The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Regulations 2006

Type Scottish-Statutory-Instrument
Publication 2006-06-07
State In force
Jurisdiction Scotland
Department Queen's Printer for Scotland
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Made: 7th June 2006

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 7th June 2006

Coming into force: 30th June 2006

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(4), 16(2), 17(1) and (2), 26(1)(a) and (3), 31(2) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990[^f00001], and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having had regard in accordance with section 48(4A)[^f00002]of that Act to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency and after consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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[^f00003], hereby make the following Regulations:

PART 1 — Preliminary

Citation, commencement and extent

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  • (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Regulations 2006, and come into force on 30th June 2006.
  • (2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Interpretation

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  • (1) In these Regulations–
  • “the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990;
  • “BADGE” has the meaning it bears in Article 1.1(a) of Regulation 1895/2005;
  • “BFDGE” has the meaning it bears in Article 1.1(b) of Regulation 1895/2005;
  • “business” has the meaning it bears in the Act;
  • “Directive 82/711” means Council Directive 82/711/EEC laying down the basic rules necessary for testing migration of the constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs[^f00004]as amended by Commission Directive 93/8/EEC[^f00005]and Commission Directive 97/48/EC[^f00006];
  • “Directive 85/572” means Council Directive 85/572/EEC laying down the list of simulants to be used for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs[^f00007];
  • “Directive 88/388” means Council Directive 88/388/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to flavourings for use in foodstuffs and to source materials for their production[^f00008]as corrected by a corrigendum dated 15th July 1988[^f00009];
  • “Directive 89/107” means Council Directive 89/107/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives authorised in foodstuffs intended for human consumption[^f00010]as amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 94/34[^f00011];
  • “the Directive” means Commission Directive 2002/72/EC[^f00012]relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs, as amended by Commission Directive 2004/1/EC[^f00013]and Commission Directive 2004/19/EC[^f00014];
  • “EEA State” means a member State (other than the United Kingdom), Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein;
  • “EFSA” means the European Food Safety Authority;
  • “food” is to be construed in accordance with section 16(5) of the Act;
  • “good technical quality” means good technical quality as regards the purity criteria;
  • “handling of food” means use in connection with the storage, preparation, packaging, sale or serving of food;
  • “import” means import in the course of a business;
  • “material or article” means a material or article falling within the definition of materials and articles in Article 1.2 of Regulation 1895/2005;
  • “monomer” means any substance that is included for the purposes of the Directive among monomers and other starting substances;
  • “NOGE” has the meaning it bears in Article 1.1(c) of Regulation 1895/2005;
  • “the 1998 Regulations” means the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1998[^f00015];
  • “the 2005 Regulations” means the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Regulations 2005[^f00016];
  • “plastic material or article” means anything which for the purposes of the Directive is included among those plastic materials and articles and parts thereof to which the Directive applies;
  • “the Purity Directives” means Commission Directive 95/31/EC laying down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs[^f00017]as amended by Commission Directive 98/66/EC[^f00018], Commission Directive 2000/51/EC[^f00019], Commission Directive 2001/52/EC[^f00020]and Commission Directive 2004/46/EC[^f00021]; Commission Directive 95/45/EC laying down purity criteria concerning colours for use in foodstuffs[^f00022]as amended by Commission Directive 1999/75/EC[^f00023], Commission Directive 2001/50/EC[^f00024]and Commission Directive 2004/47/EC[^f00025]; and Commission Directive 96/77/EC laying down specific purity criteria for food additives other than colours or sweeteners[^f00026]as amended by Commission Directive 98/86/EC[^f00027], Commission Directive 2000/63/EC[^f00028], Commission Directive 2001/30/EC[^f00029], Commission Directive 2002/82/EC[^f00030], Commission Directive 2003/95/EC[^f00031]and Commission Directive 2004/45/EC[^f00032];
  • “Regulation 1895/2005” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1895/2005 on the restriction of use of certain epoxy derivatives in materials and articles intended to come into contact with food[^f00033];
  • “sell” includes offer or expose for sale or have in possession for sale, and “sale” shall be construed accordingly.
  • (2) For the purposes of these Regulations the supply otherwise than on sale, in the course of a business, of any material or article is deemed to be a sale.
  • (3) Any other expression used in these Regulations and in the Directive, Directive 82/711, Directive 85/572 or Regulation 1895/2005 bears the same meaning in these Regulations as it bears in that Directive or Regulation.
  • (4) Except in Part 5 of Schedule 6, any reference to a numbered Annex is a reference to that Annex in the Directive.

PART 2 — Requirements for Plastic Materials and Articles

Restriction on the use, sale or import of plastic materials and articles

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  • (1) No person shall–
  • (a) use for the handling of food in the course of a business; or
  • (b) for the purpose of handling food–
  • (i) sell; or
  • (ii) import from anywhere other than an EEA State,

a plastic material or article which fails to meet the required standard.

  • (2) For the purposes of this regulation a plastic material or article fails to meet the required standard if–
  • (a) it has been manufactured with a prohibited monomer as described in regulation 4(2) or a prohibited additive as described in regulation 5(2);
  • (b) it does not meet the required standards set out in regulation 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10.

Restriction on the use of monomers in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles

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  • (1) Subject to paragraphs (3), (4) and (5), no person shall use any prohibited monomer in the manufacture of any plastic material or article.
  • (2) A prohibited monomer is any monomer which is not–
  • (a) of good technical quality;
  • (b) identified by PM/REF No., CAS No. (if any) and name in columns 1, 2 and 3 of Part I of Schedule 1; and
  • (c) used in accordance with any restrictions and specifications for that monomer set out or referred to in column 4 of Part I of Schedule 1 of the corresponding entry.
  • (3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the use of a monomer in the manufacture of any–
  • (a) surface coatings obtained from resinous or polymerised products in liquid, powder or dispersion form, including but not limited to varnishes, lacquers and paints;
  • (b) epoxy resins;
  • (c) adhesives and adhesion promoters; or
  • (d) printing inks.
  • (4) Paragraph (1) shall not be taken to prohibit the manufacture of any plastic material or article with any substance which falls within paragraph (3)(c) (relating to mixtures of authorised substances) of Annex II and is of good technical quality.
  • (5) In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations where it is alleged that a plastic material or article does not comply with paragraph (1) because it was manufactured with any monomer (whether or not of good technical quality) other than one mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) it shall a be defence for the accused to prove that each monomer is present in the finished plastic material as%
  • (a) an impurity, a reaction intermediate or a decomposition product which falls within paragraph 3(a) of Annex II and is of good technical quality; or
  • (b) an oligomer or a natural or synthetic macromolecular substance or a mixture thereof which falls within paragraph 3(b) of that Annex.
  • (6) Part 2 of Schedule 1 has effect to supplement this regulation and Part 1 of Schedule 1.

Restriction on the use of additives in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles

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  • (1) Subject to paragraph (3) no person shall use any prohibited additive in the manufacture of any plastic material or article.
  • (2) A prohibited additive is–
  • (a) any additive identified by PM/REF No., CAS No. (if any) and name in columns 1, 2 and 3 respectively of Part 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 2 which is not–
  • (i) of good technical quality; and
  • (ii) used in accordance with any restrictions and specifications for that additive set out in the corresponding entry in column 4 of Part 1 or Part 2 of that Schedule; or
  • (b) any food additive authorised by Directive 89/107 or any flavouring authorised by Directive 88/388 that migrates into food–
  • (i) in a quantity that has a technological function in the final food product; or
  • (ii) where the food is of a type for which the use of any such food additive or flavouring is so authorised, in quantities exceeding the limits provided for in Directive 89/107 or Directive 88/388 as appropriate, or in Schedule 2, whichever is the lower.
  • (3) In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations where it is alleged that the commission of the offence is due to the manufacture of a plastic material or article with any additive identified in Part 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 2 which is not of good technical quality, it shall be a defence for the accused to prove that each such additive is present in the finished plastic material or article as an impurity, a reaction intermediate or a decomposition product.
  • (4) Part 3 of Schedule 2 has effect to supplement this regulation and Parts 1 and 2 of that Schedule.

Required standard for non-migration of constituents of monomers

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  • (1) Subject to paragraph (2), where a migration limit expressed in mg/kg is indicated in column 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 in relation to any monomer, a plastic material or article manufactured from that monomer meets the required standard under this regulation if it is not capable of transferring constituents of that monomer to food with which it may come into contact in quantities exceeding the appropriate limit, and for the purposes of this paragraph the appropriate limit is–
  • (a) the number of milligrams expressed in column 4 released per kilogram of food in the case of any plastic material or article other than one specified in sub-paragraph (b); and
  • (b) one sixth of the number of milligrams expressed in column 4 per square decimetre of surface area of the plastic material or article if the plastic material or article comprises–
  • (i) an article which is a container or is comparable to a container or can be filled, having a capacity of less than 500 millilitres or more than 10 litres; or
  • (ii) sheet, film or other plastic material or article which cannot be filled or for which it is impracticable to estimate the relationship between the surface area of the material or article in question and the quantity of food in contact with that surface area.
  • (2) A plastic material or article manufactured from any monomer for which a migration limit in mg/kg is expressed in column 4 of the relevant section of Part 1 of Schedule 1 is not to be considered capable of transferring constituents of that monomer to food with which it may come into contact in quantities exceeding the appropriate limit in paragraph (1) if the only food with which that plastic material or article may come into contact is food to which regulation 9(3) applies.

Required standard for non-migration of constituents of additives

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  • (1) Subject to paragraph (2), where a migration limit expressed in mg/kg is indicated in column 4 of Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 2 in relation to any additive, a plastic material or article manufactured containing that additive meets the required standard under this regulation if it is not capable of transferring constituents of that additive to food with which it may come into contact in quantities exceeding the appropriate limit, and for the purposes of this paragraph the appropriate limit is–
  • (a) the number of milligrams indicated in column 4 released per kilogram of food in the case of any plastic material or article other than one specified in sub-paragraph (b); and
  • (b) one sixth of the number of milligrams expressed in column 4 per square decimetre of surface area of the plastic material or article if the plastic material or article comprises–
  • (i) an article which is a container or is comparable to a container or can be filled, having a capacity of less than 500 millilitres or more than 10 litres; or
  • (ii) sheet, film or other plastic material or article which cannot be filled or for which it is impracticable to estimate the relationship between the surface area of the material or article in question and the quantity of food in contact with that surface area.
  • (2) A plastic material or article manufactured containing an additive for which a migration limit in mg/kg is expressed in column 4 of Part 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 2 is not to be considered capable of transferring constituents of that additive to food with which the plastic material or article may come into contact in quantities exceeding the appropriate limit in paragraph (1) if the only food with which that plastic material or article may come into contact is food to which regulation 9(3) applies.

Required standard for products obtained by bacterial fermentation

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A product obtained by bacterial fermentation meets the required standard under this regulation if it is–

  • (a) of good technical quality;
  • (b) identified by PM/REF No., CAS No. and name in column 1, 2 and 3 respectively of Schedule 3; and
  • (c) in compliance with the restrictions and specifications set out in column 4 of that Schedule.

Required standards relating to overall migration limits

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  • (1) Subject to paragraph (3), a plastic material or article meets the required standard under this regulation if it is not capable of transferring its constituents to food with which it may come into contact in quantities exceeding the appropriate limit specified in paragraph (2).
  • (2)
  • (a) In the case of any plastic material or article comprising–
  • (i) an article which is a container or comparable to a container or can be filled, with a capacity of not less than 500 millilitres and not more than 10 litres;
  • (ii) an article which can be filled and for which it is impracticable to estimate the surface area in contact with food; or
  • (iii) a cap, gasket, stopper or similar device for sealing,

the appropriate limit is an overall migration limit of 60 milligrams of constituents released per kilogram of food.

  • (b) In the case of any other plastic material or article, the appropriate limit is an overall migration limit of 10 milligrams per square decimetre of its surface area.
  • (3) For the purposes of this regulation a plastic material or article is not deemed to have failed to meet the required standard under paragraph (1) if the only food with which it may come into contact is food–
  • (a) which is specified in the table to Part 4 of Schedule 6; and
  • (b) where there is no “X” placed anywhere in the group of columns headed “Simulants to be used” in the entry for that food.
  • (4) In any proceedings for an offence under this regulation, the defences available in paragraph 6(2) and 7(2) of Schedule 5 shall be available as specified in those paragraphs.

Required standard for non-migration of primary aromatic amines

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  • (1) Subject to paragraph (3), a plastic material or article manufactured using isocyanates or colourants prepared by diazo-coupling meets the required standard under this regulation if it is not capable of transferring in a detectable quantity primary aromatic amines (expressed as aniline), not being primary aromatic amines listed in these Regulations, to food with which it may come into contact.
  • (2) Schedule 4 has effect to prescribe specifications for certain of the substances listed in Part 1 of Schedule 1, Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 2 or Schedule 3.
  • (3) For the purposes of paragraph (1) a detectable quantity means a quantity of at least 0.02 milligrams per kilogram of food or food simulant (including analytical tolerance).

Method of testing the capability of plastic materials or articles to transfer constituents, and methods of analysis

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  • (1) A plastic material or article shall be treated as capable of transferring constituents to food with which it may come into contact to the extent that such capability is established–
  • (a) in any case other than one to which sub-paragraph (b) applies, and subject to Article 8.4 of the Directive (which may be applied in accordance with the conditions stated therein), by the verification methods specified in Schedule 5 (including the analytical tolerances referred to in paragraph 8 of that Schedule) and Schedule 6;
  • (b) in any case where the extent to which vinyl chloride, as identified in Part 1 of Schedule 1, is capable of such transfer falls to be established, by the method referred to in regulation 7(2) of the 2005 Regulations.
  • (2) In Schedules 5 and 6, references to migration or release of a substance are to be construed as references to the transfer of constituents to the simulant representing the food with which it is in or may come into contact.
  • (3) The specific migration of a constituent from a plastic material or article shall where applicable be determined in the manner specified in the relevant sub-paragraph of paragraph 8 of Annex II to the Directive.
  • (4) The quantity of a constituent in a plastic material or article shall where applicable be determined in the manner specified in the sub-paragraph of paragraph 8 of Annex II relating to the term “QM(T)”, “QMA” or “QMA(T)” as the case may be.

Labelling

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  • (1) At marketing stages other than the retail stage a person in possession of any plastic material or article shall ensure that it is accompanied by a written declaration which–
  • (a) accords with Article 16.1 of Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and repealing Directives 80/950/EEC and 89/109/EEC[^f00034];
  • (b) provides, in respect of substances that are subject to a restriction on quantities migrating into food, information obtained from experimental data or theoretical calculation concerning–
  • (i) the levels of migration specific to those substances; and
  • (ii) where appropriate, purity criteria in accordance with the purity Directives

sufficient to enable the user to comply with food law.

  • (2) In establishing which descriptions of food a material or article may come into contact with, it is to be assumed until the contrary is proved that, for the purposes of these Regulations, the particulars shown in relation to it in accordance with paragraph (1)(a) are accurate and that unless the particulars so indicate, there are no restrictions on the intended conditions of contact.

Provisions relating to the use of certain epoxy derivatives (BADGE, BFDGE and NOGE)

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  • (1) In this regulation–
  • (a) any reference to a numbered Article is a reference to that Article in Regulation 1895/2005;
  • (b) paragraphs (2) to (5) are subject to Article 1.3 (exception relating to certain storage containers and pipelines);
  • (c) for the purpose of Article 6.4 the competent authority is a food authority.
  • (2) Subject to Articles 6.1, 6.2 (transitional provisions) and 6.4. (labelling requirements), no person shall–
  • (a) manufacture;
  • (b) use for the handling of food in the course of a business; or
  • (c) for the purpose of the handling of food–
  • (i) sell; or
  • (ii) import,

any material or article in contravention of Article 3 or Article 4 (prohibitions relating to BFDGE and NOGE respectively).

  • (3) No person shall manufacture any material or article in such a way as to contravene the requirements of Article 2 (controls on the migration of BADGE from materials and articles).
  • (4) Subject to Article 6.1, no person shall–
  • (a) use for the handling of food in the course of a business; or
  • (b) for the purpose of the handling of food–
  • (i) sell; or
  • (ii) import,

any material or article that has been manufactured in such a way as to contravene the requirements of Article 2.

  • (5) Subject to Article 6.3 (transitional provisions relating to materials and articles brought into contact with food before 1st January 2007), no person shall contravene or fail to comply with the requirements of Article 5 (obligations regarding the provision of a written statement when marketing materials or articles containing BADGE or its derivatives).
  • (6) No person shall without reasonable excuse fail to comply with a request made under Article 6.4 (requirement to disclose date of filling to competent authority).

PART 3 — Execution and Enforcement

Enforcement

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Each food authority shall execute and enforce–

  • (a) the provisions of Regulation 1895/2005 mentioned in regulation 13; and
  • (b) these Regulations,

in its area.

Offences and Penalties

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  • (1) Any person who–
  • (a) contravenes or fails to comply with regulation 3(1), 4(1), 5(1), 12(1) or 13(2) to (5);
  • (b) intentionally obstructs any person acting in the execution of Regulation 1895/2005 or these Regulations;
  • (c) without reasonable excuse fails–
  • (i) to comply with regulation 13(6); or
  • (ii) to give to any person acting in the execution of Regulation 1895/2005 or these Regulations any assistance or information which that person may reasonably require; or
  • (d) in purported compliance with any requirement mentioned in sub-paragraph (c), knowingly or recklessly supplies information that is false or misleading in any material particular,

is guilty of an offence.

  • (2) Any person convicted of an offence under these Regulations is liable–
  • (a) in the case of an offence under paragraph (1)(a)–
  • (i) on conviction on indictment to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or to a fine or both;
  • (ii) on summary conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;
  • (b) in the case of any other offence under these Regulations, on summary conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding level five on the standard scale or to both.
  • (3) Nothing in paragraph (1)(c) is to be construed as requiring any person to answer any question or give any information if to do so might incriminate that person.
  • (4) Where an offence under these Regulations which has been committed by a body corporate or a Scottish partnership is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of–
  • (a) any director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate or any partner of the Scottish partnership; or
  • (b) any person purporting to act in such a capacity,

that person as well as the body corporate or, as the case may be, the Scottish partnership is to be deemed to be guilty of that offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

  • (5) No prosecution for an offence under these Regulations shall be begun after the expiry of 3 years from the commission of the offence or 1 year from the date on which evidence sufficient in the opinion of the prosecutor to warrant proceedings came to the knowledge of the prosecutor, whichever is the earlier.
  • (6) For the purposes of this regulation, a certificate signed by or on behalf of the prosecutor and stating the date on which evidence sufficient in the prosecutor’s opinion to warrant the proceedings came to the knowledge of the prosecutor, shall be conclusive evidence of that fact.
  • (7) A certificate stating that matter and purporting to be so signed shall be deemed to be so signed unless the contrary is proved.
  • (8) Where the commission by any person of an offence under these Regulations is due to the act or default of some other person, that other person shall be guilty of the offence; and a person may be convicted of the offence whether or not proceedings are taken against the first mentioned person.

General defences

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  • (1) In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations it shall, subject to paragraph (5), be a defence to prove that the accused took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence by the accused or by a person under the accused’s control.
  • (2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), a person accused of an offence under these Regulations who did not–
  • (a) prepare the plastic material or article or, as the case may be, the material or article in respect of which the offence is alleged to have been committed; nor
  • (b) import it,

shall be taken to have established the defence provided by paragraph (1) if the requirements of paragraphs (3) and (4) are satisfied.

  • (3) The requirements of this paragraph are satisfied if it is proved that–
  • (a) the commission of the offence was due to the act or default of some other person who was not under the control of the accused, or to reliance on information supplied by such a person;
  • (b) either–
  • (i) the accused carried out all such checks of the plastic material or article or material or article in question as were reasonable in all the circumstances; or
  • (ii) it was reasonable in all the circumstances for the accused to rely on checks carried out by the person who supplied the accused with the plastic material or article or the material or article in question; and
  • (c) the accused did not know and had no reason to suspect at the time the offence was committed that the accused’s act or omission would amount to an offence under these Regulations.
  • (4) The requirements of this paragraph are satisfied if the offence is one of sale and it is proved that–
  • (a) the commission of the offence was due to the act or default of some other person who was not under the control of the accused, or to reasonable reliance on information supplied by such a person;
  • (b) the sale of which the alleged offence consisted was not a sale under the accused’s name or mark; and
  • (c) the accused did not know and could not reasonably have been expected to know at the time the offence was committed that the accused’s act or omission would amount to an offence under these Regulations.
  • (5) If in any case the defence provided by this regulation involves the allegation that the commission of the offence was due to the act or default of another person, or to reliance on information supplied by another person, the accused shall not without leave of the court be entitled to rely on that defence unless at the earlier of–
  • (a) a date 7 days before the trial diet (not being a notional trial diet); or
  • (b) a date 28 days after the first appearance of the accused before a court in connection with the alleged offence,

the accused has served on the prosecutor a notice in writing giving such information identifying or assisting in the identification of that other person as was then in the possession of the accused.

Transitional defences and savings

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Not withstanding the revocations made by regulation 24, in relation to any plastic material or article–

  • (a) manufactured before the 1st July 1998, the defence in regulation 3(3) of the 1998 Regulations;
  • (b) manufactured or imported into the European Community before 1st January 2003, the defence in regulation 10(15) of the 1998 Regulations;
  • (c) put into free circulation in the European Community before 30th November 2002, the defence in regulation 10(16) of the 1998 Regulations;
  • (d) manufactured or imported into the European Community before 1st March 2004, the defence in regulation 10(21)(a) of the 1998 Regulations;
  • (e) manufactured or imported into the European Community before 1st March 2003, the defence in regulation 10(21)(b) of the 1998 Regulations;
  • (f) containing azodicarbonamide and brought into contact with food before 2nd August 2005, the defence in regulation 10(23) of the 1998 Regulations; or
  • (g) manufactured or imported into the European Community before 1st March 2006, the defence in regulation 10(25) of the 1998 Regulations,

shall apply in relation to offences under these Regulations as it applied to offences under the equivalent provisions in those Regulations.

Procedure where a sample is to be analysed

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  • (1) An authorised officer who has procured a sample under section 29 of the Act and who considers it should be analysed shall divide the sample into three parts.
  • (2) If the sample consists of sealed containers and opening them would, in the opinion of the authorised officer, impede a proper analysis, the authorised officer shall divide the sample into parts by putting the containers into three lots, and each lot shall be treated as being a part.
  • (3) The authorised officer shall–
  • (a) if necessary place each part in a suitable container and seal it;
  • (b) mark each part or container;
  • (c) as soon as reasonably practicable, give one part to the owner and notify the owner in writing that the sample will be analysed;
  • (d) submit one part for analysis in accordance with section 30 of the Act; and
  • (e) retain one part for future submission under regulation 19.

Secondary analysis by the Government Chemist

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  • (1) Where a sample has been retained under regulation 18 and–
  • (a) a decision has been made to send a report to the procurator fiscal or proceedings have been commenced against a person for an offence under these Regulations; and
  • (b) the result of the analysis carried out in accordance with regulation 18(3)(d) is to be adduced as evidence,

paragraphs (2) to (6) apply.

  • (2) The authorised officer–
  • (a) may of the officer’s own volition prior to a report being sent to the procurator fiscal; and
  • (b) shall—
  • (i) if requested by the prosecutor;
  • (ii) if the court so orders on the application of the prosecutor or the accused; or
  • (iii) if requested by the accused (subject to paragraph (5)),

send the retained part of the sample to the Government Chemist for analysis.

  • (3) The Government Chemist shall analyse the part sent under paragraph (2) and where the analysis is carried out–
  • (a) under paragraph (2)(a) or (b)(i) or (iii), provide the authorised officer; or
  • (b) under paragraph (2)(ii), provide the prosecutor and the accused,

with a certificate of analysis.

  • (4) The authorised officer shall immediately on receipt under paragraph 3(a) supply the prosecutor and the accused with a copy of the Government Chemist’s certificate of analysis.
  • (5) Where a request is made under paragraph (2)(b)(iii) the authorised officer may give notice in writing to the accused requesting payment of a fee specified in the notice in respect of the functions mentioned in paragraph (3), and in the absence of agreement by the accused to pay the fee the authorised officer may refuse to comply with the request.
  • (6) Any certificate of the results of testing transmitted by the Government Chemist under this regulation may be signed by or on behalf of the Government Chemist, and the testing may be carried out by any person under the direction of the person who signs the certificate.
  • (7) Any certificate transmitted by the Government Chemist in accordance with paragraph (6) shall be taken as sufficient evidence of the facts stated therein unless any part to the proceedings requests that the person by whom the certificate is signed be called as a witness.
  • (8) In this regulation “accused” includes a person who is intended by the authorised officer to be the subject of a report to the procurator fiscal.

PART 4 — Application for Authorisation

Applications for inclusion of an additive in the Community list of authorised additives

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  • (1) This regulation applies where a person wishes to make an application for the inclusion of an eligible additive in the Community list referred to in Article 4 of the Directive.
  • (2) The application mentioned in paragraph (1), including supporting data, must be made to EFSA before 1st January 2007.
  • (3) If during examination of the data referred to in paragraph (2), EFSA calls for supplementary information, the eligible additive may, if permitted to be used under Scots law, continue to be so used until EFSA has issued an opinion, provided the supplementary opinion is submitted within the time limits specified by EFSA.
  • (4) For the purposes of this regulation, an eligible additive is one whose use is permitted in one or more Member States before 1st January 2007.

PART 5 — General and Supplementary

Application of provisions of the Act

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The following provisions of the Act shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations as they apply for the purposes of the Act–

  • (a) section 3 (presumptions that food intended for human consumption);
  • (b) section 30(8) (relating to documentary evidence);
  • (c) section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith).

Amendment to the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) Regulations 1990

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In the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) Regulations 1990[^f00035], in Schedule 1 (provisions to which those Regulations do not apply)–

  • (a) for the title and reference of the 1998 Regulations substitute the title and reference of these Regulations; and
  • (b) for the title and reference to the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1987[^f00036]substitute the title and reference to the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Regulations 2005[^f00037].

Amendments to the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Regulations 2005

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  • (1) The 2005 Regulations are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).
  • (2) In regulation 2(1)–
  • (a) omit the definition of “the 1998 Regulations”; and
  • (b) after the definition of “sell” insert–
  • “the 2006 Regulations” means the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Regulations 2006[^f00038].
  • (3) In regulation 8(4) for “Schedules 1, 2 or 2A to the 1998 Regulations” substitute “Schedules 1, 2 or 3 to the 2006 Regulations”.
  • (4) In regulation 9(3)–
  • (a) for “Part I of Schedule 1 to the 1998 Regulations” substitute “Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Regulations”; and
  • (b) in subparagraph (b) for “Part II” substitute “Part 2”.
  • (5) In regulation 9(5) for “Schedules 3 and 4 of the 1998 Regulations as read with regulation 6 of those Regulations” substitute “Schedules 5 and 6 to the 2006 Regulations as read with regulation 11 of those Regulations”.

Revocations

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The following Regulations are revoked–

  • (a) the 1998 Regulations in so far as they extend to Scotland;
  • (b) the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000[^f00039];
  • (c) the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2002[^f00040];
  • (d) the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2003[^f00041];
  • (e) the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004[^f00042];
  • (f) the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2005[^f00043]; and
  • (g) regulation 15 of the 2005 Regulations.

SCHEDULE 1 — Authorised Monomers

PART 1 — List of Monomers with Restrictions and Specifications

1 2 3 4
PM/REF No CAS No Name Restrictions and specifications
1 10030 000514-10-3 Abietic acid
2 10060 000075-07-0 Acetaldehyde SML(T) = 6mg/kg (2)
3 10090 000064-19-7 Acetic acid
4 10120 000108-05-4 Acetic acid, vinyl ester The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 12mg/kg
5 10150 000108-24-7 Acetic anhydride
6 10210 000074-86-2 Acetylene
6A 10599/90A 061788-89-4 Acids, fatty, unsaturated (C₁₈), dimers, distilled QMA(T) = 0.05 mg/6 dm² (²⁷)
6B 10599/91 061788-89-4 Acids, fatty, unsaturated (C₁₈), dimers, non distilled QMA(T) = 0.05 Mg/6 dm² (27)
6C 10599/92A 068783-41-5 Acids, fatty, unsaturated (C₁₈), dimers, hydrogenated, distilled QMA(T) = 0.05 Mg/6 dm² (27)
6D 10599/93 068783-41-5 Acids, fatty, unsaturated (C₁₈), dimers, hydrogenated, distilled QMA(T) = 0.05 mg/6 dm² (27)
7 10630 000079-06-1 Acrylamide The specific migration of this substance shall be not detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0.01 mg/kg)
8 10660 015214-89-8 2-Acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulphonic acid The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
9 10690 000079-10-7 Acrylic acid
10 10750 002495-35-4 Acrylic acid, benzyl ester
11 10780 000141-32-2 Acrylic acid, n-butyl ester
12 10810 002998-08-5 Acrylic acid, sec-butyl ester
13 10840 001663-39-4 Acrylic acid, tert-butyl ester
13A 11000 050976-02-8 Acrylic acid, discyclopentaidien-yl ester The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 0.05 mg/6 m²
13B 11245 002156-97-0 Acrylic acid, dodecyl ester The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg (1)
14 11470 000140-88-5 Acrylic acid, ethyl ester
15 As item 19 000818-61-1 Acrylic acid, hydroxyethyl ester
15A 11530 00999-61-1 Acrylic acid, 2-hydroxypropyl ester QMA = 0.05 mg/6 dm² for the sum of acrylic acid, 2-hydroxypropoyl ester and acrylic acid, 2-hydroxyisopropyl ester and in compliance with the specifications laid down in Schedule 4
16 11590 000106-63-8 Acrylic acid, asobutyl ester
17 11680 000689-12-3 Acrylic acid, isopropyl ester
18 11710 000096-33-3 Acrylic acid, methyl ester
19 11830 000818-61-1 Acrylic acid, monoester with ethylene glycol
20 11890 002499-59-4 Acrylic acid, n-octyl ester
21 11980 000925-60-0 Acrylic acid, propyl ester
22 12100 000104-13-1 Acrylonitrile The specific migration of this substance shall be not detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0.02 mg/kg, analytical tolerance included)
23 12130 000124-04-9 Adipic acid
23A 12265 004074-90-2 Adipic acid, divinyl ester The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 5 mg/kg. For use only as comonomer
24 12280 002035-75-8 Adipic anhydride
25 12310 – Albumin
26 12340 – Albumin, coagulated by formaldehyde
27 12375 – Alcohols, aliphatic, monohydric, saturated, linear, primary (C4-C22)
28 12670 002855-13-2 1-Amino-3-aminomethyl-3, 5, 5-trimethylcyclohexane The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 6 mg/kg
28A 12761 000693-57-2 12-Aminododecanoic acid The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
28B 12763 000141-43-5 2-Aminoethanol SML = 0.05 mg/kg. Not for use in polymers contacting foods for which simulant D is laid down in Council Directive 85/572/EEC and for indirect food contact only, behind the PET layer
28C 12765 844354-12-8 N-(2-aminoethyl)-beta-alanine, sodium salt SML – 0.05 mg/kg
29 12788 002432-99-7 11-Aminoundecanoic acid The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 5mg/kg
30 12789 007664-41-7 Ammonia
31 12820 000123-99-9 Azelaic acid
32 12970 004196-95-6 Azelaic anhydride
33 13000 001477-55-0 1,3-Benzenedi-methanamine The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
33A 13060 004422-95-1 1,3,5-Benzenetricarboxylic acid trichloride The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 0.05 mg/6 m² (measured as 1,3,5- benzenetricarboxylic acid)
33B 13075 00091-76-9 Benzoguanamine (see “2,4-Diamino-6-Phenyl-1,3,5-Triazine”)
34 13090 000065-85-0 Benzoic acid
35 13150 000100-51-6 Benzyl alcohol
35A 13180 000498-66-8 Bicyclo [2.2.1] hept-2-ene (= Norbornene) The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
35B 13210 001761-71-3 Bis (4-aminocyclohexyl) methane The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
36 As item 79 000111-46-6 Bis (2-hydroxyethyl) ether As item 79
37 As item 217 000077-99-6 2,2-Bis (hydroxymethylbutan-1-ol) As item 217
37A 13323 000102-40-9 1,3-Bis (2-hydroxyethoxy) benzene SML = 0.05 mg/kg
38 13390 000105-08-8 1,4-Bis (hydroxymethyl)-cyclohexane
38A 13395 04767-03-7 2,2-Bis (hydroxymethyl) propionic acid QMA = 0.05 mg/6 dm²
39 13480 000080-05-7 2,2-Bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane SML(T) = 0.6 mg/kg (28)
40 13510 001675-54-3 2,2-Bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane bis (2,3-epoxypropyl) ether Use must be in accordance with Regulation 1895/2005
41 13530 038103-06-9 2,2-Bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane bis (phthalic anhydride) The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
42 As item 93 000110-98-5 Bis (hydroxypropyl) ether
43 13560 005124-30-1 Bis(4-isocyanatocyclohexyl) methane As item 78
44 13600 047465-97-4 3,3-Bis (3-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) - indolin-2-one The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 1.8 mg/kg
45 As item 39 000080-05-7 Bisphenol A As item 39
46 As item 40 001675-54-3 Bisphenol A bis (2,3-epoxypropyl) ether As item 40
47 13614 038103-06-9 Bisphenol A bis (phthalic anhydride) As item 41
47A 13617 000080-09-1 Bisphenol S As item 86A
47B 13620 010043-35-3 Boric acid SML(T) – 6 mg/kg (22) (expressed as boron) without prejudice to the provisions of Directive 98/83/EC on water for human consumption
48 13630 000106-99-0 Butadiene The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 1 mg/kg or the specific migration of this substance shall not be detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0.02mg/kg, analytical tolerance included)
49 13690 000107-88-0 1,3-Butanediol
49A 13720 00110-63-4 1,4-Butanediol SML(T) = 0.05 mg/kg (23)
49B 13780 002425-79-8 1,4-Butanediol (bis 2,3-epoxypropyl) ether The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 1 mg/kg (expressed as epoxy group, molecular weight equal to 43)
49C 13810 000505-65-7 1,4-Butanediol formal QMA = 0.05 mg/6 dm²
50 13840 000071-36-3 Butan-1-ol
51 13870 000106-98-9 But-1-ene
52 13900 000107-01-7 But-2-ene
52A 13932 000598-32-3 3-Buten-2-ol QMA = ND (DL = 0.02 mg/6 dm²). To be used only as a co-monomer for the preparation of polymeric additive
52B 14020 000098-54-4 4-tert-Butylphenol The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
53 14110 000123-72-8 Butyraldehyde
54 14140 000107-92-6 Butyric acid
55 14170 000106-31-0 Butyric acid anhydride
56 14200 000105-60-2 Caprolactam SML(T) = 15 mg/kg (5)
57 14230 002123-24-2 Caprolactam, sodium salt SML(T) = 15 mg/kg (5) (expressed as caprolactam)
58 14320 000124-07-2 Caprylic acid
59 14350 000630-08-0 Carbon monoxide
60 14380 000075-44-5 Carbonyl chloride The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 1 mg/kg
61 14411 008001-79-4 Caster oil
62 14500 009004-34-6 Cellulose
63 14530 007782-50-5 Chlorine
63A 14650 000079-38-9 Chlorotrifluorethylene QMA = 0.5 mg/6 dm²
64 As item 94 000106-89-8 1-Chloro-2,3-epoxypropane As item 94
65 14680 000077-92-9 Citric acid
66 14710 000108-39-4 m-Cresol
67 14740 000095-48-7 o-Cresol
68 14770 000106-44-5 p-Cresol
68MA 14800 003724-65-0 Crotonic acid QMA(T) = 0.05 mg/6 dm² (33)
68A 14841 000599-64-4 4-Cumylphenol The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
69 As item 38 000105-08-8 1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol
70 14950 003173-53-3 Cyclohexyl isocyanate QM(T) = 1mg/kg in FP (expressed as NCO) (26)
70A 15030 00931-88-4 Cyclooctene SML = (0.05 mg/kg. For use only in polymers contacting foods for which simulant A is laid down in Council Directive 85/572/EEC
71 15070 001647-16-1 Dec-1, 9-diene The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
72 15095 000334-48-5 Decanoic acid
73 15100 000112-30-1 Decan-1-ol
73A 15130 000872-05-9 1-Decene The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
74 15250 000110-60-1 1,4-Diaminobutane
75 As item 97 000107-15-3 1,2-Diaminoethane As item 97
76 As item 116 000124-09-4 1,6-Diaminohexane As item 116
76A 15310 00091-76-9 2,4-Diamino-6-phenyl-1,3,5-triazine QMA = 5 mg/6 dm²
77 15565 000106-46-7 1,4-Dichlorobenzene The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 12 mg/kg
77A 15610 00080-07-9 4,4'-Dichlorodiphenyl sulphone SML = 0.05 mg/kg
78 15700 005124-30-1 Dicyclohexylmethane-4,4'-diisocyanate QM(T) = 1mg/kg (expressed as NCO (25)
79 15760 000111-46-6 Diethylene glycol SML(T) = 30 mg/kg (3)
80 15790 000111-40-0 Diethylenetriamine The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 5 mg/kg
81 15820 000345-92-6 4,4'-Difluorobenzophenone The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
82 15880 000120-80-9 1,2-Dihydroxybenzene The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 6 mg/kg
83 15910 000108-46-3 1,3-Dihydroxybenzene The specific migration of this shall not exceed 2.4 mg/kg
84 15940 000123-31-9 1,4-Dihydroxybenzene The specific migration of this shall not exceed 0.6 mg/kg
85 15970 000611-99-4 4,4'-Dihydroxybenzophenone SML(T) = 6 mg/kg (14)
86 16000 000092-88-6 4,4'-Dihydroxybiphenyl The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 6 mg/kg
86A 16090 00080-09-01 4,4'-Dihydroxydiphenyl sulphone SML = 0.05 mg/kg
87 16150 000108-01-0 Dimethylaminoethanol The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 18 mg/kg
87A 16210 006864-37-5 3,3'-Dimethyl-4,4'-diaminodicyclohexyl methane SML = 0.05 mg/kg (32). To be used only in polyamides
88 16240 000091-97-4 3,3'-Dimethyl-4,4'-diisocyanatobiphenyl QM(T) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
88A 16360 000576-26-1 2,6-Dimethylphenol The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
88B 16390 000126-30-7 2,2'-Dimethyl-1,3-propanediol SML = 0.05 mg/kg
88C 16450 000646-06-0 1,3-Dioxolane The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
89 16480 000126-58-9 Dipentaerythritol
89A 16540 000102-09-0 Diphenyl carbonate SML = 0.05 mg/kg
90 16570 004128-73-8 Diphenylether-4,4'-diisocyanate QM(T) = 1mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
91 16600 005873-54-1 Diphenylmethane-2,4'-diisocyanate QM(T) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
92 16630 000101-68-8 Diphenylmethane-4,4'-diisocyanate QM(T) – 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
92A 16650 000127-63-9 Diphenyl sulphone SML(T) = 3 mg/kg (24)
93 16660 000110-98-5 Dipropyleneglycol
93A 16690 001321-74-0 Divinylbenzene QMA = 0.01 mg/6 dm2 or SML = ND (DL = 0.02 mg/kg, analytical tolerance included) for the sum of divinylbenzene and ethylvinylbenzene and in compliance with the specifications laid down in Schedule 4
93B 16694 013811-50-2 N,N'-Divinyl-2-imidazolidinone The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 5 mg/kg
93C 16697 000693-23-2 n-Dodecanedioic Acid
93D 16704 000112-41-4 1-Dodecene The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
94 16750 000106-89-8 Epichlorohydrin The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 1 mg/kg
95 16780 000064-17-5 Ethanol
96 16950 000074-85-1 Ethylene
97 16960 000107-15-3 Ethylenediamine The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 12 mg/kg
98 16990 000107-21- 1 Ethylene glycol SML(T) = 30 mg/kg (3)
99 17005 000151-56-4 Ethyleneneamine The specific migration of this substance shall be not detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0.01 mg/kg)
100 17020 000075-21-8 Ethylene oxide The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 1 mg/kg
101 17050 000104-76-7 2-Ethylhexan-1-ol The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 30 mg/kg
101A 17110 016219-75-3 5-Ethylidenebicyclo[2,2,1] hept-2-ene QMA = 0.05 mg/6 dm². The ratio surface/quantity of food shall be lower than 2 dm²/kg
102 17160 000097-53-0 Eugenol The specific migration of this substance shall be not detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0.02 mg/kg, analytical tolerance included)
103 17170 061788-47-4 Fatty acids, coco
104 17200 068308-53-2 Fatty acids, soya
105 17230 061790-12-3 Fatty acids, tall oil
106 17260 000050-00-0 Formaldehyde SML(T) = 15mg/kg (21)
107 17290 000110-17-8 Fumaric acid
108 17530 000050-99-7 Glucose
109 18010 000110-94-1 Glutaric acid
110 18070 000108-55-4 Glutaric anhydride
111 18100 000056-81-5 Glycerol
111A 18220 068564-88-5 N-Heptylaminoundecanoic acid The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
112 18250 000115-28-6 Hexachloroendomethylene-tetrahydrophthalic acid The specific migration of this substance shall be not detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0.01 mg/kg)
113 18280 000115-27-5 Hexachloroendomethylene-tetrahydrophthalic anhydride The specific migration of this substance shall not be detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0.01 mg/kg)
114 18310 036653-82-4 Hexadecan-1-ol
115 18430 000116-15-4 Hexafluoropropylene The specific migration of this substance shall be not detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0.01 mg/kg)
116 18460 000124-09-4 Hexamethylenediamine The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 2.4 mg/kg
117 18640 000822-06-0 Hexamethylene diisocyanate QM(T) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
118 18670 000100-97-0 Hexamethylenetetramine SML(T) = 15 mg/kg (expressed as formaldehyde) (21)
118MA 18700 000629-11-8 1,6-Hexanediol SML = 0.05 mg/kg
118A 18820 000592-41-6 1-Hexene The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 3 mg/kg
119 As item 84 000123-31-9 Hydroquinone As item 84
120 18880 000099-96-7 p-Hydroxybenzoic acid
120ZA 18896 001679-51-2 4-(Hydroxymethyl)-1-cyclohexene SML = 0.05 mg/kg
120A 18897 16712-64-4 6-Hydroxy-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid SML = 0.05 mg/kg
120B 18898 000103-90-2 N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl) acetamide SML = 0.05 mg/kg
121 19000 000115-11-7 Isobutene
121A 19060 000109-53-5 Isobutyl vinyl ether The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 5 mg/kg
121B 19110 04098-71-9 1-Isocyanato-3-isocyanatomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexane QM(T) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO (25)
121C 19150 000121-91-5 Isophthalic acid The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 5 mg/kg
122 19210 001459-93-4 Isophthalic acid, dimethyl ester The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
122A 19243 000780-79-5 Isoprene As item 145A
123 19270 000097-65-4 Itaconic acid
124 19460 000050-21-5 Lactic acid
125 19470 000143-07-7 Lauric acid
126 19480 002146-71-6 Lauric acid, vinyl ester
126A 19490 000947-04-6 Laurolactam SML = 5 mg/kg
127 19510 011132-73-3 Lignocellulose
128 19540 000110-16-7 Maleic acid SML(T) = 30 mg/kg (4)
129 19960 000108-31-6 Maleic anhydride SML(T) = 30 mg/kg (4) (expressed as maleic acid)
130 As item 215 000108-78-1 Melamine As item 215
130A 19990 000079-39-0 Methacrylamide The specific migration of this substance shall be not detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0.02 mg/kg, analytical tolerance included)
131 20020 000079-41-4 Methacrylic acid
131A 20050 000096-05-9 Methacrylic acid, allyl ester The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
132 20080 002495-37-6 Methacrylic acid, benzyl ester
133 20110 000097-88-1 Methacrylic acid, butyl ester
134 20140 002998-18-7 Methacrylic acid, sec-butyl ester
135 20170 000585-07-9 Methacrylic acid, tert-butyl ester
135A 20260 000101-43-9 Methacrylic acid, cyclohexyl ester SML = 0.05 mg.kg
135B 20410 002082-81-7 Methacrylic acid, diester with 1,4-butanediol SML = 0.05 mg/kg
135BM 20440 000097-90-5 Methacrylic acid, diester with ethyleneglycol SML = 0.05 mg/kg
135C 20530 002867-47-2 Methacrylic acid, 2-(dimethylamino) ethyl ester The specific migration of this substance shall be not detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0.02 mg/kg, analytical tolerance included)
135D 20590 00106-91-2 Methacrylic acid, 2,3-epoxypropyl ester QMA = 0.02 mg/6 dm²
136 20890 000097-63-2 Methacrylic acid, ethyl ester
137 21010 000097-86-9 Methacrylic acid, isobutyl ester
138 21100 004655-34-9 Methacrylic acid, isopropyl ester
139 21130 000080-62-6 Methacrylic acid, methyl ester
140 21190 000868-77-9 Methacrylic acid, monoester with ethyleneglycol
141 21280 002177-70-0 Methacrylic acid, phenyl ester
142 21340 002210-28-8 Methacrylic acid, propyl ester
142A 21400 054276-35-6 Methacrylic acid, sulphopropyl ester QMA = 0.05 mg/6 dm²
143 21460 000760-93-0 Methacrylic anhydride
144 21490 000126-98-7 Methacrylonitrile The specific migration of this substance shall be not detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0.02 mg/kg analytical tolerance included)
144A 21520 01561-92-8 Methallylsulphonic acid, sodium salt SML = 5 mg/kg
145 21550 000067-56-1 Methanol
145A 21640 00078-79-5 2-Methyl-1,3-butadiene QM = 1 mg/kg in FP or SML = ND (DL = 0.02 mg/kg, analytical tolerance included)
145B 21730 000563-45-1 3-Methyl-1-butene The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 0.006 mg/ 6 dm². For use only in polypropylene
145C 21765 106246-33-7 4,4'-Methylenebis (3-chloro-2,6-diethylaniline) QMA = 0.05 mg/6 dm²
145D 21821 00505-65-7 1,4-(Methylenedioxy) butane As item 49C
146 21940 000924-42-5 N-Methylolacrylamide The specific migration of this substance shall be not detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0.01 mg/kg)
147 22150 000691-37-2 4-Methyl-1-pentene SML = 0.05 mg/kg
147A 22331 025513-64-8 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 QMA = 5 mg/6 dm²
147B 22332 – Mixture of (40% w/w) 2,2,4-trimethylhexane-1, 6-diisocyanate and (60% w/w) 2,4,4-trimethylhexane-1,6-diisocyanate QM(T) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO (26)
148 22350 000544-63-8 Myristic acid
148A 22360 01141-38-4 2,6- Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid SML = 5 mg/kg
149 22390 000840-65-3 2,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, dimethyl ester The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
150 22420 003173-72-6 1,5-Naphthalene diisocyanate QM(T) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
150A 22437 00126-30-7 Neopentylglycol As item 88B
151 22450 009004-70-0 Nitrocellulose
152 22480 000143-08-8 Nonan-1-ol
152A 22550 000498-66-8 Norbornene The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
153 22570 000112-96-9 Octadecyl isocyanate QM(T) = 1mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
154 22600 000111-87-5 Octan-1-ol
155 22660 000111-66-0 Oct-1-ene The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 15 mg/kg
156 22763 000112-80-1 Oleic acid
156XA 22775 000144-62-7 Oxalic acid SML(T) = 6 mg/kg (29)
156A 22778 07456-68-0 4,4'-Oxybis (benzenesulphonyl azide QMA = 0.05 mg/6 dm²
157 22780 000057-10-3 Palmitic acid
158 22840 000115-77-5 Pentaerythritol
159 22870 000071-41-0 Pentan-1-ol
159A 22900 00109-67-1 1-Pentene SML = 5 mg/kg
159B 22937 001623-05-8 Perfluoropropyl perfluorovinyl ether The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
160 22960 000108-95-2 Phenol
161 23050 000108-45-2 1,3-Phenylenediamine SML = ND (DL = 0.02 mg/kg. Analytical tolerance included)
161A 23070 000102-39-6 (1,3-Phenylenedioxy) diacetic acid QMA = 0.05 mg/6 dm²
162 As item 60 000075-44-5 Phosgene As item 60
163 23170 007665-38-2 Phosphoric acid
163A 23175 000122-52-1 Phosphorous acid, triethyl ester The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall be not detectable (when measured by a method with a detection limit of 1 mg/kg
164 As item 204 – Phthalic acid As item 204
165 23200 000088-99-3 o-Phthalic acid
166 23230 000131-17-9 Phthalic acid, diallyl ester The specific migration of this substance shall be not detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0.01 mg/kg)
167 23380 000085-44-9 Phthalic anhydride
168 23470 000080-56-8 Alpha-Pinene
169 23500 000127-91-3 Beta-Pinene
169A 23547 009016-00-6 Polydimethylsiloxane (Mw >6800) In compliance with the specifications laid down in Schedule 4
063148-62-9
170 23590 025322-68-3 Polyethylene glycol
171 23650 025322-69-4 Polypropylene glycol (molecular weight greater than 400)
172 23651 025322-69-4 Polypropyleneglycol
173 23740 000057-55-6 Propan-1,2-diol
173A 23770 000504-63-2 1,3-Propanediol The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
174 23800 000071-23-8 Propan-1-ol
175 23830 000067-63-0 Propan-2-ol
176 23860 000123-38-6 Propionaldehyde
177 23890 000079-09-4 Propionic acid
177A 23920 000105-38-4 Propionic acid, vinyl ester SML(T) = 6 mg/kg (2) (expressed as acetaldehyde)
178 23950 000123-62-6 Propionic anhydride
179 23980 000115-07-1 Propylene
180 24010 000075-56-9 Propylene oxide The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 1 mg/kg
181 As item 82 000128-80-9 Pyrocatechol As item 82
182 24057 000089-32-7 Pyromellitic anhydride The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg (expressed as pyromellitic acid)
183 24070 073138-82-6 Resin acids and rosin acids
184 As item 83 000108-46-3 Resorcinol As item 83
184A 24073 000101-90-6 Resorcinol diglycidyl ether QMA = 0.005 mg/6 dm². Not for use in polymers contacting foods for which simulant D is laid down in Council Directive 85/572/EEC and for indirect food contact only, behind the PET layer
185 24100 008050-09-7 Rosin
186 24130 008050-09-7 Rosin gum
187 24160 008052-10-6 Rosin tall oil
188 24190 065997-05-9 Rosin wood
189 24250 009006-04-6 Rubber, natural
190 24270 000069-72-7 Salicylic acid
191 24280 000111-20-6 Sebacic acid
192 24430 002561-88-8 Sebacic anhydride
193 24475 001313-82-2 Sodium sulphide
194 24490 000050-70-4 Sorbitol
195 24520 008001-22-7 Soybean oil
196 24540 009005-25-8 Starch, edible
197 24550 000057-11-4 Stearic acid
198 24610 000100-42-5 Styrene
198A 24760 026914-43-2 Styrenesulphonic acid The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
199 24820 000110-15-6 Succinic acid
200 24850 000108-30-5 Succinic anhydride
201 24880 000057-50-1 Sucrose
202 24887 006362-79-4 5-Sulphoisophthalic acid, monosodium salt The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 5 mg/kg
203 24888 003965-55-7 5-Sulphoisophthalic acid, monosodium salt, dimethyl ester The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
204 24910 000100-21-0 Terephthalic acid The specific migration of this substance alone or together with item 205 shall not exceed a total of 7.5 mg/kg
205 24940 000100-20-9 Terephthalic acid dichloride The specific migration of this substance along or together with item 204 shall not exceed 7.5 mg/kg (expressed as terephthalic acid)
206 24970 000120-61-6 Terephthalic acid, dimethyl ester
206A 25080 001120-36-1 1-Tetradecene The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
207 25090 000112-60-7 Tetraethylene glycol
208 25120 000116-14-3 Tetrafluoroethylene The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg
209 25150 000109-99-9 Tetrahydrofuran The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.6 mg/kg
210 25180 000102-60-3 N,N,N'N'-Tetrakis (2-hydroxypropyl)-ethylenediamine
211 25210 000584-84-9 2,4-Toluene diisocyanate QM(T) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
212 25240 000091-08-7 2,6-Toluene diisocyanate QM(T) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
213 25270 026747-90-0 2,4-Toluene diisocyanate dimer QM(T) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
214 25360 Trialkyl (C5-C15) acetic acid, 2,3-epoxypropyl ester The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 1 mg/kg (expressed as epoxy group, molecular weight = 43)
214A 25380 Trialkyl acetic acid (C7 – C17), vinyl esters (= vinyl versatate) QMA = 0.05 mg/6 dm²
214B 25385 000102-70-5 Triallylamine In compliance with the specifications laid down in Schedule 4
215 25420 000108-78-1 2,4,6-Triamino-1,3,5-triazine The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 30 mg/kg
215A 25450 026896-48-0 Tricyclodecanedime-thanol SML = 0.05 mg/kg
216 25510 000112-27-6 Triethylene glycol
217 25600 000077-99-6 1,1,1-Trimethylolpropane The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 6 mg/kg
217A 25840 03290-92-4 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate SML = 0.05 mg/kg
217B 25900 00110-88-3 Trioxane SML = 0.05 mg/kg
218 25910 024800-44-0 Tripropylene glycol
218A 25927 027955-94-8 1,1,1-Tris (4-hydroxyphenol) ethane The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 0.5 mg/kg. For use only in polycarbonates
219 25960 000057-13-6 Urea
220 26050 000075-01-4 Vinyl chloride The restrictions are those in regulation 6 (1) of the 2005 Regulations when analysed by the method referred to in regulation 7 of those Regulations
221 26110 000075-35-4 Vinylidene chloride The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 5 mg/kg or the specific migration of this substance shall be not detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0.05 mg/kg)
222 26140 000075-38-7 Vinylidene fluoride The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 5 mg/kg
223 26155 001072-63-5 1-Vinylimidazole The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 5 mg/kg
224 26170 003195-78-6 N-Vinyl-N- methylacetamide The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 2 mg/kg
225 26320 002768-02-7 Vinyltrimethoxysilane The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 5 mg/kg
226 26360 007732-18-5 Water In compliance with Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption

PART 2 — Supplementary

1

In regulation 4 and Part 1 of this Schedule–

  • (a) the PM/REF number. of any substance is its EEC packaging material reference number;
  • (b) the CAS number of any substance is its CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) Registry Number;
  • (c) the name of any substance is its chemical name, and to the extent that there is any inconsistency between the CAS number and the name, the name shall take precedence over the CAS number; and
  • (d) references to specific migration are to be taken to mean specific migration as measured in accordance with Schedules 5 and 6.

2

If a substance appearing in Part 1 of this Schedule as an individual compound also falls within a generic term which appears therein, any restriction applying to that substance shall be that indicated for the individual compound and the entry applying to the generic term shall be treated as varied to such extent as is necessary.

3

  • (1) The items identified in Part 1 of this Schedule shall be taken to include–
  • (a) substances undergoing polymerisation (including polycondensation, polyaddition or any other similar process) to manufacture macromolecules;
  • (b) natural or synthetic macromolecular substances used in the manufacture of modified macromolecules, if the monomers required to synthesise them are not so identified; and
  • (c) substances used to modify existing natural or synthetic macromolecular substances.
  • (2) If a substance identified in Part 1 of this Schedule is an acid, a phenol or an alcohol and has salts (including double salts) of one or more of aluminium, ammonium, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, sodium or zinc then any such salts shall be treated as included in the specification of that substance.

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