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The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
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PART 2 Requirements for Materials and Articles
3.Restriction on the use, sale or import of plastic materials and articles
4.Restriction on the use of monomers in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles
5.Restriction on the use of additives in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles
6.Required standard for non-migration of constituents of monomers
7.Required standard for non-migration of constituents of additives
8.Required standard for products obtained by bacterial fermentation
10.Required standard for non-migration of primary aromatic amines
11.Method of testing the capability of plastic materials or articles to transfer constituents, and methods of analysis
13.Provisions relating to the use of certain epoxy derivatives (BADGE, BFDGE and NOGE)
Provisions Applicable when Testing Compliance with the Migration Limits
Overall and Specific Migration Testing Using Food Simulants
PART 3 Selection of Food Simulants
13.Selection of simulants for testing materials and articles intended for contact with all food types
14.Selection of simulants for testing materials and articles which are already in contact with a known food
15.Selection of simulants for testing materials and articles which are accompanied by a specific indication
17.A specific indication referred to in paragraph 7 is expressed...
PART 6 Substitute Fat Test for Overall and Specific Migration
PART 7 Alternative Fat Tests for Overall and Specific Migration
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