LegalizeThe Ceramic Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2006
Made: 24th April 2006
Laid before Parliament: 27th April 2006
Coming into force
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Citation, Commencement, Extent and Revocation
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Interpretation
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Limits on the transfer of lead and cadmium
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Declaration of Compliance
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Enforcement
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Offences and penalties
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Application of the Food Safety Act 1990
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SCHEDULE 1 — Maximum quantities of lead and cadmium which may be transferred from a ceramic article (migration limits)
The quantity of lead and/or cadmium extracted during the test carried out under the conditions laid down in Schedule 2 shall not exceed the following limits—
| Lead | Cadmium | |
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| Category 1: Articles which cannot be filled and articles which can be filled, the internal depth of which, measured from the lowest point to the horizontal plane passing through the upper rim, does not exceed 25 mm | 0.8 mg/dm² | 0.07 mg/dm² |
| Category 2: All other articles which can be filled | 4.0 mg/l | 0.3 mg/l |
| Category 3: Cooking ware, packaging and storage vessels having a capacity of more than three litres | 1.5 mg/l | 0.1 mg/l |
Where a ceramic article does not exceed the above quantities by more than 50%, that article shall nevertheless be recognised as satisfying the requirements of these Regulations if at least three other articles with the same shape, dimensions, decoration and glaze are subjected to a test carried out under the conditions laid down in Schedule 2 and the average quantities of lead and/or cadmium extracted from those articles do not exceed the limits set, with none of those articles exceeding those limits by more than 50%.
Where a ceramic article consists of a vessel fitted with a ceramic lid, the lead and/or cadmium limit which may not be exceeded (mg/dm² or mg/litre) shall be that which applies to the vessel alone. The vessel alone and the inner surface of the lid shall be tested separately and under the same conditions; the sum of the two lead and/or cadmium extraction levels obtained shall be related as appropriate to the surface area or the volume of the vessel alone.
SCHEDULE 2
PART 1 — BASIC RULES FOR DETERMINING THE MIGRATION OF LEAD AND CADMIUM
Test liquid (“simulant”)
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4% (v/v) acetic acid, in a freshly prepared aqueous solution.
Test conditions
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- (1) Carry out the test at a temperature of 22° ± 2° C for a duration of 24 ± 0.5 hours.
- (2) When the migration of lead is to be determined, cover the sample by an appropriate means of protection and expose it to the usual lighting conditions in a laboratory.
- (3) When the migration of cadmium or of lead and cadmium is to be determined, cover the sample so as to ensure that the surface to be tested is kept in total darkness.
Filling
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- (1) Samples which can be filled—
- (a) fill the article with a 4% (v/v) acetic acid solution to a level no more than 1 mm from the overflow point; the distance is measured from the upper rim of the sample.
- (b) samples with a flat or slightly sloping rim should be filled so that the distance between the surface of the liquid and the overflow point is no more than 6 mm measured along the sloping rim.
- (2) Samples which cannot be filled.
Determination of the surface area
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The surface area of the articles in category 1 is equal to the surface area of the meniscus formed by the free liquid surface obtained by complying with the filling requirements set out in paragraph 3.
PART 2 — METHODS OF ANALYSIS FOR DETERMINATION OF THE MIGRATION OF LEAD AND CADMIUM
Object and field of application
Principle
Reagents
Performance criteria of the instrumental method of analysis
Method
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SCHEDULE 3 — DECLARATION OF COMPLIANCE
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Signed
Gerry Sutcliffe — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs — 2006-04-24
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1990 c. 16.
[^f00002]: 1987 c. 43.
[^f00003]: Subsection (4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28).
[^f00004]: O.J. No. L. 31, 1/2/2002, p.1.
[^f00005]: S.I. 1988/1647.
[^f00006]: S.I. 2006/15.
[^f00007]: Section 35(1) is amended by paragraph 42 of Schedule 26 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) from a date to be appointed.
[^f00008]: Section 36A was inserted by paragraph 16 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1990.
[^f00009]: O.J. L..277 of 20.10.84 p.12.
[^f00010]: O.J. L. 110 of 30.4.05 p.36.
[^f00011]: O.J. L. 338, 13/11/2004 p.4-14.
The quantity of lead and/or cadmium extracted during the test carried out under the conditions laid down in Schedule 2 shall not exceed the following limits—
| Lead | Cadmium | |
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| Category 1: Articles which cannot be filled and articles which can be filled, the internal depth of which, measured from the lowest point to the horizontal plane passing through the upper rim, does not exceed 25 mm | 0.8 mg/dm² | 0.07 mg/dm² |
| Category 2: All other articles which can be filled | 4.0 mg/l | 0.3 mg/l |
| Category 3: Cooking ware, packaging and storage vessels having a capacity of more than three litres | 1.5 mg/l | 0.1 mg/l |
Where a ceramic article does not exceed the above quantities by more than 50%, that article shall nevertheless be recognised as satisfying the requirements of these Regulations if at least three other articles with the same shape, dimensions, decoration and glaze are subjected to a test carried out under the conditions laid down in Schedule 2 and the average quantities of lead and/or cadmium extracted from those articles do not exceed the limits set, with none of those articles exceeding those limits by more than 50%.
Where a ceramic article consists of a vessel fitted with a ceramic lid, the lead and/or cadmium limit which may not be exceeded (mg/dm² or mg/litre) shall be that which applies to the vessel alone. The vessel alone and the inner surface of the lid shall be tested separately and under the same conditions; the sum of the two lead and/or cadmium extraction levels obtained shall be related as appropriate to the surface area or the volume of the vessel alone.
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Editorial notes
[^key-5e3f5199f6e01b11f4a25530a08c031a]: Regulations revoked (20.11.2012) by The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2619), regs. 1, 31(a)
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