction No)): contains the identification number of the group of substances for which the group restriction in Column 1 in Table 2 of this Annex applies.
Column 10 (Restrictions and specifications): contains other restrictions than the specific migration limit specifically mentioned and it contains specifications related to the substance. In case detailed specifications are set out a reference to Table 4 is included.
Column 11 (Notes on verification of compliance): contains the Notes number which refers to the detailed rules applicable for verification of compliance for this substance included in Column 1 in Table 3 of this Annex.
If a substance appearing on the list as an individual compound is also covered by a generic term, the restrictions applying to this substance shall be those indicated for the individual compound.
If in Column 8 the specific migration limit is non-detectable (ND) a detection limit of 0,01 mg substance per kg food is applicable unless specified differently for an individual substance.
Table 1
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
FCM substance No
Ref. No
CAS No
Substance name
Use as additive or polymer production aid
(yes/no)
Use as monomer or other starting substance or macromolecule obtained from microbial fermentation
(yes/no)
FRF applicable
(yes/no)
SML
[mg/kg]
SML(T)
[mg/kg]
(Group restriction No)
Restrictions and specifications
Notes on verification of compliance
1
12310
0266309-43-7
albumin
no
yes
no
2
12340
—
albumin, coagulated by formaldehyde
no
yes
no
3
12375
—
alcohols, aliphatic, monohydric, saturated, linear, primary (C4-C22)
no
yes
no
4
22332
—
mixture of (40 % w/w) 2,2,4-trimethylhexane-1,6-diisocyanate and (60 % w/w) 2,4,4-trimethylhexane-1,6-diisocyanate
no
yes
no
(17)
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
(10)
5
25360
—
trialkyl(C5-C15)acetic acid, 2,3-epoxypropyl ester
no
yes
no
ND
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as epoxygroup.
Molecular weight is 43 Da.
6
25380
—
trialkyl acetic acid (C7-C17), vinyl esters
no
yes
no
0,05
(1)
7
30370
—
acetylacetic acid, salts
yes
no
no
8
30401
—
acetylated mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
yes
no
no
(32)
9
30610
—
acids, C2-C24, aliphatic, linear, monocarboxylic from natural oils and fats, and their mono-, di- and triglycerol esters (branched fatty acids at naturally occuring levels are included)
yes
no
no
10
30612
—
acids, C2-C24, aliphatic, linear, monocarboxylic, synthetic and their mono-, di- and triglycerol esters
yes
no
no
11
30960
—
acids, aliphatic, monocarboxylic (C6-C22), esters with polyglycerol
yes
no
no
12
31328
—
acids, fatty, from animal or vegetable food fats and oils
yes
no
no
13
33120
—
alcohols, aliphatic, monohydric, saturated, linear, primary (C4-C24)
yes
no
no
14
33801
—
n-alkyl(C10-C13)benzenesulphonic acid
yes
no
no
30
15
34130
—
alkyl, linear with even number of carbon atoms (C12-C20) dimethylamines
yes
no
yes
30
16
34230
—
alkyl(C8-C22)sulphonic acids
yes
no
no
6
17
34281
—
alkyl(C8-C22)sulphuric acids, linear, primary with an even number of carbon atoms
yes
no
no
18
34475
—
aluminium calcium hydroxide phosphite, hydrate
yes
no
no
19
39090
—
N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)alkyl(C8-C18)amine
yes
no
no
(7)
20
39120
—
N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)alkyl(C8-C18)amine hydrochlorides
yes
no
no
(7)
SML(T) expressed excluding HCl
21
42500
—
carbonic acid, salts
yes
no
no
22
43200
—
castor oil, mono- and diglycerides
yes
no
no
23
43515
—
chlorides of choline esters of coconut oil fatty acids
yes
no
no
0,9
(1)
24
45280
—
cotton fibers
yes
no
no
25
45440
—
cresols, butylated, styrenated
yes
no
no
12
26
46700
—
5,7-di-tert-butyl-3-(3,4- and 2,3-dimethylphenyl)-3H-benzofuran-2-one containing: a) 5,7-di-tert-butyl-3-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-3H-benzofuran-2-one (80 to 100 % w/w) and b) 5,7-di-tert-butyl-3-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)-3H-benzofuran-2-one (0 to 20 % w/w)
yes
no
no
5
27
48960
—
9,10-dihydroxy stearic acid and its oligomers
yes
no
no
5
28
50160
—
di-n-octyltin bis(n-alkyl(C10-C16) mercaptoacetate)
yes
no
no
(10)
29
50360
—
di-n-octyltin bis(ethyl maleate)
yes
no
no
(10)
30
50560
—
di-n-octyltin 1,4-butanediol bis(mercaptoacetate)
yes
no
no
(10)
31
50800
—
di-n-octyltin dimaleate, esterified
yes
no
no
(10)
32
50880
—
di-n-octyltin dimaleate, polymers (n = 2-4)
yes
no
no
(10)
33
51120
—
di-n-octyltin thiobenzoate 2-ethylhexyl mercaptoacetate
yes
no
no
(10)
34
54270
—
ethylhydroxymethylcellulose
yes
no
no
35
54280
—
ethylhydroxypropylcellulose
yes
no
no
36
54450
—
fats and oils, from animal or vegetable food sources
yes
no
no
37
54480
—
fats and oils, hydrogenated, from animal or vegetable food sources
yes
no
no
38
55520
—
glass fibers
yes
no
no
39
55600
—
glass microballs
yes
no
no
40
56360
—
glycerol, esters with acetic acid
yes
no
no
41
56486
—
glycerol, esters with acids, aliphatic, saturated, linear, with an even number of carbon atoms (C14-C18) and with acids, aliphatic, unsaturated, linear, with an even number of carbon atoms (C16-C18)
yes
no
no
42
56487
—
glycerol, esters with butyric acid
yes
no
no
43
56490
—
glycerol, esters with erucic acid
yes
no
no
44
56495
—
glycerol, esters with 12-hydroxystearic acid
yes
no
no
45
56500
—
glycerol, esters with lauric acid
yes
no
no
46
56510
—
glycerol, esters with linoleic acid
yes
no
no
47
56520
—
glycerol, esters with myristic acid
yes
no
no
48
56535
—
glycerol, esters with nonanoic acid
yes
no
no
49
56540
—
glycerol, esters with oleic acid
yes
no
no
50
56550
—
glycerol, esters with palmitic acid
yes
no
no
51
56570
—
glycerol, esters with propionic acid
yes
no
no
52
56580
—
glycerol, esters with ricinoleic acid
yes
no
no
53
56585
—
glycerol, esters with stearic acid
yes
no
no
54
57040
—
glycerol monooleate, ester with ascorbic acid
yes
no
no
55
57120
—
glycerol monooleate, ester with citric acid
yes
no
no
56
57200
—
glycerol monopalmitate, ester with ascorbic acid
yes
no
no
57
57280
—
glycerol monopalmitate, ester with citric acid
yes
no
no
58
57600
—
glycerol monostearate, ester with ascorbic acid
yes
no
no
59
57680
—
glycerol monostearate, ester with citric acid
yes
no
no
60
58300
—
glycine, salts
yes
no
no
62
64500
—
lysine, salts
yes
no
no
63
65440
—
manganese pyrophosphite
yes
no
no
64
66695
—
methylhydroxymethylcellulose
yes
no
no
65
67155
—
mixture of 4-(2-benzoxazolyl)-4′-(5-methyl-2-benzoxazolyl)stilbene, 4,4′-bis(2-benzoxazolyl) stilbene and 4,4′-bis(5-methyl-2-benzoxazolyl)stilbene
yes
no
no
Not more than 0,05 % (w/w) (quantity of substance used/quantity of the formulation).
Mixture obtained from the manufacturing process in the typical ratio of (58-62 %):(23-27 %):(13-17 %).
66
67600
—
mono-n-octyltin tris(alkyl(C10-C16) mercaptoacetate)
yes
no
no
(11)
67
67840
—
montanic acids and/or their esters with ethyleneglycol and/or with 1,3-butanediol and/or with glycerol
yes
no
no
68
73160
—
phosphoric acid, mono- and di-n-alkyl (C16 and C18) esters
yes
no
yes
0,05
69
74400
—
phosphorous acid, tris(nonyl-and/or dinonylphenyl) ester
yes
no
yes
30
70
76463
—
polyacrylic acid, salts
yes
no
no
(22)
71
76730
—
polydimethylsiloxane, γ-hydroxypropylated
yes
no
no
6
72
76815
—
polyester of adipic acid with glycerol or pentaerythritol, esters with even numbered, unbranched C12-C22 fatty acids
yes
no
no
(32)
The fraction with molecular weight below 1 000 Da should not exceed 5 % (w/w)
73
76866
—
polyesters of 1,2-propanediol and/or 1,3- and/or 1,4-butanediol and/or polypropyleneglycol with adipic acid, which may be end-capped with acetic acid or fatty acids C12-C18 or n-octanol and/or n-decanol
yes
no
yes
(31)
(32)
74
77440
—
polyethyleneglycol diricinoleate
yes
no
yes
42
75
77702
—
polyethyleneglycol esters of aliph. monocarb. acids (C6-C22) and their ammonium and sodium sulphates
yes
no
no
76
77732
—
polyethylene glycol (EO = 1-30, typically 5) ether of butyl 2-cyano 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl) acrylate
yes
no
no
0,05
Only for use in PET
77
77733
—
polyethyleneglycol (EO = 1-30, typically 5) ether of butyl-2-cyano-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl) acrylate
yes
no
no
0,05
Only for use in PET
78
77897
—
polyethyleneglycol (EO = 1-50) monoalkylether (linear and branched, C8-C20) sulphate, salts
yes
no
no
5
79
80640
—
polyoxyalkyl (C2-C4) dimethylpolysiloxane
yes
no
no
80
81760
—
powders, flakes and fibres of brass, bronze, copper, stainless steel, tin, iron and alloys of copper, tin and iron
yes
no
no
81
83320
—
propylhydroxyethylcellulose
yes
no
no
82
83325
—
propylhydroxymethylcellulose
yes
no
no
83
83330
—
propylhydroxypropylcellulose
yes
no
no
84
85601
—
silicates, natural (with the exception of asbestos)
yes
no
no
85
85610
—
silicates, natural, silanated (with the exception of asbestos)
yes
no
no
86
86000
—
silicic acid, silylated
yes
no
no
87
86285
—
silicon dioxide, silanated
yes
no
no
88
86880
—
sodium monoalkyl dialkylphenoxybenzenedisulphonate
yes
no
no
9
89
89440
—
stearic acid, esters with ethyleneglycol
yes
no
no
(2)
90
92195
—
taurine, salts
yes
no
no
91
92320
—
tetradecyl-polyethyleneglycol(EO = 3-8) ether of glycolic acid
yes
no
yes
15
92
93970
—
tricyclodecanedimethanol bis(hexahydrophthalate)
yes
no
no
0,05
93
95858
—
waxes, paraffinic, refined, derived from petroleum based or synthetic hydrocarbon feedstocks, low viscosity
yes
no
no
0,05
Not to be used for articles in contact with fatty foods for which simulant D is laid down.
Average molecular weight not less than 350 Da.
Viscosity at 100 °C not less than 2,5 cSt (2,5 × 10-6 m2/s).
Content of hydrocarbons with Carbon number less than 25, not more than 40 % (w/w).
94
95859
—
waxes, refined, derived from petroleum based or synthetic hydrocarbon feedstocks, high viscosity
yes
no
no
Average molecular weight not less than 500 Da.
Viscosity at 100 °C not less than 11 cSt (11 × 10-6 m2/s).
Content of mineral hydrocarbons with Carbon number less than 25, not more than 5 % (w/w).
95
95883
—
white mineral oils, paraffinic, derived from petroleum based hydrocarbon feedstocks
yes
no
no
Average molecular weight not less than 480 Da.
Viscosity at 100 °C not less than 8,5 cSt (8,5 × 10-6 m2/s).
Content of mineral hydrocarbons with Carbon number less than 25, not more than 5 % (w/w).
96
95920
—
wood flour and fibers, untreated
yes
no
no
97
72081/10
—
petroleum hydrocarbon resins (hydrogenated)
yes
no
no
Petroleum hydrocarbon resins, hydrogenated are produced by the catalytic or thermalpolymerisation of dienes and olefins of the aliphatic, alicyclic and/or monobenzenoidarylalkene types from distillates of cracked petroleum stocks with a boiling range not greater than 220 °C, as well as the pure monomers found in these distillation streams, subsequently followed by distillation, hydrogenation and additional processing.
Properties:
—
Viscosity at 120 °C: > 3 Pa.s,
—
Softening point: > 95 °C as determined by ASTM Method E 28-67,
—
Bromine number: < 40 (ASTM D1159),
—
The colour of a 50 % solution in toluene < 11 on the Gardner scale,
—
Residual aromatic monomer ≤ 50 ppm,
98
17260
0000050-00-0
formaldehyde
yes
yes
no
(15)
54880
99
19460
0000050-21-5
lactic acid
yes
yes
no
62960
100
24490
0000050-70-4
sorbitol
yes
yes
no
88320
101
36000
0000050-81-7
ascorbic acid
yes
no
no
102
17530
0000050-99-7
glucose
no
yes
no
103
18100
0000056-81-5
glycerol
yes
yes
no
55920
104
58960
0000057-09-0
hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide
yes
no
no
6
105
22780
0000057-10-3
palmitic acid
yes
yes
no
70400
106
24550
0000057-11-4
stearic acid
yes
yes
no
89040
107
25960
0000057-13-6
urea
no
yes
no
108
24880
0000057-50-1
sucrose
no
yes
no
109
23740
0000057-55-6
1,2-propanediol
yes
yes
no
81840
110
93520
0000059-02-9
0010191-41-0
α-tocopherol
yes
no
no
111
53600
0000060-00-4
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
yes
no
no
112
64015
0000060-33-3
linoleic acid
yes
no
no
113
16780
0000064-17-5
ethanol
yes
yes
no
52800
114
55040
0000064-18-6
formic acid
yes
no
no
115
10090
0000064-19-7
acetic acid
yes
yes
no
30000
116
13090
0000065-85-0
benzoic acid
yes
yes
no
37600
117
21550
0000067-56-1
methanol
no
yes
no
118
23830
0000067-63-0
2-propanol
yes
yes
no
81882
119
30295
0000067-64-1
acetone
yes
no
no
120
49540
0000067-68-5
dimethyl sulphoxide
yes
no
no
121
24270
0000069-72-7
salicylic acid
yes
yes
no
84640
122
23800
0000071-23-8
1-propanol
no
yes
no
123
13840
0000071-36-3
1-butanol
no
yes
no
124
22870
0000071-41-0
1-pentanol
no
yes
no
125
16950
0000074-85-1
ethylene
no
yes
no
126
10210
0000074-86-2
acetylene
no
yes
no
127
26050
0000075-01-4
vinyl chloride
no
yes
no
ND
1 mg/kg in final product
128
10060
0000075-07-0
acetaldehyde
no
yes
no
(1)
129
17020
0000075-21-8
ethylene oxide
no
yes
no
ND
1 mg/kg in final product
(10)
130
26110
0000075-35-4
vinylidene chloride
no
yes
no
ND
(1)
131
48460
0000075-37-6
1,1-difluoroethane
yes
no
no
132
26140
0000075-38-7
vinylidene fluoride
no
yes
no
5
133
14380
0000075-44-5
carbonyl chloride
no
yes
no
ND
1 mg/kg in final product
(10)
23155
134
43680
0000075-45-6
chlorodifluoromethane
yes
no
no
6
Content of chlorofluoromethane less than 1 mg/kg of the substance
135
24010
0000075-56-9
propylene oxide
no
yes
no
ND
1 mg/kg in final product
136
41680
0000076-22-2
camphor
yes
no
no
(3)
137
66580
0000077-62-3
2,2′-methylenebis(4-methyl-6-(1-methylcyclohexyl)phenol)
yes
no
yes
(5)
138
93760
0000077-90-7
tri-n-butyl acetyl citrate
yes
no
no
(32)
139
14680
0000077-92-9
citric acid
yes
yes
no
44160
140
44640
0000077-93-0
citric acid, triethyl ester
yes
no
no
(32)
141
13380
0000077-99-6
1,1,1-trimethylolpropane
yes
yes
no
6
25600
94960
142
26305
0000078-08-0
vinyltriethoxysilane
no
yes
no
0,05
Only to be used as a surface treatment agent
(1)
143
62450
0000078-78-4
isopentane
yes
no
no
144
19243
0000078-79-5
2-methyl-1,3-butadiene
no
yes
no
ND
1 mg/kg in final product
21640
145
10630
0000079-06-1
acrylamide
no
yes
no
ND
146
23890
0000079-09-4
propionic acid
yes
yes
no
82000
147
10690
0000079-10-7
acrylic acid
no
yes
no
(22)
148
14650
0000079-38-9
chlorotrifluoroethylene
no
yes
no
ND
(1)
149
19990
0000079-39-0
methacrylamide
no
yes
no
ND
150
20020
0000079-41-4
methacrylic acid
no
yes
no
(23)
151
13480
0000080-05-7
2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane
no
yes
no
0,6
13607
152
15610
0000080-07-9
4,4′-dichlorodiphenyl sulphone
no
yes
no
0,05
153
15267
0000080-08-0
4,4′-diaminodiphenyl sulphone
no
yes
no
5
154
13617
0000080-09-1
4,4′-dihydroxydiphenyl sulphone
no
yes
no
0,05
16090
155
23470
0000080-56-8
α-pinene
no
yes
no
156
21130
0000080-62-6
methacrylic acid, methyl ester
no
yes
no
(23)
157
74880
0000084-74-2
phthalic acid, dibutyl ester
yes
no
no
0,3
(32)
Only to be used as:
(a)
plasticiser in repeated use materials and articles contacting non-fatty foods;
(b)
technical support agent in polyolefins in concentrations up to 0,05 % in the final product.
(7)
158
23380
0000085-44-9
phthalic anhydride
yes
yes
no
76320
159
74560
0000085-68-7
phthalic acid, benzyl butyl ester
yes
no
no
30
(32)
Only to be used as:
(a)
plasticiser in repeated use materials and articles;
(b)
plasticiser in single-use materials and articles contacting non-fatty foods except for infant formulae and follow-on formulae as defined by Directive 2006/141/EC or processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children as defined by Directive 2006/125/EC;
(c)
technical support agent in concentrations up to 0,1 % in the final product.
(7)
160
84800
0000087-18-3
salicylic acid, 4-tert-butylphenyl ester
yes
no
yes
12
161
92160
0000087-69-4
tartaric acid
yes
no
no
162
65520
0000087-78-5
mannitol
yes
no
no
163
66400
0000088-24-4
2,2′-methylene bis(4-ethyl-6-tert-butylphenol)
yes
no
yes
(13)
164
34895
0000088-68-6
2-aminobenzamide
yes
no
no
0,05
Only for use in PET for water and beverages
165
23200
0000088-99-3
o-phthalic acid
yes
yes
no
74480
166
24057
0000089-32-7
pyromellitic anhydride
no
yes
no
0,05
167
25240
0000091-08-7
2,6-toluene diisocyanate
no
yes
no
(17)
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety
(10)
168
13075
0000091-76-9
2,4-diamino-6-phenyl-1,3,5-triazine
no
yes
no
5
(1)
15310
169
16240
0000091-97-4
3,3′-dimethyl-4,4′-diisocyanatobiphenyl
no
yes
no
(17)
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety
(10)
170
16000
0000092-88-6
4,4′-dihydroxybiphenyl
no
yes
no
6
171
38080
0000093-58-3
benzoic acid, methyl ester
yes
no
no
172
37840
0000093-89-0
benzoic acid, ethyl ester
yes
no
no
173
60240
0000094-13-3
4-hydroxybenzoic acid, propyl ester
yes
no
no
174
14740
0000095-48-7
o-cresol
no
yes
no
175
20050
0000096-05-9
methacrylic acid, allyl ester
no
yes
no
0,05
176
11710
0000096-33-3
acrylic acid, methyl ester
no
yes
no
(22)
177
16955
0000096-49-1
ethylene carbonate
no
yes
no
30
SML expressed as ethyleneglycol.
Residual content of 5 mg ethylene carbonate per kg of hydrogel with max 10 g of hydrogel in contact with 1 kg of food.
178
92800
0000096-69-5
4,4′-thiobis(6-tert-butyl-3-methylphenol)
yes
no
yes
0,48
179
48800
0000097-23-4
2,2′-dihydroxy-–5,5′-dichlorodiphenylmethane
yes
no
yes
12
180
17160
0000097-53-0
eugenol
no
yes
no
ND
181
20890
0000097-63-2
methacrylic acid, ethyl ester
no
yes
no
(23)
182
19270
0000097-65-4
itaconic acid
no
yes
no
183
21010
0000097-86-9
methacrylic acid, isobutyl ester
no
yes
no
(23)
184
20110
0000097-88-1
methacrylic acid, butyl ester
no
yes
no
(23)
185
20440
0000097-90-5
methacrylic acid, diester with ethyleneglycol
no
yes
no
0,05
186
14020
0000098-54-4
4-tert-butylphenol
no
yes
no
0,05
187
22210
0000098-83-9
α-methylstyrene
no
yes
no
0,05
188
19180
0000099-63-8
isophthalic acid dichloride
no
yes
no
(27)
189
60200
0000099-76-3
4-hydroxybenzoic acid, methyl ester
yes
no
no
190
18880
0000099-96-7
p-hydroxybenzoic acid
no
yes
no
191
24940
0000100-20-9
terephthalic acid dichloride
no
yes
no
(28)
192
23187
—
phthalic acid
no
yes
no
(28)
193
24610
0000100-42-5
styrene
no
yes
no
194
13150
0000100-51-6
benzyl alcohol
no
yes
no
195
37360
0000100-52-7
benzaldehyde
yes
no
no
(3)
196
18670
0000100-97-0
hexamethylenetetramine
yes
yes
no
(15)
59280
197
20260
0000101-43-9
methacrylic acid, cyclohexyl ester
no
yes
no
0,05
198
16630
0000101-68-8
diphenylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate
no
yes
no
(17)
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety
(10)
199
24073
0000101-90-6
resorcinol diglycidyl ether
no
yes
no
ND
Not to be used for articles in contact with fatty foods for which simulant D is laid down.
For indirect food contact only, behind a PET layer.
(8)
200
51680
0000102-08-9
N,N′-diphenylthiourea
yes
no
yes
3
201
16540
0000102-09-0
diphenyl carbonate
no
yes
no
0,05
202
23070
0000102-39-6
(1,3-phenylenedioxy)diacetic acid
no
yes
no
0,05
(1)
203
13323
0000102-40-9
1,3-bis(2-hydroxyethoxy)benzene
no
yes
no
0,05
204
25180
0000102-60-3
N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(2-hydroxypropyl)ethylenediamine
yes
yes
no
92640
205
25385
0000102-70-5
triallylamine
no
yes
no
40 mg/kg hydrogel at a ratio of 1 kg food to a maximum of 1,5 grams of hydrogel.
Only to be used in hydrogels intended for non-direct food contact use.
206
11500
0000103-11-7
acrylic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester
no
yes
no
0,05
207
31920
0000103-23-1
adipic acid, bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester
yes
no
yes
18
(32)
(2)
208
18898
0000103-90-2
N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) acetamide
no
yes
no
0,05
209
17050
0000104-76-7
2-ethyl-1-hexanol
no
yes
no
30
210
13390
0000105-08-8
1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane
no
yes
no
14880
211
23920
0000105-38-4
propionic acid, vinyl ester
no
yes
no
(1)
212
14200
0000105-60-2
caprolactam
yes
yes
no
(4)
41840
213
82400
0000105-62-4
1,2-propyleneglycol dioleate
yes
no
no
214
61840
0000106-14-9
12-hydroxystearic acid
yes
no
no
215
14170
0000106-31-0
butyric anhydride
no
yes
no
216
14770
0000106-44-5
p-cresol
no
yes
no
217
15565
0000106-46-7
1,4-dichlorobenzene
no
yes
no
12
218
11590
0000106-63-8
acrylic acid, isobutyl ester
no
yes
no
(22)
219
14570
0000106-89-8
epichlorohydrin
no
yes
no
ND
1 mg/kg in final product
(10)
16750
220
20590
0000106-91-2
methacrylic acid, 2,3-epoxypropyl ester
no
yes
no
0,02
(10)
221
40570
0000106-97-8
butane
yes
no
no
222
13870
0000106-98-9
1-butene
no
yes
no
223
13630
0000106-99-0
butadiene
no
yes
no
ND
1 mg/kg in final product
224
13900
0000107-01-7
2-butene
no
yes
no
225
12100
0000107-13-1
acrylonitrile
no
yes
no
ND
226
15272
0000107-15-3
ethylenediamine
no
yes
no
12
16960
227
16990
0000107-21-1
ethyleneglycol
yes
yes
no
(2)
53650
228
13690
0000107-88-0
1,3-butanediol
no
yes
no
229
14140
0000107-92-6
butyric acid
no
yes
no
230
16150
0000108-01-0
dimethylaminoethanol
no
yes
no
18
231
10120
0000108-05-4
acetic acid, vinyl ester
no
yes
no
12
232
10150
0000108-24-7
acetic anhydride
yes
yes
no
30280
233
24850
0000108-30-5
succinic anhydride
no
yes
no
234
19960
0000108-31-6
maleic anhydride
no
yes
no
(3)
235
14710
0000108-39-4
m-cresol
no
yes
no
236
23050
0000108-45-2
1,3-phenylenediamine
no
yes
no
ND
237
15910
0000108-46-3
1,3-dihydroxybenzene
no
yes
no
2,4
24072
238
18070
0000108-55-4
glutaric anhydride
no
yes
no
239
19975
0000108-78-1
2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine
yes
yes
no
30
25420
93720
240
45760
0000108-91-8
cyclohexylamine
yes
no
no
241
22960
0000108-95-2
phenol
no
yes
no
242
85360
0000109-43-3
sebacic acid, dibutyl ester
yes
no
no
(32)
243
19060
0000109-53-5
isobutyl vinyl ether
no
yes
no
0,05
(10)
244
71720
0000109-66-0
pentane
yes
no
no
245
22900
0000109-67-1
1-pentene
no
yes
no
5
246
25150
0000109-99-9
tetrahydrofuran
no
yes
no
0,6
247
24820
0000110-15-6
succinic acid
yes
yes
no
90960
248
19540
0000110-16-7
maleic acid
yes
yes
no
(3)
64800
249
17290
0000110-17-8
fumaric acid
yes
yes
no
55120
250
53520
0000110-30-5
N,N′-ethylenebisstearamide
yes
no
no
251
53360
0000110-31-6
N,N′-ethylenebisoleamide
yes
no
no
252
87200
0000110-44-1
sorbic acid
yes
no
no
253
15250
0000110-60-1
1,4-diaminobutane
no
yes
no
254
13720
0000110-63-4
1,4-butanediol
yes
yes
no
(30)
40580
255
25900
0000110-88-3
trioxane
no
yes
no
5
256
18010
0000110-94-1
glutaric acid
yes
yes
no
55680
257
13550
0000110-98-5
dipropyleneglycol
yes
yes
no
16660
51760
258
70480
0000111-06-8
palmitic acid, butyl ester
yes
no
no
259
58720
0000111-14-8
heptanoic acid
yes
no
no
260
24280
0000111-20-6
sebacic acid
no
yes
no
261
15790
0000111-40-0
diethylenetriamine
no
yes
no
5
262
35284
0000111-41-1
N-(2-aminoethyl)ethanolamine
yes
no
no
0,05
Not to be used for articles in contact with fatty foods for which simulant D is laid down.
For indirect food contact only, behind a PET layer.
263
13326
0000111-46-6
diethyleneglycol
yes
yes
no
(2)
15760
47680
264
22660
0000111-66-0
1-octene
no
yes
no
15
265
22600
0000111-87-5
1-octanol
no
yes
no
266
25510
0000112-27-6
triethyleneglycol
yes
yes
no
94320
267
15100
0000112-30-1
1-decanol
no
yes
no
268
16704
0000112-41-4
1-dodecene
no
yes
no
0,05
269
25090
0000112-60-7
tetraethyleneglycol
yes
yes
no
92350
270
22763
0000112-80-1
oleic acid
yes
yes
no
69040
271
52720
0000112-84-5
erucamide
yes
no
no
272
37040
0000112-85-6
behenic acid
yes
no
no
273
52730
0000112-86-7
erucic acid
yes
no
no
274
22570
0000112-96-9
octadecyl isocyanate
no
yes
no
(17)
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety
(10)
275
23980
0000115-07-1
propylene
no
yes
no
276
19000
0000115-11-7
isobutene
no
yes
no
277
18280
0000115-27-5
hexachloroendomethylenetetrahydrophthalic anhydride
no
yes
no
ND
278
18250
0000115-28-6
hexachloroendomethylenetetrahydrophthalic acid
no
yes
no
ND
279
22840
0000115-77-5
pentaerythritol
yes
yes
no
71600
280
73720
0000115-96-8
phosphoric acid, trichloroethyl ester
yes
no
no
ND
281
25120
0000116-14-3
tetrafluoroethylene
no
yes
no
0,05
282
18430
0000116-15-4
hexafluoropropylene
no
yes
no
ND
283
74640
0000117-81-7
phthalic acid, bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester
yes
no
no
1,5
(32)
Only to be used as:
(a)
plasticiser in repeated use materials and articles contacting non-fatty foods;
(b)
technical support agent in concentrations up to 0,1 % in the final product.
(7)
284
84880
0000119-36-8
salicylic acid, methyl ester
yes
no
no
30
285
66480
0000119-47-1
2,2′-methylene bis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol)
yes
no
yes
(13)
286
38240
0000119-61-9
benzophenone
yes
no
yes
0,6
287
60160
0000120-47-8
4-hydroxybenzoic acid, ethyl ester
yes
no
no
288
24970
0000120-61-6
terephthalic acid, dimethyl ester
no
yes
no
289
15880
0000120-80-9
1,2-dihydroxybenzene
no
yes
no
6
24051
290
55360
0000121-79-9
gallic acid, propyl ester
yes
no
no
(20)
291
19150
0000121-91-5
isophthalic acid
no
yes
no
(27)
292
94560
0000122-20-3
triisopropanolamine
yes
no
no
5
293
23175
0000122-52-1
phosphorous acid, triethyl ester
no
yes
no
ND
1 mg/kg in final product
(1)
294
93120
0000123-28-4
thiodipropionic acid, didodecyl ester
yes
no
yes
(14)
295
15940
0000123-31-9
1,4-dihydroxybenzene
yes
yes
no
0,6
18867
48620
296
23860
0000123-38-6
propionaldehyde
no
yes
no
297
23950
0000123-62-6
propionic anhydride
no
yes
no
298
14110
0000123-72-8
butyraldehyde
no
yes
no
299
63840
0000123-76-2
levulinic acid
yes
no
no
300
30045
0000123-86-4
acetic acid, butyl ester
yes
no
no
301
89120
0000123-95-5
stearic acid, butyl ester
yes
no
no
302
12820
0000123-99-9
azelaic acid
no
yes
no
303
12130
0000124-04-9
adipic acid
yes
yes
no
31730
304
14320
0000124-07-2
caprylic acid
yes
yes
no
41960
305
15274
0000124-09-4
hexamethylenediamine
no
yes
no
2,4
18460
306
88960
0000124-26-5
stearamide
yes
no
no
307
42160
0000124-38-9
carbon dioxide
yes
no
no
308
91200
0000126-13-6
sucrose acetate isobutyrate
yes
no
no
309
91360
0000126-14-7
sucrose octaacetate
yes
no
no
310
16390
0000126-30-7
2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol
no
yes
no
0,05
22437
311
16480
0000126-58-9
dipentaerythritol
yes
yes
no
51200
312
21490
0000126-98-7
methacrylonitrile
no
yes
no
ND
313
16650
0000127-63-9
diphenyl sulphone
yes
yes
no
3
51570
314
23500
0000127-91-3
β-pinene
no
yes
no
315
46640
0000128-37-0
2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol
yes
no
no
3
316
23230
0000131-17-9
phthalic acid, diallyl ester
no
yes
no
ND
317
48880
0000131-53-3
2,2′-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone
yes
no
yes
(8)
318
48640
0000131-56-6
2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone
yes
no
no
(8)
319
61360
0000131-57-7
2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone
yes
no
yes
(8)
320
37680
0000136-60-7
benzoic acid, butyl ester
yes
no
no
321
36080
0000137-66-6
ascorbyl palmitate
yes
no
no
322
63040
0000138-22-7
lactic acid, butyl ester
yes
no
no
323
11470
0000140-88-5
acrylic acid, ethyl ester
no
yes
no
(22)
324
83700
0000141-22-0
ricinoleic acid
yes
no
yes
42
325
10780
0000141-32-2
acrylic acid, n-butyl ester
no
yes
no
(22)
326
12763
0000141-43-5
2-aminoethanol
yes
yes
no
0,05
Not to be used for articles in contact with fatty foods for which simulant D is laid down.
For indirect food contact only, behind a PET layer.
35170
327
30140
0000141-78-6
acetic acid, ethyl ester
yes
no
no
328
65040
0000141-82-2
malonic acid
yes
no
no
329
59360
0000142-62-1
hexanoic acid
yes
no
no
330
19470
0000143-07-7
lauric acid
yes
yes
no
63280
331
22480
0000143-08-8
1-nonanol
no
yes
no
332
69760
0000143-28-2
oleyl alcohol
yes
no
no
333
22775
0000144-62-7
oxalic acid
yes
yes
no
6
69920
334
17005
0000151-56-4
ethyleneimine
no
yes
no
ND
335
68960
0000301-02-0
oleamide
yes
no
no
336
15095
0000334-48-5
n-decanoic acid
yes
yes
no
45940
337
15820
0000345-92-6
4,4′-difluorobenzophenone
no
yes
no
0,05
338
71020
0000373-49-9
palmitoleic acid
yes
no
no
339
86160
0000409-21-2
silicon carbide
yes
no
no
340
47440
0000461-58-5
dicyanodiamide
yes
no
no
341
13180
0000498-66-8
bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene
no
yes
no
0,05
22550
342
14260
0000502-44-3
caprolactone
no
yes
no
(29)
343
23770
0000504-63-2
1,3-propanediol
no
yes
no
0,05
344
13810
0000505-65-7
1,4-butanediol formal
no
yes
no
ND
(10)
21821
345
35840
0000506-30-9
arachidic acid
yes
no
no
346
10030
0000514-10-3
abietic acid
no
yes
no
347
13050
0000528-44-9
trimellitic acid
no
yes
no
(21)
25540
348
22350
0000544-63-8
myristic acid
yes
yes
no
67891
349
25550
0000552-30-7
trimellitic anhydride
no
yes
no
(21)
350
63920
0000557-59-5
lignoceric acid
yes
no
no
351
21730
0000563-45-1
3-methyl-1-butene
no
yes
no
ND
Only to be used in polypropylene
(1)
352
16360
0000576-26-1
2,6-dimethylphenol
no
yes
no
0,05
353
42480
0000584-09-8
carbonic acid, rubidium salt
yes
no
no
12
354
25210
0000584-84-9
2,4-toluene diisocyanate
no
yes
no
(17)
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety
(10)
355
20170
0000585-07-9
methacrylic acid, tert-butyl ester
no
yes
no
(23)
356
18820
0000592-41-6
1-hexene
no
yes
no
3
357
13932
0000598-32-3
3-buten-2-ol
no
yes
no
ND
Only to be used as a co-monomer for the preparation of polymeric additive
(1)
358
14841
0000599-64-4
4-cumylphenol
no
yes
no
0,05
359
15970
0000611-99-4
4,4′-dihydroxybenzophenone
yes
yes
no
(8)
48720
360
57920
0000620-67-7
glycerol triheptanoate
yes
no
no
361
18700
0000629-11-8
1,6-hexanediol
no
yes
no
0,05
362
14350
0000630-08-0
carbon monoxide
no
yes
no
363
16450
0000646-06-0
1,3-dioxolane
no
yes
no
5
364
15404
0000652-67-5
1,4:3,6-dianhydrosorbitol
no
yes
no
5
Only to be used as a co-monomer in poly(ethylene-co-isosorbide terephthalate)
365
11680
0000689-12-3
acrylic acid, isopropyl ester
no
yes
no
(22)
366
22150
0000691-37-2
4-methyl-1-pentene
no
yes
no
0,05
367
16697
0000693-23-2
n-dodecanedioic acid
no
yes
no
368
93280
0000693-36-7
thiodipropionic acid, dioctadecyl ester
yes
no
yes
(14)
369
12761
0000693-57-2
12-aminododecanoic acid
no
yes
no
0,05
370
21460
0000760-93-0
methacrylic anhydride
no
yes
no
(23)
371
11510
0000818-61-1
acrylic acid, monoester with ethyleneglycol
no
yes
no
(22)
11830
372
18640
0000822-06-0
hexamethylene diisocyanate
no
yes
no
(17)
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety
(10)
373
22390
0000840-65-3
2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, dimethyl ester
no
yes
no
0,05
374
21190
0000868-77-9
methacrylic acid, monoester with ethyleneglycol
no
yes
no
(23)
375
15130
0000872-05-9
1-decene
no
yes
no
0,05
376
66905
0000872-50-4
N-methylpyrrolidone
yes
no
no
377
12786
0000919-30-2
3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane
no
yes
no
0,05
Residual extractable content of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane to be less than 3 mg/kg filler when used for the reactive surface treatment of inorganic fillers.
SML = 0,05 mg/kg when used for the surface treatment of materials and articles.
378
21970
0000923-02-4
N-methylolmethacrylamide
no
yes
no
0,05
379
21940
0000924-42-5
N-methylolacrylamide
no
yes
no
ND
380
11980
0000925-60-0
acrylic acid, propyl ester
no
yes
no
(22)
381
15030
0000931-88-4
cyclooctene
no
yes
no
0,05
Only to be used in polymers contacting foods for which simulant A is laid down
382
19490
0000947-04-6
laurolactam
no
yes
no
5
383
72160
0000948-65-2
2-phenylindole
yes
no
yes
15
384
40000
0000991-84-4
2,4-bis(octylmercapto)-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butylanilino)-1,3,5-triazine
yes
no
yes
30
385
11530
0000999-61-1
acrylic acid, 2-hydroxypropyl ester
no
yes
no
0,05
SML expressed as the sum of acrylic acid, 2-hydroxypropyl ester and acrylic acid, 2-hydroxyisopropyl ester.
It may contain up to 25 % (m/m) of acrylic acid, 2-hydroxyisopropyl ester (CAS No 0002918-23-2).
(1)
386
55280
0001034-01-1
gallic acid, octyl ester
yes
no
no
(20)
387
26155
0001072-63-5
1-vinylimidazole
no
yes
no
0,05
(1)
388
25080
0001120-36-1
1-tetradecene
no
yes
no
0,05
389
22360
0001141-38-4
2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid
no
yes
no
5
390
55200
0001166-52-5
gallic acid, dodecyl ester
yes
no
no
(20)
391
22932
0001187-93-5
perfluoromethyl perfluorovinyl ether
no
yes
no
0,05
Only to be used in anti-stick coatings
392
72800
0001241-94-7
phosphoric acid, diphenyl 2-ethylhexyl ester
yes
no
yes
2,4
393
37280
0001302-78-9
bentonite
yes
no
no
394
41280
0001305-62-0
calcium hydroxide
yes
no
no
395
41520
0001305-78-8
calcium oxide
yes
no
no
396
64640
0001309-42-8
magnesium hydroxide
yes
no
no
397
64720
0001309-48-4
magnesium oxide
yes
no
no
398
35760
0001309-64-4
antimony trioxide
yes
no
no
0,04
SML expressed as antimony
(6)
399
81600
0001310-58-3
potassium hydroxide
yes
no
no
400
86720
0001310-73-2
sodium hydroxide
yes
no
no
401
24475
0001313-82-2
sodium sulphide
no
yes
no
402
96240
0001314-13-2
zinc oxide
yes
no
no
403
96320
0001314-98-3
zinc sulphide
yes
no
no
404
67200
0001317-33-5
molybdenum disulphide
yes
no
no
405
16690
0001321-74-0
divinylbenzene
no
yes
no
ND
SML expressed as the sum of divinylbenzene and ethylvinylbenzene.
It may contain up to 45 % (m/m) of ethylvinylbenzene.
(1)
406
83300
0001323-39-3
1,2-propyleneglycol monostearate
yes
no
no
407
87040
0001330-43-4
sodium tetraborate
yes
no
no
(16)
408
82960
0001330-80-9
1,2-propyleneglycol monooleate
yes
no
no
409
62240
0001332-37-2
iron oxide
yes
no
no
410
62720
0001332-58-7
kaolin
yes
no
no
411
42080
0001333-86-4
carbon black
yes
no
no
Primary particles of 10 – 300 nm which are aggregated to a size of 100 – 1 200 nm which may form agglomerates within the size distribution of 300 nm – mm.
Toluene extractables: maximum 0,1 %, determined according to ISO method 6209.
UV absorption of cyclohexane extract at 386 nm: < 0,02 AU for a 1 cm cell or < 0,1 AU for a 5 cm cell, determined according to a generally recognised method of analysis.
Benzo(a)pyrene content: max 0,25 mg/kg carbon black.
Maximum use level of carbon black in the polymer: 2,5 % w/w.
412
45200
0001335-23-5
copper iodide
yes
no
no
(6)
413
35600
0001336-21-6
ammonium hydroxide
yes
no
no
414
87600
0001338-39-2
sorbitan monolaurate
yes
no
no
415
87840
0001338-41-6
sorbitan monostearate
yes
no
no
416
87680
0001338-43-8
sorbitan monooleate
yes
no
no
417
85680
0001343-98-2
silicic acid
yes
no
no
418
34720
0001344-28-1
aluminium oxide
yes
no
no
419
92150
0001401-55-4
tannic acids
yes
no
no
According to the JECFA specifications
420
19210
0001459-93-4
isophthalic acid, dimethyl ester
no
yes
no
0,05
421
13000
0001477-55-0
1,3-benzenedimethanamine
no
yes
no
0,05
422
38515
0001533-45-5
4,4′-bis(2-benzoxazolyl)stilbene
yes
no
yes
0,05
(2)
423
22937
0001623-05-8
perfluoropropylperfluorovinyl ether
no
yes
no
0,05
424
15070
0001647-16-1
1,9-decadiene
no
yes
no
0,05
425
10840
0001663-39-4
acrylic acid, tert-butyl ester
no
yes
no
(22)
426
13510
0001675-54-3
2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane bis(2,3-epoxypropyl) ether
no
yes
no
In compliance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1895/2005 (1)
13610
427
18896
0001679-51-2
4-(hydroxymethyl)-1-cyclohexene
no
yes
no
0,05
428
95200
0001709-70-2
1,3,5-trimethyl-2,4,6-tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)benzene
yes
no
no
429
13210
0001761-71-3
bis(4-aminocyclohexyl)methane
no
yes
no
0,05
430
95600
0001843-03-4
1,1,3-tris(2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-tert-butylphenyl) butane
yes
no
yes
5
431
61600
0001843-05-6
2-hydroxy-4-n-octyloxybenzophenone
yes
no
yes
(8)
432
12280
0002035-75-8
adipic anhydride
no
yes
no
433
68320
0002082-79-3
octadecyl 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate
yes
no
yes
6
434
20410
0002082-81-7
methacrylic acid, diester with 1,4-butanediol
no
yes
no
0,05
435
14230
0002123-24-2
caprolactam, sodium salt
no
yes
no
(4)
436
19480
0002146-71-6
lauric acid, vinyl ester
no
yes
no
437
11245
0002156-97-0
acrylic acid, dodecyl ester
no
yes
no
0,05
(2)
438
38875
0002162-74-5
bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl) carbodiimide
yes
no
no
0,05
For indirect food contact only, behind a PET layer
439
21280
0002177-70-0
methacrylic acid, phenyl ester
no
yes
no
(23)
440
21340
0002210-28-8
methacrylic acid, propyl ester
no
yes
no
(23)
441
38160
0002315-68-6
benzoic acid, propyl ester
yes
no
no
442
13780
0002425-79-8
1,4-butanediol bis(2,3-epoxypropyl)ether
no
yes
no
ND
Residual content = 1 mg/kg in final product expressed as epoxygroup.
Molecular weight is 43 Da.
(10)
443
12788
0002432-99-7
11-aminoundecanoic acid
no
yes
no
5
444
61440
0002440-22-4
2-(2′-hydroxy-5′-methylphenyl)benzotriazole
yes
no
no
(12)
445
83440
0002466-09-3
pyrophosphoric acid
yes
no
no
446
10750
0002495-35-4
acrylic acid, benzyl ester
no
yes
no
(22)
447
20080
0002495-37-6
methacrylic acid, benzyl ester
no
yes
no
(23)
448
11890
0002499-59-4
acrylic acid, n-octyl ester
no
yes
no
(22)
449
49840
0002500-88-1
dioctadecyl disulphide
yes
no
yes
3
450
24430
0002561-88-8
sebacic anhydride
no
yes
no
451
66755
0002682-20-4
2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one
yes
no
no
0,5
Only to be used in aqueous polymer dispersions and emulsions
452
38885
0002725-22-6
2,4-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-4-n-octyloxyphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine
yes
no
no
0,05
Only to be used in aqueous foods
453
26320
0002768-02-7
vinyltrimethoxysilane
no
yes
no
0,05
(10)
454
12670
0002855-13-2
1-amino-3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexane
no
yes
no
6
455
20530
0002867-47-2
methacrylic acid, 2-(dimethylamino)-ethyl ester
no
yes
no
ND
456
10810
0002998-08-5
acrylic acid, sec-butyl ester
no
yes
no
(22)
457
20140
0002998-18-7
methacrylic acid, sec-butyl ester
no
yes
no
(23)
458
36960
0003061-75-4
behenamide
yes
no
no
459
46870
0003135-18-0
3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonic acid, dioctadecyl ester
yes
no
no
460
14950
0003173-53-3
cyclohexyl isocyanate
no
yes
no
(17)
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety
(10)
461
22420
0003173-72-6
1,5-naphthalene diisocyanate
no
yes
no
(17)
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety
(10)
462
26170
0003195-78-6
N-vinyl-N-methylacetamide
no
yes
no
0,02
(1)
463
25840
0003290-92-4
1,1,1-trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate
no
yes
no
0,05
464
61280
0003293-97-8
2-hydroxy-4-n-hexyloxybenzophenone
yes
no
yes
(8)
465
68040
0003333-62-8
7-[2H-naphtho-(1,2-D)triazol-2-yl]-3-phenylcoumarin
yes
no
no
466
50640
0003648-18-8
di-n-octyltin dilaurate
yes
no
no
(10)
467
14800
0003724-65-0
crotonic acid
yes
yes
no
0,05
(1)
45600
468
71960
0003825-26-1
perfluorooctanoic acid, ammonium salt
yes
no
no
Only to be used in repeated use articles, sintered at high temperatures
469
60480
0003864-99-1
2-(2′-hydroxy-3,5′-di-tert-butylphenyl)-5-chlorobenzotriazole
yes
no
yes
(12)
470
60400
0003896-11-5
2-(2′-hydroxy-3′-tert-butyl-5′-methylphenyl)-5-chlorobenzotriazole
yes
no
yes
(12)
471
24888
0003965-55-7
5-sulphoisophthalic acid, monosodium salt, dimethyl ester
no
yes
no
0,05
472
66560
0004066-02-8
2,2′-methylenebis(4-methyl-6-cyclohexylphenol)
yes
no
yes
(5)
473
12265
0004074-90-2
adipic acid, divinyl ester
no
yes
no
ND
5 mg/kg in final product.
Only to be used as co-monomer.
(1)
474
43600
0004080-31-3
1-(3-chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride
yes
no
no
0,3
475
19110
0004098-71-9
1-isocyanato-3-isocyanatomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexane
no
yes
no
(17)
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety
(10)
476
16570
0004128-73-8
diphenylether-4,4′-diisocyanate
no
yes
no
(17)
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety
(10)
477
46720
0004130-42-1
2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-ethylphenol
yes
no
yes
4,8
(1)
478
60180
0004191-73-5
4-hydroxybenzoic acid, isopropyl ester
yes
no
no
479
12970
0004196-95-6
azelaic anhydride
no
yes
no
480
46790
0004221-80-1
3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid, 2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl ester
yes
no
no
481
13060
0004422-95-1
1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid trichloride
no
yes
no
0,05
SML expressed as 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid
(1)
482
21100
0004655-34-9
methacrylic acid, isopropyl ester
no
yes
no
(23)
483
68860
0004724-48-5
n-octylphosphonic acid
yes
no
no
0,05
484
13395
0004767-03-7
2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propionic acid
no
yes
no
0,05
(1)
485
13560
0005124-30-1
dicyclohexylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate
no
yes
no
(17)
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety
(10)
15700
486
54005
0005136-44-7
ethylene-N-palmitamide-N′-stearamide
yes
no
no
487
45640
0005232-99-5
2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylic acid, ethyl ester
yes
no
no
0,05
488
53440
0005518-18-3
N,N′-ethylenebispalmitamide
yes
no
no
489
41040
0005743-36-2
calcium butyrate
yes
no
no
490
16600
0005873-54-1
diphenylmethane-2,4′-diisocyanate
no
yes
no
(17)
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety
(10)
491
82720
0006182-11-2
1,2-propyleneglycol distearate
yes
no
no
492
45650
0006197-30-4
2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester
yes
no
no
0,05
493
39200
0006200-40-4
bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-hydroxypropyl-3-(dodecyloxy)methylammonium chloride
yes
no
no
1,8
494
62140
0006303-21-5
hypophosphorous acid
yes
no
no
495
35160
0006642-31-5
6-amino-1,3-dimethyluracil
yes
no
no
5
496
71680
0006683-19-8
pentaerythritol tetrakis[3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-propionate]
yes
no
no
497
95020
0006846-50-0
2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate
yes
no
no
5
Only to be used in single-use gloves
498
16210
0006864-37-5
3,3′-dimethyl-4,4′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane
no
yes
no
0,05
Only to be used in polyamides
(5)
499
19965
0006915-15-7
malic acid
yes
yes
no
In case of use as a monomer only to be used as a co-monomer in aliphatic polyesters up to maximum level of 1 % on a molar basis
65020
500
38560
0007128-64-5
2,5-bis(5-tert-butyl-2-benzoxazolyl)thiophene
yes
no
yes
0,6
501
34480
—
aluminium fibers, flakes and powders
yes
no
no
502
22778
0007456-68-0
4,4′-oxybis(benzenesulphonyl azide)
no
yes
no
0,05
(1)
503
46080
0007585-39-9
β-dextrin
yes
no
no
504
86240
0007631-86-9
silicon dioxide
yes
no
no
For synthetic amorphous silicon dioxide: primary particles of 1 – 100 nm which are aggregated to a size of 0,1 – 1 µm which may form agglomerates within the size distribution of 0,3 µm to the mm size.
505
86480
0007631-90-5
sodium bisulphite
yes
no
no
(19)
506
86920
0007632-00-0
sodium nitrite
yes
no
no
0,6
507
59990
0007647-01-0
hydrochloric acid
yes
no
no
508
86560
0007647-15-6
sodium bromide
yes
no
no
509
23170
0007664-38-2
phosphoric acid
yes
yes
no
72640
510
12789
0007664-41-7
ammonia
yes
yes
no
35320
511
91920
0007664-93-9
sulphuric acid
yes
no
no
512
81680
0007681-11-0
potassium iodide
yes
no
no
(6)
513
86800
0007681-82-5
sodium iodide
yes
no
no
(6)
514
91840
0007704-34-9
sulphur
yes
no
no
515
26360
0007732-18-5
water
yes
yes
no
In compliance with Directive 98/83/EC (2)
95855
516
86960
0007757-83-7
sodium sulphite
yes
no
no
(19)
517
81520
0007758-02-3
potassium bromide
yes
no
no
518
35845
0007771-44-0
arachidonic acid
yes
no
no
519
87120
0007772-98-7
sodium thiosulphate
yes
no
no
(19)
520
65120
0007773-01-5
manganese chloride
yes
no
no
521
58320
0007782-42-5
graphite
yes
no
no
522
14530
0007782-50-5
chlorine
no
yes
no
523
45195
0007787-70-4
copper bromide
yes
no
no
524
24520
0008001-22-7
soybean oil
no
yes
no
525
62640
0008001-39-6
japan wax
yes
no
no
526
43440
0008001-75-0
ceresin
yes
no
no
527
14411
0008001-79-4
castor oil
yes
yes
no
42880
528
63760
0008002-43-5
lecithin
yes
no
no
529
67850
0008002-53-7
montan wax
yes
no
no
530
41760
0008006-44-8
candelilla wax
yes
no
no
531
36880
0008012-89-3
beeswax
yes
no
no
532
88640
0008013-07-8
soybean oil, epoxidised
yes
no
no
60
30(*)
(32)
(*)
In the case of PVC gaskets used to seal glass jars containing infant formulae and follow-on formulae as defined by Directive 2006/141/EC or processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children as defined by Directive 2006/125/EC, the SML is lowered to 30 mg/kg.
Oxirane < 8 %, iodine number < 6.
533
42720
0008015-86-9
carnauba wax
yes
no
no
534
80720
0008017-16-1
polyphosphoric acids
yes
no
no
535
24100
0008050-09-7
rosin
yes
yes
no
24130
24190
83840
536
84320
0008050-15-5
rosin, hydrogenated, ester with methanol
yes
no
no
537
84080
0008050-26-8
rosin, ester with pentaerythritol
yes
no
no
538
84000
0008050-31-5
rosin, ester with glycerol
yes
no
no
539
24160
0008052-10-6
rosin tall oil
no
yes
no
540
63940
0008062-15-5
lignosulphonic acid
yes
no
no
0,24
Only to be used as dispersant for plastics dispersions
541
58480
0009000-01-5
gum arabic
yes
no
no
542
42640
0009000-11-7
carboxymethylcellulose
yes
no
no
543
45920
0009000-16-2
dammar
yes
no
no
544
58400
0009000-30-0
guar gum
yes
no
no
545
93680
0009000-65-1
tragacanth gum
yes
no
no
546
71440
0009000-69-5
pectin
yes
no
no
547
55440
0009000-70-8
gelatin
yes
no
no
548
42800
0009000-71-9
casein
yes
no
no
549
80000
0009002-88-4
polyethylene wax
yes
no
no
550
81060
0009003-07-0
polypropylene wax
yes
no
no
551
79920
0009003-11-6
0106392-12-5
poly(ethylene propylene) glycol
yes
no
no
552
81500
0009003-39-8
polyvinylpyrrolidone
yes
no
no
The substance shall meet the purity criteria as laid down in Commission Directive 2008/84/EC (3)
553
14500
0009004-34-6
cellulose
yes
yes
no
43280
554
43300
0009004-36-8
cellulose acetate butyrate
yes
no
no
555
53280
0009004-57-3
ethylcellulose
yes
no
no
556
54260
0009004-58-4
ethylhydroxyethylcellulose
yes
no
no
557
66640
0009004-59-5
methylethylcellulose
yes
no
no
558
60560
0009004-62-0
hydroxyethylcellulose
yes
no
no
559
61680
0009004-64-2
hydroxypropylcellulose
yes
no
no
560
66700
0009004-65-3
methylhydroxypropylcellulose
yes
no
no
561
66240
0009004-67-5
methylcellulose
yes
no
no
562
22450
0009004-70-0
nitrocellulose
no
yes
no
563
78320
0009004-97-1
polyethyleneglycol monoricinoleate
yes
no
yes
42
564
24540
0009005-25-8
starch, edible
yes
yes
no
88800
565
61120
0009005-27-0
hydroxyethyl starch
yes
no
no
566
33350
0009005-32-7
alginic acid
yes
no
no
567
82080
0009005-37-2
1,2-propyleneglycol alginate
yes
no
no
568
79040
0009005-64-5
polyethyleneglycol sorbitan monolaurate
yes
no
no
569
79120
0009005-65-6
polyethyleneglycol sorbitan monooleate
yes
no
no
570
79200
0009005-66-7
polyethyleneglycol sorbitan monopalmitate
yes
no
no
571
79280
0009005-67-8
polyethyleneglycol sorbitan monostearate
yes
no
no
572
79360
0009005-70-3
polyethyleneglycol sorbitan trioleate
yes
no
no
573
79440
0009005-71-4
polyethyleneglycol sorbitan tristearate
yes
no
no
574
24250
0009006-04-6
rubber, natural
yes
yes
no
84560
575
76721
0063148-62-9
polydimethylsiloxane (Mw > 6 800 Da)
yes
no
no
Viscosity at 25 °C not less than 100 cSt (100 × 10-6 m2/s)
576
60880
0009032-42-2
hydroxyethylmethylcellulose
yes
no
no
577
62280
0009044-17-1
isobutylene-butene copolymer
yes
no
no
578
79600
0009046-01-9
polyethyleneglycol tridecyl ether phosphate
yes
no
no
5
For materials and articles intended for contact with aqueous foods only.
Polyethyleneglycol (EO ≤ 11) tridecyl ether phosphate (mono-and dialkyl ester) with a maximum 10 % content of polyethyleneglycol (EO ≤ 11) tridecylether.
579
61800
0009049-76-7
hydroxypropyl starch
yes
no
no
580
46070
0010016-20-3
α-dextrin
yes
no
no
581
36800
0010022-31-8
barium nitrate
yes
no
no
582
50240
0010039-33-5
di-n-octyltin bis(2-ethylhexyl maleate)
yes
no
no
(10)
583
40400
0010043-11-5
boron nitride
yes
no
no
(16)
584
13620
0010043-35-3
boric acid
yes
yes
no
(16)
40320
585
41120
0010043-52-4
calcium chloride
yes
no
no
586
65280
0010043-84-2
manganese hypophosphite
yes
no
no
587
68400
0010094-45-8
octadecylerucamide
yes
no
yes
5
588
64320
0010377-51-2
lithium iodide
yes
no
no
(6)
589
52645
0010436-08-5
cis-11-eicosenamide
yes
no
no
590
21370
0010595-80-9
methacrylic acid, 2-sulphoethyl ester
no
yes
no
ND
(1)
591
36160
0010605-09-1
ascorbyl stearate
yes
no
no
592
34690
0011097-59-9
aluminium magnesium carbonate hydroxide
yes
no
no
593
44960
0011104-61-3
cobalt oxide
yes
no
no
594
65360
0011129-60-5
manganese oxide
yes
no
no
595
19510
0011132-73-3
lignocellulose
no
yes
no
596
95935
0011138-66-2
xanthan gum
yes
no
no
597
67120
0012001-26-2
mica
yes
no
no
598
41600
0012004-14-7
0037293-22-4
calcium sulphoaluminate
yes
no
no
599
36840
0012007-55-5
barium tetraborate
yes
no
no
(16)
600
60030
0012072-90-1
hydromagnesite
yes
no
no
601
35440
0012124-97-9
ammonium bromide
yes
no
no
602
70240
0012198-93-5
ozokerite
yes
no
no
603
83460
0012269-78-2
pyrophyllite
yes
no
no
604
60080
0012304-65-3
hydrotalcite
yes
no
no
605
11005
0012542-30-2
acrylic acid, dicyclopentenyl ester
no
yes
no
0,05
(1)
606
65200
0012626-88-9
manganese hydroxide
yes
no
no
607
62245
0012751-22-3
iron phosphide
yes
no
no
Only to be used in PET polymers and copolymers
608
40800
0013003-12-8
4,4′-butylidene-bis(6-tert-butyl-3-methylphenyl-ditridecyl phosphite)
yes
no
yes
6
609
83455
0013445-56-2
pyrophosphorous acid
yes
no
no
610
93440
0013463-67-7
titanium dioxide
yes
no
no
611
35120
0013560-49-1
3-aminocrotonic acid, diester with thiobis (2-hydroxyethyl) ether
yes
no
no
612
16694
0013811-50-2
N,N′-divinyl-2-imidazolidinone
no
yes
no
0,05
(10)
613
95905
0013983-17-0
wollastonite
yes
no
no
614
45560
0014464-46-1
cristobalite
yes
no
no
615
92080
0014807-96-6
talc
yes
no
no
616
83470
0014808-60-7
quartz
yes
no
no
617
10660
0015214-89-8
2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulphonic acid
no
yes
no
0,05
618
51040
0015535-79-2
di-n-octyltin mercaptoacetate
yes
no
no
(10)
619
50320
0015571-58-1
di-n-octyltin bis(2-ethylhexyl mercaptoacetate)
yes
no
no
(10)
620
50720
0015571-60-5
di-n-octyltin dimaleate
yes
no
no
(10)
621
17110
0016219-75-3
5-ethylidenebicyclo[2,2,1]hept-2-ene
no
yes
no
0,05
(9)
622
69840
0016260-09-6
oleylpalmitamide
yes
no
yes
5
623
52640
0016389-88-1
dolomite
yes
no
no
624
18897
0016712-64-4
6-hydroxy-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid
no
yes
no
0,05
625
36720
0017194-00-2
barium hydroxide
yes
no
no
626
57800
0018641-57-1
glycerol tribehenate
yes
no
no
627
59760
0019569-21-2
huntite
yes
no
no
628
96190
0020427-58-1
zinc hydroxide
yes
no
no
629
34560
0021645-51-2
aluminium hydroxide
yes
no
no
630
82240
0022788-19-8
1,2-propyleneglycol dilaurate
yes
no
no
631
59120
0023128-74-7
1,6-hexamethylene-bis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionamide)
yes
no
yes
45
632
52880
0023676-09-7
4-ethoxybenzoic acid, ethyl ester
yes
no
no
3,6
633
53200
0023949-66-8
2-ethoxy-2′-ethyloxanilide
yes
no
yes
30
634
25910
0024800-44-0
tripropyleneglycol
no
yes
no
635
40720
0025013-16-5
tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole
yes
no
no
30
636
31500
0025134-51-4
acrylic acid, acrylic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester, copolymer
yes
no
no
0,05
(22)
SML expressed as acrylic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester
637
71635
0025151-96-6
pentaerythritol dioleate
yes
no
no
0,05
Not to be used for articles in contact with fatty foods for which simulant D is laid down
638
23590
0025322-68-3
polyethyleneglycol
yes
yes
no
76960
639
23651
0025322-69-4
polypropyleneglycol
yes
yes
no
80800
640
54930
0025359-91-5
formaldehyde-1-naphthol, copolymer
yes
no
no
0,05
641
22331
0025513-64-8
mixture of (35-45 % w/w) 1,6-diamino-2,2,4-trimethylhexane and (55-65 % w/w)1,6-diamino-2,4,4-trimethylhexane
no
yes
no
0,05
(10)
642
64990
0025736-61-2
maleic anhydride-styrene, copolymer, sodium salt
yes
no
no
The fraction with molecular weight below 1 000 Da should not exceed 0,05 % (w/w)
643
87760
0026266-57-9
sorbitan monopalmitate
yes
no
no
644
88080
0026266-58-0
sorbitan trioleate
yes
no
no
645
67760
0026401-86-5
mono-n-octyltin tris(isooctyl mercaptoacetate)
yes
no
no
(11)
646
50480
0026401-97-8
di-n-octyltin bis(isooctyl mercaptoacetate)
yes
no
no
(10)
647
56720
0026402-23-3
glycerol monohexanoate
yes
no
no
648
56880
0026402-26-6
glycerol monooctanoate
yes
no
no
649
47210
0026427-07-6
dibutylthiostannoic acid polymer
yes
no
no
Molecular unit = (C8H18S3Sn2)n (n = 1,5-2)
650
49600
0026636-01-1
dimethyltin bis(isooctyl mercaptoacetate)
yes
no
no
(9)
651
88240
0026658-19-5
sorbitan tristearate
yes
no
no
652
38820
0026741-53-7
bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) pentaerythritol diphosphite
yes
no
yes
0,6
653
25270
0026747-90-0
2,4-toluene diisocyanate dimer
no
yes
no
(17)
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety
(10)
654
88600
0026836-47-5
sorbitol monostearate
yes
no
no
655
25450
0026896-48-0
tricyclodecanedimethanol
no
yes
no
0,05
656
24760
0026914-43-2
styrenesuphonic acid
no
yes
no
0,05
657
67680
0027107-89-7
mono-n-octyltin tris(2-ethylhexyl mercaptoacetate)
yes
no
no
(11)
658
52000
0027176-87-0
dodecylbenzenesulphonic acid
yes
no
no
30
659
82800
0027194-74-7
1,2-propyleneglycol monolaurate
yes
no
no
660
47540
0027458-90-8
di-tert-dodecyl disulphide
yes
no
yes
0,05
661
95360
0027676-62-6
1,3,5-tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione
yes
no
yes
5
662
25927
0027955-94-8
1,1,1-tris(4-hydroxyphenol)ethane
no
yes
no
0,005
Only to be used in polycarbonates
(1)
663
64150
0028290-79-1
linolenic acid
yes
no
no
664
95000
0028931-67-1
trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate-methyl methacrylate copolymer
yes
no
no
665
83120
0029013-28-3
1,2-propyleneglycol monopalmitate
yes
no
no
666
87280
0029116-98-1
sorbitan dioleate
yes
no
no
667
55190
0029204-02-2
gadoleic acid
yes
no
no
668
80240
0029894-35-7
polyglycerol ricinoleate
yes
no
no
669
56610
0030233-64-8
glycerol monobehenate
yes
no
no
670
56800
0030899-62-8
glycerol monolaurate diacetate
yes
no
no
(32)
671
74240
0031570-04-4
phosphorous acid, tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)ester
yes
no
no
672
76845
0031831-53-5
polyester of 1,4-butanediol with caprolactone
yes
no
no
(29)
(30)
The fraction with molecular weight below 1 000 Da should not exceed 0,5 % (w/w)
673
53670
0032509-66-3
ethylene glycol bis[3,3-bis(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)butyrate]
yes
no
yes
6
674
46480
0032647-67-9
dibenzylidene sorbitol
yes
no
no
675
38800
0032687-78-8
N,N′-bis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionyl)hydrazide
yes
no
yes
15
676
50400
0033568-99-9
di-n-octyltin bis(isooctyl maleate)
yes
no
no
(10)
677
82560
0033587-20-1
1,2-propyleneglycol dipalmitate
yes
no
no
678
59200
0035074-77-2
1,6-hexamethylene-bis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate)
yes
no
yes
6
679
39060
0035958-30-6
1,1-bis(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)ethane
yes
no
yes
5
680
94400
0036443-68-2
triethyleneglycol bis[3-(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl) propionate]
yes
no
no
9
681
18310
0036653-82-4
1-hexadecanol
no
yes
no
682
53270
0037205-99-5
ethylcarboxymethylcellulose
yes
no
no
683
66200
0037206-01-2
methylcarboxymethylcellulose
yes
no
no
684
68125
0037244-96-5
nepheline syenite
yes
no
no
685
85950
0037296-97-2
silicic acid, magnesium-sodium-fluoride salt
yes
no
no
0,15
SML expressed as fluoride.
Only to be used in layers of multi-layer materials not coming into direct contact with food.
686
61390
0037353-59-6
hydroxymethylcellulose
yes
no
no
687
13530
0038103-06-9
2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane bis(phthalic anhydride)
no
yes
no
0,05
13614
688
92560
0038613-77-3
tetrakis(2,4-di-tert-butyl-phenyl)-4,4′-biphenylylene diphosphonite
yes
no
yes
18
689
95280
0040601-76-1
1,3,5-tris(4-tert-butyl-3-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylbenzyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione
yes
no
yes
6
690
92880
0041484-35-9
thiodiethanol bis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy phenyl) propionate)
yes
no
yes
2,4
691
13600
0047465-97-4
3,3-bis(3-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)2-indolinone
no
yes
no
1,8
692
52320
0052047-59-3
2-(4-dodecylphenyl)indole
yes
no
yes
0,06
693
88160
0054140-20-4
sorbitan tripalmitate
yes
no
no
694
21400
0054276-35-6
methacrylic acid, sulphopropyl ester
no
yes
no
0,05
(1)
695
67520
0054849-38-6
monomethyltin tris(isooctyl mercaptoacetate)
yes
no
no
(9)
696
92205
0057569-40-1
terephthalic acid, diester with 2,2′-methylenebis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol)
yes
no
no
697
67515
0057583-34-3
monomethyltin tris(ethylhexyl mercaptoacetate)
yes
no
no
(9)
698
49595
0057583-35-4
dimethyltin bis(ethylhexyl mercaptoacetate)
yes
no
no
(9)
699
90720
0058446-52-9
stearoylbenzoylmethane
yes
no
no
700
31520
0061167-58-6
acrylic acid, 2-tert-butyl-6-(3-tert-butyl-2-hydroxy-5-methylbenzyl)-4-methylphenyl ester
yes
no
yes
6
701
40160
0061269-61-2
N,N′-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)hexamethylenediamine-1,2-dibromoethane, copolymer
yes
no
no
2,4
702
87920
0061752-68-9
sorbitan tetrastearate
yes
no
no
703
17170
0061788-47-4
fatty acids, coco
no
yes
no
704
77600
0061788-85-0
polyethyleneglycol ester of hydrogenated castor oil
yes
no
no
705
10599/90A
0061788-89-4
acids, fatty, unsaturated (C18), dimers, non hydrogenated, distilled and non-distilled
no
yes
no
(18)
(1)
10599/91
706
17230
0061790-12-3
fatty acids, tall oil
no
yes
no
707
46375
0061790-53-2
diatomaceous earth
yes
no
no
708
77520
0061791-12-6
polyethyleneglycol ester of castor oil
yes
no
no
42
709
87520
0062568-11-0
sorbitan monobehenate
yes
no
no
710
38700
0063397-60-4
bis(2-carbobutoxyethyl)tin-bis(isooctyl mercaptoacetate)
yes
no
yes
18
711
42000
0063438-80-2
(2-carbobutoxyethyl)tin-tris(isooctyl mercaptoacetate)
yes
no
yes
30
712
42960
0064147-40-6
castor oil, dehydrated
yes
no
no
713
43480
0064365-11-3
charcoal, activated
yes
no
no
Only for use in PET at maximum 10 mg/kg of polymer.
Same purity requirements as for Vegetable Carbon (E 153) set out by Commission Directive 95/45/EC (4) with exception of ash content which can be up to 10 % (w/w).
714
84400
0064365-17-9
rosin, hydrogenated, ester with pentaerythritol
yes
no
no
715
46880
0065140-91-2
3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylphosphonic acid, monoethyl ester, calcium salt
yes
no
no
6
716
60800
0065447-77-0
1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl piperidine-succinic acid, dimethyl ester, copolymer
yes
no
no
30
717
84210
0065997-06-0
rosin, hydrogenated
yes
no
no
718
84240
0065997-13-9
rosin, hydrogenated, ester with glycerol
yes
no
no
719
65920
0066822-60-4
N-methacryloyloxyethyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-carboxymethylammonium chloride, sodium salt -octadecyl methacrylate-ethyl methacrylate-cyclohexyl methacrylate-N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone, copolymers
yes
no
no
720
67360
0067649-65-4
mono-n-dodecyltin tris(isooctyl mercaptoacetate)
yes
no
no
(25)
721
46800
0067845-93-6
3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid, hexadecyl ester
yes
no
no
722
17200
0068308-53-2
fatty acids, soya
no
yes
no
723
88880
0068412-29-3
starch, hydrolysed
yes
no
no
724
24903
0068425-17-2
syrups, hydrolysed starch, hydrogenated
no
yes
no
In compliance with the purity criteria for maltitol syrup E 965(ii) as laid down in Commission Directive 2008/60/EC (5)
725
77895
0068439-49-6
polyethyleneglycol (EO = 2-6) monoalkyl (C16-C18) ether
yes
no
no
0,05
The composition of this mixture is as follows:
—
polyethyleneglycol (EO = 2-6)monoalkyl (C16-C18) ether (approximately 28 %),
—
fatty alcohols (C16-C18) (approximately 48 %),
—
ethyleneglycol monoalkyl (C16-C18) ether (approximately 24 %),
726
83599
0068442-12-6
reaction products of oleic acid, 2-mercaptoethyl ester, with dichlorodimethyltin, sodium sulphide and trichloromethyltin
yes
no
yes
(9)
727
43360
0068442-85-3
cellulose, regenerated
yes
no
no
728
75100
0068515-48-0
0028553-12-0
phthalic acid, diesters with primary, saturated C8-C10 branched alcohols, more than 60 % C9
yes
no
no
(26)
(32)
Only to be used as:
(a)
plasticiser in repeated use materials and articles;
(b)
plasticiser in single-use materials and articles contacting non-fatty foods except for infant formulae and follow-on formulae as defined by Directive 2006/141/EC or processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children as defined by Directive 2006/125/EC;
(c)
technical support agent in concentrations up to 0,1 % in the final product.
(7)
729
75105
0068515-49-1
0026761-40-0
phthalic acid, diesters with primary, saturated C9-C11 alcohols more than 90 % C10
yes
no
no
(26)
(32)
Only to be used as:
(a)
plasticiser in repeated use materials and articles;
(b)
plasticiser in single-use materials and articles contacting non-fatty foods except for infant formulae and follow-on formulae as defined by Directive 2006/141/EC or processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children as defined by Directive 2006/125/EC;
(c)
technical support agent in concentrations up to 0,1 % in the final product.
(7)
730
66930
0068554-70-1
methylsilsesquioxane
yes
no
no
Residual monomer in methylsilsesquioxane: < 1 mg methyltrimethoxysilane/kg of methylsilsesquioxane
731
18220
0068564-88-5
N-heptylaminoundecanoic acid
no
yes
no
0,05
(2)
732
45450
0068610-51-5
p-cresol-dicyclopentadiene-isobutylene, copolymer
yes
no
yes
5
733
10599/92A
0068783-41-5
acids, fatty, unsaturated (C18), dimers, hydrogenated, distilled and non-distilled
no
yes
no
(18)
(1)
10599/93
734
46380
0068855-54-9
diatomaceous earth, soda ash flux-calcined
yes
no
no
735
40120
0068951-50-8
bis(polyethyleneglycol)hydroxymethylphosphonate
yes
no
no
0,6
736
50960
0069226-44-4
di-n-octyltin ethyleneglycol bis(mercaptoacetate)
yes
no
no
(10)
737
77370
0070142-34-6
polyethyleneglycol-30 dipolyhydroxystearate
yes
no
no
738
60320
0070321-86-7
2-[2-hydroxy-3,5-bis(1,1-dimethylbenzyl)phenyl]benzotriazole
yes
no
yes
1,5
739
70000
0070331-94-1
2,2′-oxamidobis[ethyl-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-propionate]
yes
no
no
740
81200
0071878-19-8
poly[6-[(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)amino]-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diyl]-[(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)-imino]hexamethylene[(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) imino]
yes
no
yes
3
741
24070
0073138-82-6
resin acids and rosin acids
yes
yes
no
83610
742
92700
0078301-43-6
2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-20-(2,3-epoxypropyl)-7-oxa-3,20-diazadispiro-[5.1.11.2]-heneicosan-21-one, polymer
yes
no
yes
5
743
38950
0079072-96-1
bis(4-ethylbenzylidene)sorbitol
yes
no
no
744
18888
0080181-31-3
3-hydroxybutanoic acid-3-hydroxypentanoic acid, copolymer
no
yes
no
The substance is used as product obtained by bacterial fermentation. In compliance with the specifications mentioned in the Table 4 of Annex I
745
68145
0080410-33-9
2,2′,2′-nitrilo(triethyl tris(3,3′,5,5′-tetra-tert-butyl-1,1′-bi-phenyl-2,2′-diyl)phosphite)
yes
no
yes
5
SML expressed as sum of phosphite and phosphate
746
38810
0080693-00-1
bis(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenyl)pentaerythritol diphosphite
yes
no
yes
5
SML expressed as sum of phosphite and phosphate
747
47600
0084030-61-5
di-n-dodecyltin bis(isooctyl mercaptoacetate)
yes
no
yes
(25)
748
12765
0084434-12-8
N-(2-aminoethyl)-β-alanine, sodium salt
no
yes
no
0,05
749
66360
0085209-91-2
2,2′-methylene bis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenyl) sodium phosphate
yes
no
yes
5
750
66350
0085209-93-4
2,2′-methylenebis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenyl) lithium phosphate
yes
no
no
5
751
81515
0087189-25-1
poly(zinc glycerolate)
yes
no
no
752
39890
0087826-41 – 30069158-41 – 40054686-97 – 40081541-12-0
bis(methylbenzylidene)sorbitol
yes
no
no
753
62800
0092704-41-1
kaolin, calcined
yes
no
no
754
56020
0099880-64-5
glycerol dibehenate
yes
no
no
755
21765
0106246-33-7
4,4′-methylenebis(3-chloro-2,6-diethylaniline)
no
yes
no
0,05
(1)
756
40020
0110553-27-0
2,4-bis(octylthiomethyl)-6-methylphenol
yes
no
yes
(24)
757
95725
0110638-71-6
vermiculite, reaction product with citric acid, lithium salt
yes
no
no
758
38940
0110675-26-8
2,4-bis(dodecylthiomethyl)-6-methylphenol
yes
no
yes
(24)
759
54300
0118337-09-0
2,2′-ethylidenebis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenyl) fluorophosphonite
yes
no
yes
6
760
83595
0119345-01-6
reaction product of di-tert-butylphosphonite with biphenyl, obtained by condensation of 2,4-di-tert-butylphenol with Friedel Craft reaction product of phosphorous trichloride and biphenyl
yes
no
no
18
Composition:
—
4,4′-biphenylene-bis[0,0-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphonite] (CAS No 0038613-77-3) (36-46 % w/w (*)),
—
4,3′-biphenylene-bis[0,0-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphonite] (CAS No 0118421-00-4) (17-23 % w/w (*)),
—
3,3′-biphenylene-bis[0,0-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphonite] (CAS No 0118421-01-5) (1-5 % w/w (*)),
—
4-biphenylene-0,0-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphonite (CAS No 0091362-37-7) (11-19 % w/w (*)),
—
tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphite (CAS No 0031570-04-4) (9-18 % w/w (*)),
—
4,4′-biphenylene-0,0-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphonate-0,0-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphonite (CAS No 0112949-97-0) (< 5 % w/w (*))
(*)
Quantity of substance used/quantity of formulation
Other specifications:
—
Phosphor content of min. 5,4 % to max. 5,9 %,
—
Acid value of max. 10 mg KOH per gram,
—
Melt range of 85– 110 °C,
761
92930
0120218-34-0
thiodiethanolbis(5-methoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylate)
yes
no
no
6
762
31530
0123968-25-2
acrylic acid, 2,4-di-tert-pentyl-6-(1-(3,5-di-tert-pentyl-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl)phenyl ester
yes
no
yes
5
763
39925
0129228-21-3
3,3-bis(methoxymethyl)-2,5-dimethylhexane
yes
no
yes
0,05
764
13317
0132459-54-2
N,N′-bis[4-(ethoxycarbonyl)phenyl]-1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxydiimide
no
yes
no
0,05
Purity > 98,1 % (w/w).
Only to be used as co-monomer (max 4 %) for polyesters (PET, PBT).
765
49485
0134701-20-5
2,4-dimethyl-6-(1-methylpentadecyl)phenol
yes
no
yes
1
766
38879
0135861-56-2
bis(3,4-dimethylbenzylidene)sorbitol
yes
no
no
767
38510
0136504-96-6
1,2-bis(3-aminopropyl)ethylenediamine, polymer with N-butyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinamine and 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine
yes
no
no
5
768
34850
0143925-92-2
amines, bis(hydrogenated tallow alkyl) oxidised
yes
no
no
Not to be used for articles in contact with fatty foods for which simulant D is laid down.
Only to be used in:
(a)
polyolefins at 0,1 % (w/w) concentration and in
(b)
PET at 0,25 % (w/w) concentration.
(1)
769
74010
0145650-60-8
phosphorous acid, bis(2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-methylphenyl) ethyl ester
yes
no
yes
5
SML expressed as sum of phosphite and phosphate
770
51700
0147315-50-2
2-(4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-5-(hexyloxy)phenol
yes
no
no
0,05
771
34650
0151841-65-5
aluminium hydroxybis [2,2′-methylenebis (4,6-di-tert-butylphenyl) phosphate]
yes
no
no
5
772
47500
0153250-52-3
N,N′-dicyclohexyl-2,6-naphthalene dicarboxamide
yes
no
no
5
773
38840
0154862-43-8
bis(2,4-dicumylphenyl)pentaerythritol-diphosphite
yes
no
yes
5
SML expressed as sum of the substance itself, its oxidised form bis(2,4-dicumylphenyl)pentaerythritol-phosphate and its hydrolysis product (2,4-dicumylphenol)
774
95270
0161717-32-4
2,4,6-tris(tert-butyl)phenyl-2-butyl-2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol phosphite
yes
no
yes
2
SML expressed as sum of phosphite, phosphate and the hydrolysis product = TTBP
775
45705
0166412-78-8
1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, diisononyl ester
yes
no
no
(32)
776
76723
0167883-16-1
polydimethylsiloxane, 3-aminopropyl terminated, polymer with dicyclohexylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate
yes
no
no
The fraction with molecular weight below 1 000 Da should not exceed 1,5 % (w/w)
777
31542
0174254-23-0
acrylic acid, methyl ester, telomer with 1-dodecanethiol, C16-C18 alkyl esters
yes
no
no
0,5 % in final product
(1)
778
71670
0178671-58-4
pentaerythritol tetrakis (2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate)
yes
no
yes
0,05
779
39815
0182121-12-6
9,9-bis(methoxymethyl)fluorene
yes
no
yes
0,05
(1)
780
81220
0192268-64-7
poly-[[6-[N-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)-n-butylamino]-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diyl][(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)imino]-1,6-hexanediyl[(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)imino]]-α-[N,N,N′,N′-tetrabutyl-N"-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)-N"-[6-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinylamino)-hexyl]-[1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine]-ω-N,N,N′,N′-tetrabutyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine]
yes
no
no
5
781
95265
0227099-60-7
1,3,5-tris(4-benzoylphenyl) benzene
yes
no
no
0,05
782
76725
0661476-41-1
polydimethylsiloxane, 3-aminopropyl terminated, polymer with 1-isocyanato-3-isocyanatomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexane
yes
no
no
The fraction with molecular weight below 1 000 Da should not exceed 1 % (w/w)
783
55910
0736150-63-3
glycerides, castor-oil mono-, hydrogenated, acetates
yes
no
no
(32)
784
95420
0745070-61-5
1,3,5-tris (2,2-dimethylpropanamido)benzene
yes
no
no
0,05
785
24910
0000100-21-0
terephthalic acid
no
yes
no
(28)
786
14627
0000117-21-5
3-chlorophthalic anhydride
no
yes
no
0,05
SML expressed as 3-chlorophthalic acid
787
14628
0000118-45-6
4-chlorophthalic anhydride
no
yes
no
0,05
SML expressed as 4-chlorophthalic acid
788
21498
0002530-85-0
[3-(methacryloxy)propyl]trimethoxysilane
no
yes
no
0,05
Only to be used as a surface treatment agent of inorganic fillers
(1)
(11)
789
60027
—
hydrogenated homopolymers and/or copolymers made of 1-hexene and/or 1-octene and/or 1-decene and/or 1-dodecene and/or 1-tetradecene (Mw: 440–12 000)
yes
no
no
Average molecular weight not less than 440 Da.
Viscosity at 100 °C not less than 3,8 cSt (3,8 × 10-6 m2/s).
(2)
790
80480
0090751-07-8
0082451-48-7
poly(6-morpholino-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diyl)-[(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)imino)] hexa-methylene-[(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)imino)]
yes
no
no
5
Average molecular weight not less than 2 400 Da.
Residual content of morpholine ≤ 30 mg/kg, of N,N′-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl)hexane-1,6-diamine < 15 000 mg/kg, and of 2,4-dichloro-6-morpholino-1,3,5-triazine ≤ 20 mg/kg.
(16)
791
92470
0106990-43-6
N,N′,N″,N″-tetrakis(4,6-bis(N-butyl-(N-methyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl)amino)triazin-2-yl)-4,7-diazadecane-1,10-diamine
yes
no
no
0,05
792
92475
0203255-81-6
3,3′,5,5′-tetrakis(tert-butyl)-2,2′-dihydroxybiphenyl, cyclic ester with [3-(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)propyl]oxyphosphonous acid
yes
no
yes
5
SML expressed as the sum of phosphite and phosphate form of the substance and the hydrolysis products
793
94000
0000102-71-6
triethanolamine
yes
no
no
0,05
SML expressed as the sum of triethanolamine and the hydrochloride adduct expressed as triethanolamine
794
18117
0000079-14-1
glycolic acid
no
yes
no
For indirect food contact only, behind a PET layer
795
40155
0124172-53-8
N,N′-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)-N,N′-diformylhexamethylenediamine
yes
no
no
0,05
(2)
(12)
796
72141
0018600-59-4
2,2′-(1,4-phenylene)bis[4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one]
yes
no
yes
0,05
SML including the sum of its hydrolysis products
797
76807
0007328-26-5
polyester of adipic acid with 1,3-butanediol, 1,2-propanediol and 2-ethyl-1-hexanol
yes
no
yes
(31)
(32)
798
92200
0006422-86-2
terephthalic acid, bis(2-ethylhexyl)ester
yes
no
no
60
(32)
799
77708
—
polyethyleneglycol (EO = 1-50) ethers of linear and branched primary (C8-C22) alcohols
yes
no
no
1,8
In compliance with the purity criteria for ethylene oxide as laid down in Directive 2008/84/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (OJ L 253, 20.9.2008, p. 1)
800
94425
0000867-13-0
triethyl phosphonoacetate
yes
no
no
Only for use in PET
801
30607
—
acids, C2-C24, aliphatic, linear, monocarboxylic, from natural oils and fats, lithium salt
yes
no
no
802
33105
0146340-15-0
alcohols, C12-C14 secondary, β-(2-hydroxyethoxy), ethoxylated
yes
no
no
5
(12)
803
33535
0152261-33-1
α-alkenes(C20-C24) copolymer with maleic anhydride, reaction product with 4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine
yes
no
no
Not to be used for articles in contact with fatty foods for which simulant D is laid down.
Not to be used in contact with alcoholic foods.
(13)
804
80510
1010121-89-7
poly(3-nonyl-1,1-dioxo-1-thiopropane-1,3-diyl)-block-poly(x-oleyl-7-hydroxy-1,5-diiminooctane-1,8-diyl), process mixture with x = 1 and/or 5, neutralised with dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid
yes
no
no
Only to be used as polymer production aid in polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polystyrene (PS)
805
93450
—
titanium dioxide, coated with a copolymer of n-octyltrichlorosilane and [aminotris(methylenephosphonic acid), penta sodium salt]
yes
no
no
The content of the surface treatment copolymer of the coated titanium dioxide is less than 1 % w/w
806
14876
0001076-97-7
1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid
no
yes
no
5
Only to be used for manufacture of polyesters
807
93485
—
titanium nitride, nanoparticles
yes
no
no
No migration of titanium nitride nanoparticles.
Only to be used in PET bottles up to 20 mg/kg.
In the PET, the agglomerates have a diameter of 100 – 500 nm consisting of primary titanium nitride nanoparticles; primary particles have a diameter of approximately 20 nm.
808
38550
0882073-43-0
bis(4-propylbenzylidene)propylsorbitol
yes
no
no
5
SML including the sum of its hydrolysis products
809
49080
0852282-89-4
N-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-6-[4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenoxy]-1H-benzo[de]isoquinolin-1,3(2H)-dione
yes
no
yes
0,05
Only for use in PET
(6)
(14)
(15)
810
68119
neopentyl glycol, diesters and monoesters with benzoic acid and 2-ethylhexanoic acid
yes
no
no
5
(32)
Not to be used for articles in contact with fatty foods for which simulant D is laid down.
811
80077
0068441-17-8
polyethylene waxes, oxidised
yes
no
no
60
812
80350
0124578-12-7
poly(12-hydroxystearic acid)-polyethyleneimine copolymer
yes
no
no
Only to be used in polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polystyrene (PS), high impact polystyrene (HIPS) and polyamide (PA) up to 0,1 % w/w.
Prepared by the reaction of poly(12-hydroxystearic acid) with polyethyleneimine.
813
91530
—
sulphosuccinic acid alkyl (C4-C20) or cyclohexyl diesters, salts
yes
no
no
5
814
91815
—
sulphosuccinic acid monoalkyl (C10-C16) polyethyleneglycol esters, salts
yes
no
no
2
815
94985
—
trimethylolpropane, mixed triesters and diesters with benzoic acid and 2-ethylhexanoic acid
yes
no
no
5
(32)
Not to be used for articles in contact with fatty foods for which simulant D is laid down
816
45704
—
cis-1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, salts
yes
no
no
5
817
38507
—
cis-endo-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,3-dicarboxylic acid, salts
yes
no
no
5
Not to be used with polyethylene in contact with acidic foods.
Purity ≥ 96 %.
818
21530
—
methallylsulphonic acid, salts
no
yes
no
5
819
68110
—
neodecanoic acid, salts
yes
no
no
0,05
Not to be used in polymers contacting fatty foods.
Not to be used for articles in contact with fatty foods for which simulant D is laid down.
SML expressed as neodecanoic acid.
820
76420
—
pimelic acid, salts
yes
no
no
821
90810
—
stearoyl-2-lactylic acid, salts
yes
no
no
822
71938
—
perchloric acid, salts
yes
no
no
0,05
(4)
823
24889
—
5-Sulphoisophthalic acid, salts
no
yes
no
5
854
71943
0329238-24-6
perfluoro acetic acid, α-substituted with the copolymer of perfluoro-1,2-propylene glycol and perfluoro-1,1-ethylene glycol, terminated with chlorohexafluoropropyloxy groups
yes
no
no
Only to be used in concentrations up to 0,5 % w/w in the polymerisation of fluoropolymers that are processed at temperatures at or above 340 °C and are intended for use in repeated use articles
860
71980
0051798-33-5
perfluoro[2-(poly(n-propoxy))propanoic acid]
yes
no
no
Only to be used in the polymerisation of fluoropolymers that are processed at temperatures at or above 265 °C and are intended for use in repeated use articles
861
71990
0013252-13-6
perfluoro[2-(n-propoxy)propanoic acid]
yes
no
no
Only to be used in the polymerisation of fluoropolymers that are processed at temperatures at or above 265 °C and are intended for use in repeated use articles
862
15180
0018085-02-4
3,4-diacetoxy-1-butene
no
yes
no
0,05
SML including the hydrolysis product 3,4-dihydroxy-1-butene.
Only for use as a co-monomer for ethyl vinyl alcohol copolymers.
864
46330
0000056-06-4
2,4-diamino-6-hydroxypyrimidine
yes
no
no
5
Only to be used in rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) in contact with non-acidic and non-alcoholic aqueous food
865
40619
0025322-99-0
(butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate) copolymer
yes
no
no
Only to be used in rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at a maximum level of 1 %
866
40620
—
(butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate) copolymer, cross-linked with allyl methacrylate
yes
no
no
Only to be used in rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at a maximum level of 7 %
867
40815
0040471-03-2
(butyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate) copolymer
yes
no
no
Only to be used in rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at a maximum level of 2 %
868
53245
0009010-88-2
(ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate) copolymer
yes
no
no
Only to be used in rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at a maximum level of 2 %
869
66763
0027136-15-8
(butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, styrene) copolymer
yes
no
no
Only to be used in rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at a maximum level of 3 %
870
95500
0160535-46-6
N,N′,N″-tris(2-methylcyclohexyl)-1,2,3-propane-tricarboxamide
yes
no
no
5
875
80345
0058128-22-6
poly(12-hydroxystearic acid) stearate
yes
no
yes
5
878
31335
—
acids, fatty (C8-C22) from animal or vegetable fats and oils, esters with branched alcohols, aliphatic, monohydric, saturated, primary (C3-C22)
yes
no
no
879
31336
—
acids, fatty (C8-C22) from animal or vegetable fats and oils, esters with alcohols, linear, aliphatic, monohydric, saturated, primary (C1-C22)
yes
no
no
880
31348
0085116-93-4
acids, fatty (C8-C22), esters with pentaerythritol
yes
no
no
881
25187
0003010-96-6
2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol
no
yes
no
5
Only for repeated use articles for long term storage at room temperature or below and hotfill
882
25872
0002416-94-6
2,3,6-trimethylphenol
no
yes
no
0,05
883
22074
0004457-71-0
3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol
no
yes
no
0,05
Only to be used in materials in contact with food at a surface to mass ratio up to 0,5 dm2/kg
884
34240
0091082-17-6
alkyl(C10-C21)sulphonic acid, esters with phenol
yes
no
no
0,05
Not to be used for articles in contact with fatty foods for which simulant D is laid down.
885
45676
0263244-54-8
cyclic oligomers of (butylene terephthalate)
yes
no
no
Only to be used in poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT), polycarbonate (PC), polystyrene (PS) and rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) plastics in concentrations up to 1 % w/w, in contact with aqueous, acidic and alcoholic foods, for long term storage at room temperature.
2. Group restriction of substances
Table 2 on Group restrictions contains the following information:
Column 1 (Group restriction No): contains the identification number of the group of substances for which the group restriction applies. It is the number referred to in Column 9 in Table 1 of this Annex.
Column 2 (FCM substance No): contains the unique identification numbers of the substances for which the group restriction applies. It is the number referred to in Column 1 in Table 1 of this Annex.
Column 3 (SML (T) [mg/kg]): contains the total specific migration limit for the sum of substances applicable to this group. It is expressed in mg substance per kg food. It is indicated ND if the substance shall not migrate in detectable quantities.
Column 4 (Group restriction specification): contains an indication of the substance whose molecular weight forms the basis for expression of the result.
Table 2
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Group Restriction No
FCM substance No
SML (T)
[mg/kg]
Group restriction specification
1
128
211
6
expressed as acetaldehyde
2
89
227
263
30
expressed as ethyleneglycol
3
234
248
30
expressed as maleic acid
4
212
435
15
expressed as caprolactam
5
137
472
3
expressed as the sum of the substances
6
412
512
513
588
1
expressed as iodine
7
19
20
1,2
expressed as tertiary amine
8
317
318
319
359
431
464
6
expressed as the sum of the substances
9
650
695
697
698
726
0,18
expressed as tin
10
28
29
30
31
32
33
466
582
618
619
620
646
676
736
0,006
expressed as tin
11
66
645
657
1,2
expressed as tin
12
444
469
470
30
expressed as the sum of the substances
13
163
285
1,5
expressed as the sum of the substances
14
294
368
5
expressed as the sum of the substances
15
98
196
15
expressed as formaldehyde
16
407
583
584
599
6
expressed as boron
Without prejudice to the provisions of Directive 98/83/EC
17
4
167
169
198
274
354
372
460
461
475
476
485
490
653
ND
expressed as isocyanate moiety
18
705
733
0,05
expressed as the sum of the substances
19
505
516
519
10
expressed as SO2
20
290
386
390
30
expressed as the sum of the substances
21
347
349
5
expressed as trimellitic acid
22
70
147
176
218
323
325
365
371
380
425
446
448
456
636
6
expressed as acrylic acid
23
150
156
181
183
184
355
370
374
439
440
447
457
482
6
expressed as methacrylic acid
24
756
758
5
expressed as the sum of the substances
25
720
747
0,05
sum of mono-n-dodecyltin tris(isooctylmercaptoacetate), di-n-dodecyltin bis(isooctyl mercaptoacetate), mono-dodecyltin trichloride and di-dodecyltin dichloride) expressed as the sum of mono- and di-dodecyltin chloride
26
728
729
9
expressed as the sum of the substances
27
188
291
5
expressed as isophthalic acid
28
191
192
785
7,5
expressed as terephthalic acid
29
342
672
0,05
expressed as the sum of 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid and caprolactone
30
254
672
5
expressed as 1,4-butanediol
31
73
797
30
expressed as the sum of the substances
32
8
72
73
138
140
157
159
207
242
283
532
670
728
729
775
783
797
798
810
815
60
expressed as the sum of the substances
3. Notes on verification of compliance
Table 3 on notes on verification of compliance contains the following information:
Column 1 (Note No): contains the identification number of the Note. It is the number referred to in Column 11 in Table 1 of this Annex.
Column 2 (Notes on verification of compliance): contains rules that shall be respected when testing for compliance of the substance with specific migration limits or other restrictions or it contains remarks on situations where there is a risk of non-compliance.
Table 3
(1)
(2)
Note No
Notes on verification of compliance
(1)
Verification of compliance by residual content per food contact surface area (QMA) pending the availability of an analytical method.
(2)
There is a risk that the SML or OML could be exceeded in fatty food simulants.
(3)
There is a risk that the migration of the substance deteriorates the organoleptic characteristics of the food in contact and then, that the final product does not comply with Article 3(1) c of the Framework Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004.
(4)
Compliance testing when there is a fat contact should be performed using saturated fatty food simulants as simulant D.
(5)
Compliance testing when there is a fat contact should be performed using isooctane as substitute of simulant D2 (unstable).
(6)
Migration limit might be exceeded at very high temperature.
(7)
If testing in food is performed, Annex V 1.4 shall be taken into account.
(8)
Verification of compliance by residual content per food contact surface area (QMA); QMA = 0,005 mg/6 dm2.
(9)
Verification of compliance by residual content per food contact surface area (QMA) pending the availability of analytical method for migration testing. The ratio surface to quantity of food shall be lower than 2dm2/kg.
(10)
Verification of compliance by residual content per food contact surface area (QMA) in case of reaction with food or simulant.
(11)
Only a method of analysis for the determination of the residual monomer in the treated filler is available.
(12)
There is a risk that the SML could be exceeded from polyolefins.
(13)
Only a method for determination of the content in polymer and a method for determination of the starting substances in food simulants are available.
(14)
There is a risk that the SML could be exceeded from plastics containing more than 0,5 % w/w of the substance.
(15)
There is a risk that the SML could be exceeded in contact with foods with high alcoholic content.
(16)
There is a risk that the SML could be exceeded from low-density polyethylene (LDPE) containing more than 0,3 % w/w of the substance when in contact with fatty foods
(17)
Only a method for determination of the residual content of the substance in the polymer is available
4. Detailed specification on substances
Table 4 on detailed specifications on substances contains the following information
Column 1 (FCM substance No): contains the unique identification number of the substances referred to in Column 1 in Table 1 of Annex I to which the specification applies.
Column 2 (Detailed specification on the substance): contains the specification on the substance.
Table 4
(1)
(2)
FCM substance No
Detailed specification on the substance
744
Definition
The copolymers are produced by the controlled fermentation of Alcaligenes eutrophus using mixtures of glucose and propanoic acid as carbon sources. The organism used has not been genetically engineered and has been derived from a single wildtype organism Alcaligenes eutrophus strain H16 NCIMB 10442. Master stocks of the organism are stored as freeze-dried ampoules. A submaster/working stock is prepared from the master stock and stored in liquid nitrogen and used to prepare inocula for the fermenter. Fermenter samples will be examined daily both microscopically and for any changes in colonial morphology on a variety of agars at different temperatures. The copolymers are isolated from heat treatment bacteria by controlled digestion of the other cellular components, washing and drying. These copolymers are normally offered as formulated, melt formed granules containing additives such as nucleating agents, plasticisers, fillers, stabilisers and pigments which all conform to the general and individual specifications
Chemical name
Poly(3-D-hydroxybutanoate-co-3-D-hydroxypentanoate)
CAS number
0080181-31-3
Structural formula
where n/(m + n) greater than 0 and less or equal to 0,25
Average molecular weight
Not less than 150 000 Daltons (measured by gel permeation chromatography)
Assay
Not less than 98 % poly(3-D-hydroxybutanoate-co-3-D-hydoxy-pentanoate) analysed after hydrolysis as a mixture of 3-D-hydro-xybutanoic and 3-D-hydroxypentanoic acids
Description
White to off-white powder after isolation
Characteristics
Identification tests:
Solubility
Soluble in chlorinated hydrocarbons such as chloroform or dichloromethane but practically insoluble in ethanol, aliphatic alkanes and water
Restriction
QMA for crotonic acid is 0,05 mg/6 dm2
Purity
Prior to granulation the raw material copolymer powder must contain:
—
nitrogen,
Not more than 2 500 mg/kg of plastic
—
zinc,
Not more than 100 mg/kg of plastic
—
copper,
Not more than 5 mg/kg of plastic
—
lead,
Not more than 2 mg/kg of plastic
—
arsenic,
Not more than 1 mg/kg of plastic
—
chromium,
Not more than 1 mg/kg of plastic
(1) OJ L 302, 19.11.2005, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 330, 5.12.1998, p. 32.
(3) OJ L 253, 20.9.2008, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 226, 22.9.1995, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 158, 18.6.2008, p. 17.
ANNEX II
Restrictions on materials and articles
1. Plastic materials and articles shall not release the following substances in quantities exceeding the specific migration limits below:
Barium = 1 mg/kg food or food simulant.
Cobalt = 0,05 mg/kg food or food simulant.
Copper = 5 mg/kg food or food simulant.
Iron = 48 mg/kg food or food simulant.
Lithium = 0,6 mg/kg food or food simulant.
Manganese = 0,6 mg/kg food or food simulant.
Zinc = 25 mg/kg food or food simulant.
2. Plastic materials and articles shall not release primary aromatic amines, excluding those appearing in Table 1 of Annex I, in a detectable quantity into food or food simulant. The detection limit is 0,01 mg of substance per kg of food or food simulant. The detection limit applies to the sum of primary aromatic amines released.
ANNEX III
Food simulants
1. Food simulants
For demonstration of compliance for plastic materials and articles not yet in contact with food the food simulants listed in Table 1 below are assigned.
Table 1
List of food simulants
Food simulant
Abbreviation
Ethanol 10 % (v/v)
Food simulant A
Acetic acid 3 % (w/v)
Food simulant B
Ethanol 20 % (v/v)
Food simulant C
Ethanol 50 % (v/v)
Food simulant D1
Vegetable oil (1)
Food simulant D2
poly(2,6-diphenyl-p-phenylene oxide), particle size 60-80 mesh, pore size 200 nm
Food simulant E
2. General assignment of food simulants to foods
Food simulants A, B and C are assigned for foods that have a hydrophilic character and are able to extract hydrophilic substances. Food simulant B shall be used for those foods which have a pH below 4.5. Food simulant C shall be used for alcoholic foods with an alcohol content of up to 20 % and those foods which contain a relevant amount of organic ingredients that render the food more lipophilic.
Food simulants D1 and D2 are assigned for foods that have a lipophilic character and are able to extract lipophilic substances. Food simulant D1 shall be used for alcoholic foods with an alcohol content of above 20 % and for oil in water emulsions. Food simulant D2 shall be used for foods which contain free fats at the surface.
Food simulant E is assigned for testing specific migration into dry foods.
3. Specific assignment of food simulants to foods for migration testing of materials and articles not yet in contact with food
For testing migration from materials and articles not yet in contact with food the food simulants that corresponds to a certain food category shall be chosen according Table 2 below.
For testing overall migration from materials and articles intended to come into contact with different food categories or a combination of food categories the food simulant assignment in point 4 is applicable.
Table 2 contains the following information:
Column 1 (Reference number): contains the reference number of the food category.
Column 2 (Description of food): contains a description of the foods covered by the food category
Column 3 (Food simulants): contains sub-columns for each of the food simulants
The food simulant for which a cross is contained in the respective sub-column of column 3 shall be used when testing migration of materials and articles not yet in contact with food.
For food categories where in sub-column D2 the cross is followed by an oblique stroke and a figure, the migration test result shall be divided by this figure before comparing the result with the migration limit. The figure is the correction factor referred to in point 4.2 of Annex V to this Regulation.
For food category 01.04 food simulant D2 shall be replaced by 95 % ethanol.
For food categories where in sub-column B the cross is followed by (*) the testing in food simulant B can be omitted if the food has a pH of more than 4.5.
For food categories where in sub-column D2 the cross is followed by (**) the testing in food simulant D2 can be omitted if it can be demonstrated by means of an appropriate test that there is no ‘fatty contact’ with the plastic food contact material.
Table 2
food category specific assignment of food simulants
(1)
(2)
(3)
Reference number
Description of food
Food simulants
A
B
C
D1
D2
E
01
Beverages
01.01
Non-alcoholic beverages or alcoholic beverages of an alcoholic strength lower than or equal to 6 % vol.:
A.
Clear drinks:
Water, ciders, clear fruit or vegetable juices of normal strength or concentrated, fruit nectars, lemonades, syrups, bitters, infusions, coffee, tea, beers, soft drinks, energy drinks and the like, flavoured water, liquid coffee extract
X(*)
X
B.
cloudy drinks:
juices and nectars and soft drinks containing fruit pulp, musts containing fruit pulp, liquid chocolate
X(*)
X
01.02
Alcoholic beverages of an alcoholic strength of between 6 %vol and 20 %.
X
01.03
Alcoholic beverages of an alcoholic strength above 20 % and all cream liquors
X
01.04
Miscellaneous: undenaturated ethyl alcohol
X(*)
Substitute 95 % ethanol
02
Cereals, cereal products, pastry, biscuits, cakes and other bakers’ wares
02.01
Starches
X
02.02
Cereals, unprocessed, puffed, in flakes (including popcorn, corn flakes and the like)
X
02.03
Cereal flour and meal
X
02.04
Dry pasta e.g. macaroni, spaghetti and similar products and fresh pasta
X
02.05
Pastry, biscuits, cakes, bread, and other bakers’ wares, dry:
A.
With fatty substances on the surface
X/3
B.
Other
X
02.06
Pastry, cakes, bread, dough and other bakers’ wares, fresh:
A.
With fatty substances on the surface
X/3
B.
Other
X
03
Chocolate, sugar and products thereof
Confectionery products
03.01
Chocolate, chocolate-coated products, substitutes and products coated with substitutes
X/3
03.02
Confectionery products:
A.
In solid form:
I.
With fatty substances on the surface
X/3
II.
Other
X
B.
In paste form:
I.
With fatty substances on the surface
X/2
II.
Moist
X
03.03
Sugar and sugar products
A.
In solid form: crystal or powder
X
B.
Molasses, sugar syrups, honey and the like
X
04
Fruit, vegetables and products thereof
04.01
Whole fruit, fresh or chilled, unpeeled
04.02
Processed fruit:
A.
Dried or dehydrated fruits, whole, sliced, flour or powder
X
B.
Fruit in the form of purée, preserves, pastes or in its own juice or in sugar syrup (jams, compote, and similar products)
X(*)
X
C.
Fruit preserved in a liquid medium:
I.
In an oily medium
X
II.
In an alcoholic medium
X
04.03
Nuts (peanuts, chestnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, pine kernels and others):
A.
Shelled, dried, flaked or powdered
X
B.
Shelled and roasted
X
C.
In paste or cream form
X
X
04.04
Whole vegetables, fresh or chilled, unpeeled
04.05
Processed vegetables:
A.
Dried or dehydrated vegetables whole, sliced or in the form of flour or powder
X
B.
Fresh vegetables, peeled or cut
X
C.
Vegetables in the form of purée, preserves, pastes or in its own juice (including pickled and in brine)
X(*)
X
D.
Preserved vegetables:
I.
In an oily medium
X
X
II.
In an alcoholic medium
X
05
Fats and oils
05.01
Animals and vegetable fats and oils, whether natural or treated (including cocoa butter, lard, resolidified butter)
X
05.02
Margarine, butter and other fats and oils made from water emulsions in oil
X/2
06
Animal products and eggs
06.01
Fish:
A.
Fresh, chilled, processed, salted or smoked including fish eggs
X
X/3(**)
B.
Preserved fish:
I.
In an oily medium
X
X
II.
In an aqueous medium
X(*)
X
06.02
Crustaceans and molluscs (including oysters, mussels, snails)
A.
Fresh within the shell
B.
Shell removed, processed, preserved or cooked with the shell
I.
In an oily medium
X
X
II.
In an aqueous medium
X(*)
X
06.03
Meat of all zoological species (including poultry and game):
A.
Fresh, chilled, salted, smoked
X
X/4(**)
B.
Processed meat products (such as ham, salami, bacon, sausages, and other) or in the form of paste, creams
X
X/4(**)
C.
Marinated meat products in an oily medium
X
X
06.04
Preserved meat:
A.
In an fatty or oily medium
X
X/3
B.
In an aqueous medium
X(*)
X
06.05
Whole eggs, egg yolk, egg white
A.
Powdered or dried or frozen
X
B.
Liquid and cooked
X
07
Milk products
07.01
Milk
A.
Milk and milk based drinks whole, partly dried and skimmed or partly skimmed
X
B.
Milk powder including infant formula (based on whole milk powder)
X
07.02
Fermented milk such as yoghurt, buttermilk and similar products
X(*)
X
07.03
Cream and sour cream
X(*)
X
07.04
Cheeses:
A.
Whole, with not edible rind
X
B.
Natural cheese without rind or with edible rind (gouda, camembert, and the like) and melting cheese
X/3(**)
C.
Processed cheese (soft cheese, cottage cheese and similar)
X(*)
X
D.
Preserved cheese:
I.
In an oily medium
X
X
II.
In an aqueous medium (feta, mozarella, and similar)
X(*)
X
08
Miscellaneous products
08.01
Vinegar
X
08.02
Fried or roasted foods:
A.
Fried potatoes, fritters and the like
X
X/5
B.
Of animal origin
X
X/4
08.03
Preparations for soups, broths, sauces, in liquid, solid or powder form (extracts, concentrates); homogenised composite food preparations, prepared dishes including yeast and raising agents
A.
Powdered or dried:
I.
With fatty character
X/5
II.
Other
X
B.
any other form than powdered or dried:
I.
With fatty character
X
X(*)
X/3
II.
Other
X(*)
X
08.04
Sauces:
A.
With aqueous character
X(*)
X
B.
With fatty character e.g. mayonnaise, sauces derived from mayonnaise, salad creams and other oil/water mixtures e.g. coconut based sauces
X
X(*)
X
08.05
Mustard (except powdered mustard under heading 08.14)
X
X(*)
X/3(**)
08.06
Sandwiches, toasted bread pizza and the like containing any kind of foodstuff
A.
With fatty substances on the surface
X
X/5
B.
Other
X
08.07
Ice-creams
X
08.08
Dried foods:
A.
With fatty substances on the surface
X/5
B.
Other
X
08.09
Frozen or deep-frozen foods
X
08.10
Concentrated extracts of an alcoholic strength equal to or exceeding 6 % vol.
X(*)
X
08.11
Cocoa:
A.
Cocoa powder, including fat-reduced and highly fat reduced
X
B.
Cocoa paste
X/3
08.12
Coffee, whether or not roasted, decaffeinated or soluble, coffee substitutes, granulated or powdered
X
08.13
Aromatic herbs and other herbs such as camomile, mallow, mint, tea, lime blossom and others
X
08.14
Spices and seasonings in the natural state such as cinnamon, cloves, powdered mustard, pepper, vanilla, saffron, salt and other
X
08.15
Spices and seasoning in oily medium such as pesto, curry paste
X
4. Food simulant assignment for testing overall migration
To demonstrate compliance with the overall migration limit for all type of foods testing in distilled water or water of equivalent quality or food simulant A and food simulant B and simulant D2 shall be performed.
To demonstrate compliance with the overall migration limit for all types of food except for acidic foods testing in distilled water or water of equivalent quality or food simulant A and food simulant D2 shall be performed.
To demonstrate compliance with the overall migration limit for all aqueous and alcoholic foods and milk products testing in food simulant D1 shall be performed.
To demonstrate compliance with the overall migration limit for all aqueous, acidic and alcoholic foods and milk products testing in food simulant D1 and food simulant B shall be performed.
To demonstrate compliance with the overall migration limit for all aqueous foods and alcoholic foods up to an alcohol content of 20 % testing in food simulant C shall be performed.
To demonstrate compliance with the overall migration limit for all aqueous and acidic foods and alcoholic foods up to an alcohol content of 20 % testing in food simulant C and food simulant B shall be performed.
(1) This may be any vegetable oil with a fatty acid distribution of
No of carbon atoms in fatty acid chain: No of unsaturation
6-12
14
16
18:0
18:1
18:2
18:3
Range of fatty acid composition expressed % (w/w) of methyl esters by Gas chromatography
< 1
< 1
1,5-20
< 7
15-85
5-70
< 1,5
ANNEX IV
Declaration of compliance
The written declaration referred to in Article 15 shall contain the following information:
(1)
the identity and address of the business operator issuing the declaration of compliance;
(2)
the identity and address of the business operator which manufactures or imports the plastic materials or articles or products from intermediate stages of their manufacturing or the substances intended for the manufacturing of those materials and articles;
(3)
the identity of the materials, the articles, products from intermediate stages of manufacture or the substances intended for the manufacturing of those materials and articles;
(4)
the date of the declaration;
(5)
confirmation that the plastic materials or articles, products from intermediate stages of manufacture or the substances meet relevant requirements laid down in this Regulation and Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004;
(6)
adequate information relative to the substances used or products of degradation thereof for which restrictions and/or specifications are set out in Annexes I and II to this Regulation to allow the downstream business operators to ensure compliance with those restrictions;
(7)
adequate information relative to the substances which are subject to a restriction in food, obtained by experimental data or theoretical calculation about the level of their specific migration and, where appropriate, purity criteria in accordance with Directives 2008/60/EC, 95/45/EC and 2008/84/EC to enable the user of these materials or articles to comply with the relevant EU provisions or, in their absence, with national provisions applicable to food;
(8)
specifications on the use of the material or article, such as:
(i)
type or types of food with which it is intended to be put in contact;
(ii)
time and temperature of treatment and storage in contact with the food;
(iii)
ratio of food contact surface area to volume used to establish the compliance of the material or article;
(9)
when a functional barrier is used in a multi-layer material or article, the confirmation that the material or article complies with the requirements of Article 13(2), (3) and (4) or Article 14(2) and (3) of this Regulation.
ANNEX V
COMPLIANCE TESTING
For testing compliance of migration from plastic food contact materials and articles the following general rules apply.
CHAPTER 1
Testing for specific migration of materials and articles already in contact with food
1.1. Sample preparation
The material or article shall be stored as indicated on the packaging label or under conditions adequate for the packaged food if no instructions are given. The food shall be removed from contact with the material or article before its expiration date or any date by which the manufacturer has indicated the product should be used for reasons of quality or safety.
1.2. Conditions of testing
The food shall be treated in accordance with the cooking instructions on the package if the food is to be cooked in the package. Parts of the food which are not intended to be eaten shall be removed and discarded. The remainder shall be homogenised and analysed for migration. The analytical results shall always be expressed on the basis of the food mass that is intended to be eaten, in contact with the food contact material.
1.3. Analysis of migrated substances
The specific migration is analysed in the food using an analytical method in accordance with the requirements of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.
1.4. Special cases
When contamination occurs from sources other than food contact materials this has to be taken into account when testing for compliance of the food contact materials, in particular for phthalates (FCM substance 157, 159, 283, 728, 729) referred to in Annex I.
CHAPTER 2
Testing for specific migration of materials and articles not yet in contact with food
2.1. Verification method
Verification of compliance of migration into foods with the migration limits shall be carried out under the most extreme conditions of time and temperature foreseeable in actual use taking into account paragraphs 1.4, 2.1.1, 2.1.6 and 2.1.7.
Verification of compliance of migration into food simulants with the migration limits shall be carried out using conventional migration tests according to the rules set out in paragraphs 2.1.1 to 2.1.7.
2.1.1. Sample preparation
The material or article shall be treated as described by accompanying instructions or by provisions given in the declaration of compliance.
Migration is determined on the material or article or, if this is impractical, on a specimen taken from the material or article, or a specimen representative of this material or article. For each food simulant or food type, a new test specimen is used. Only those parts of the sample which are intended to come into contact with foods in actual use shall be placed in contact with the food simulant or the food.
2.1.2. Choice of food simulant
Materials and articles intended for contact with all types of food shall be tested with food simulant A, B and D2. However, if substances that may react with acidic food simulant or foods are not present testing in food simulant B can be omitted.
Materials and articles intended only for specific types of foods shall be tested with the food simulants indicated for the food types in Annex III.
2.1.3. Conditions of contact when using food simulants
The sample shall be placed in contact with the food simulant in a manner representing the worst of the foreseeable conditions of use as regard contact time in Table 1 and as regard contact temperature in Table 2.
If it is found that carrying out the tests under the combination of contact conditions specified in Tables 1 and 2 causes physical or other changes in the test specimen which do not occur under worst foreseeable conditions of use of the material or article under examination, the migration tests shall be carried out under the worst foreseeable conditions of use in which these physical or other changes do not take place.
Table 1
Contact time
Contact time in worst foreseeable use
Test time
t ≤ 5 min
5 min
5 min < t ≤ 0,5 hour
0,5 hour
0,5 hours < t ≤ 1 hour
1 hour
1 hour < t ≤ 2 hours
2 hours
2 hours < t ≤ 6 hours
6 hours
6 hours < t ≤ 24 hours
24 hours
1 day < t ≤ 3 days
3 days
3 days < t ≤ 30 days
10 days
Above 30 days
See specific conditions
Table 2
Contact temperature
Conditions of contact in worst foreseeable use
Test conditions
Contact temperature
Test temperature
T ≤ 5 °C
5 °C
5 °C < T ≤ 20 °C
20 °C
20 °C < T ≤ 40 °C
40 °C
40 °C < T ≤ 70 °C
70 °C
70 °C < T ≤ 100 °C
100 °C or reflux temperature
100 °C < T ≤ 121 °C
121 °C (1)
121 °C < T ≤ 130 °C
130 °C (1)
130 °C < T ≤ 150 °C
150 °C (1)
150 °C < T < 175 °C
175 °C (1)
T > 175 °C
Adjust the temperature to the real temperature at the interface with the food (1)
2.1.4. Specific conditions for contact times above 30 days at room temperature and below
For contact times above 30 days at room temperature and below the specimen shall be tested in an accelerated test at elevated temperature for a maximum of 10 days at 60 °C. Testing time and temperature conditions shall be based on the following formula.
t2 = t1 * Exp ((-Ea/R) * (1/T1-1/T2))
Ea is the worst case activation energy 80kJ/mol
R is a factor 8,31 J/Kelvin/mol
Exp -9627 * (1/T1-1/T2)
t1 is the contact time
t2 is the testing time
T1 is the contact temperature in Kelvin. For room temperature storage this is set at 298 K (25 °C). For refrigerated and frozen conditions it is set at 278 K (5 °C).
T2 is the testing temperature in Kelvin.
Testing for 10 days at 20 °C shall cover all storage times at frozen condition.
Testing for 10 days at 40 °C shall cover all storage times at refrigerated and frozen conditions including heating up to 70 °C for up to 2 hours, or heating up to 100 °C for up to 15 minutes.
Testing for 10 days at 50 °C shall cover all storage time at refrigerated and frozen conditions including heating up to 70 °C for up to 2 hours, or heating up to 100 °C for up to 15 minutes and storage times of up to 6 months at room temperature.
Testing for 10 days at 60 °C shall cover long term storage above 6 months at room temperature and below including heating up to 70 °C for up to 2 hours, or heating up to 100 °C for up to 15 minutes.
The maximum testing temperature is governed by the phase transition temperature of the polymer. At the test temperature the test specimen should not undergo any physical changes.
For storage at room temperature testing time can be reduced to 10 days at 40 °C if there is scientific evidence that migration of the respective substance in the polymer has reached equilibration under this test condition.
2.1.5. Specific conditions for combinations of contact times and temperature
If a material or article is intended for different applications covering different combinations of contact time and temperature the testing should be restricted to the test conditions which are recognised to be the most severe on the basis of scientific evidence.
If the material or article is intended for a food contact application where it is successively subject to a combination of two or more times and temperatures, the migration test shall be carried out subjecting the test specimen successively to all the applicable worst foreseeable conditions appropriate to the sample, using the same portion of food simulant.
2.1.6. Repeated use articles
If the material or article is intended to come into repeated contact with foods, the migration test(s) shall be carried out three times on a single sample using another portion of food simulant on each occasion. Its compliance shall be checked on the basis of the level of the migration found in the third test.
However, if there is conclusive proof that the level of the migration does not increase in the second and third tests and if the migration limits are not exceeded on the first test, no further test is necessary.
The material or article shall respect the specific migration limit already in the first test for substances for which in Annex I Table 1 column 8 or Table 2 column 3 the specific migration limit is set as non-detectable and for non-listed substances used behind a plastic functional barrier covered by the rules of point (b) of Articles 13(2) which should not migrate in detectable amounts.
2.1.7. Analysis of migrating substances
At the end of the prescribed contact time, the specific migration is analysed in the food or food simulant using an analytical method in accordance with the requirements of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.
2.1.8. Verification of compliance by residual content per food contact surface area (QMA)
For substances which are unstable in food simulant or food or for which no adequate analytical method is available it is indicated in Annex I that verification of compliance shall be undertaken by verification of residual content per 6 dm2 of contact surface. For materials and articles between 500 ml and 10 l the real contact surface is applied. For materials and articles below 500 ml and above 10 l as well as for articles for which it is impractical to calculate the real contact surface the contact surface is assumed to be 6 dm2 per kg food.
2.2. Screening approaches
To screen if a material or article complies with the migration limits any of the following approaches can be applied which are considered more severe than the verification method described in section 2.1.
2.2.1. Replacing specific migration by overall migration
To screen for specific migration of non-volatile substances, determination of overall migration under test conditions at least as severe as for specific migration can be applied.
2.2.2. Residual content
To screen for specific migration the migration potential can be calculated based on the residual content of the substance in the material or article assuming complete migration.
2.2.3. Migration modelling
To screen for specific migration the migration potential can be calculated based on the residual content of the substance in the material or article applying generally recognised diffusion models based on scientific evidence that are constructed such as to overestimate real migration.
2.2.4. Food simulant substitutes
To screen for specific migration, food simulants can be replaced by substitute food simulants if it is based on scientific evidence that the substitute food simulants overestimate migration compared to the regulated food simulants.
CHAPTER 3
Testing for overall migration
Overall migration testing shall be performed under the standardised testing conditions set out in this chapter.
3.1. Standardised testing conditions
The overall migration test for materials and articles intended for the food contact conditions described in column 3 of Table 3 shall be performed for the time specified and at the temperature specified in column 2. For test OM5 the test can be performed either for 2 hours at 100 °C (food simulant D2) or at reflux (food simulant A, B, C, D1) or for 1 hour at 121 °C. The food simulant shall be chosen in accordance with Annex III.
If it is found that carrying out the tests under the contact conditions specified in Table 3 causes physical or other changes in the test specimen which do not occur under worst foreseeable conditions of use of the material or article under examination, the migration tests shall be carried out under the worst foreseeable conditions of use in which these physical or other changes do not take place.
Table 3
Standardised testing conditions
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Test number
Contact time in days [d] or hours [h] at Contact temperature in [°C]
Intended food contact conditions
OM1
10 d at 20 °C
Any food contact at frozen and refrigerated conditions.
OM2
10 d at 40 °C
Any long term storage at room temperature or below, including heating up to 70 °C for up to 2 hours, or heating up to 100 °C for up to 15 minutes.
OM3
2 h at 70 °C
Any contact conditions that include heating up to 70 °C for up to 2 hours, or up to 100 °C for up to 15 minutes, which are not followed by long term room or refrigerated temperature storage.
OM4
1 h at 100 °C
High temperature applications for all food simulants at temperature up to 100 °C.
OM5
2 h at 100 °C or at reflux or alternatively 1 h at 121 °C
High temperature applications up to 121 °C.
OM6
4 h at 100 °C or at reflux
Any food contact conditions with food simulants A, B or C, at temperature exceeding 40 °C.
OM7
2 h at 175 °C
High temperature applications with fatty foods exceeding the conditions of OM5.
Test OM 7 covers also food contact conditions described for OM1, OM2, OM3, OM4, OM5. It represents the worst case conditions for fatty food simulants in contact with non-polyolefins. In case it is technically not feasible to perform OM 7 with food simulant D2 the test can be replaced as set out in paragraph 3.2.
Test OM 6 covers also food contact conditions described for OM1, OM2, OM3, OM4 and OM5. It represents worst case conditions for food simulants A, B and C in contact with non-polyolefins.
Test OM 5 covers also food contact conditions described for OM1, OM2, OM3, OM4. It represents the worst case conditions for all food simulants in contact with polyolefins.
Test OM 2 covers also food contact conditions described for OM1 and OM3.
3.2. Substitute test for OM7 with food simulant D2
In case it is technically NOT feasible to perform OM7 with food simulant D2 the test can be replaced by test OM 8 or OM9. Both test conditions described under the respective test shall be performed with a new test sample.
Test number
Test conditions
Intended food contact conditions
Covers the intended food contact conditions described in
OM 8
Food simulant E for 2 hours at 175 °C and food simulant D2 for 2 hours at 100 °C
High temperature applications only
OM1, OM3, OM4, OM5, and OM6
OM 9
Food simulant E for 2 hours at 175 °C and food simulant D2 for 10 days at 40 °C
High temperature applications including long term storage at room temperature
OM1, OM2, OM3, OM4, OM5 and OM6
3.3. Repeated use articles
Where a material or article is intended to come into repeated contact with foods, the migration test shall be carried out three times on a single sample using another sample of the food simulant on each occasion.
Its compliance shall be checked on the basis of the level of the migration found in the third test. However, if there is conclusive proof that the level of the migration does not increase in the second and third tests and if the overall migration limit is not exceeded on the first test, no further test is necessary.
3.4. Screening approaches
To screen if a material or article complies with the migration limits any of the following approaches can be applied which are considered more severe than the verification method described in sections 3.1. and 3.2.
3.4.1. Residual content
To screen for overall migration the migration potential can be calculated based on the residual content of migratable substances determined in a complete extraction of the material or article.
3.4.2. Food simulant substitutes
To screen for overall migration food simulants can be replaced if based on scientific evidence the substitute food simulants overestimate migration compared to the regulated food simulants.
CHAPTER 4
Correction factors applied when comparing migration test results with migration limits
4.1. Correction of specific migration in foods containing more than 20 % fat by the Fat Reduction Factor (FRF)
For lipophilic substances for which in Annex I it is indicated in column 7 that the FRF is applicable the specific migration can be corrected by the FRF. The FRF is determined according to the formula FRF = (g fat in food/kg of food)/200 = (% fat × 5)/100.
The FRF shall be applied according to the following rules.
The migration test results shall be divided by the FRF before comparing with the migration limits.
The correction by the FRF is not applicable in the following cases:
(a)
when the material or article is or is intended to be brought in contact with food intended for infants and young children as defined by Directives 2006/141/EC and 2006/125/EC;
(b)
for materials and articles for which it is impracticable to estimate the relationship between the surface area and the quantity of food in contact therewith, for example due to their shape or use, and the migration is calculated using the conventional surface area/volume conversion factor of 6 dm2/kg.
The application of the FRF shall not lead to a specific migration exceeding the overall migration limit.
4.2. Correction of migration into food simulant D2
For the food categories where in sub-column D2 of column 3 of Table 2 of Annex III the cross is followed by a figure the migration test result into food simulant D2 shall be divided by this figure.
The migration test results shall be divided by the correction factor before comparing with the migration limits.
The correction is not applicable to the specific migration for substances in the Union list in Annex I for which the specific migration limit in column 8 is ‘not detectable’ and for non-listed substances used behind a plastic functional barrier covered by the rules of Article 13(2)(b) which should not migrate in detectable amounts.
4.3. Combination of correction factors 4.1 and 4.2.
The correction factors described in 4.1 and 4.2 can be combined for migration of substances for which the FRF is applicable when testing is performed in food simulant D2 by multiplying both factors. The applied maximum factor shall not exceed 5.
(1) This temperature shall be used only for food simulants D2 and E. For applications heated under pressure migration testing under pressure at the relevant temperature may be performed. For food simulants A, B, C or D1 the test may be replaced by a test at 100 °C or at reflux temperature for duration of four times the time selected according to the conditions in Table 1.
ANNEX VI
Correlation tables
Directive 2002/72/EC
This Regulation
Article 1(1)
Article 1
Article 1(2), (3) and (4)
Article 2
Article 1a
Article 3
Article 3(1), Article 4(1) and Article 5
Article 5
Article 4(2), Article 4a(1) and (4), Article 4d, Annex II (2) and (3) and Annex III (2) and (3)
Article 6
Article 4a(3) and (6)
Article 7
Annex II (4) and Annex III (4)
Article 8
Article 3(1) and Article 4(1)
Article 9
Article 6
Article 10
Article 5a(1) and Annex I (8)
Article 11
Article 2
Article 12
Article 7a
Article 13
Article 9(1) and (2)
Article 15
Article 9(3)
Article 16
Article 7 and Annex I (5a)
Article 17
Article 8
Article 18
Annex II (3) and Annex III (3)
Article 19
Annex I, Annex II, Annex IV, Annex IVa, Annex V Part B, and Annex VI
Annex I
Annex II (2), Annex III (2) and Annex V, Part A
Annex II
Article 8(5) and Annex VIa
Annex IV
Annex I
Annex V
Directive 93/8/EEC
This Regulation
Article 1
Article 11
Article 1
Article 12
Article 1
Article 18
Annex
Annex III
Annex
Annex V
Directive 97/48/EC
This Regulation
Annex
Annex III
Annex
Annex V