The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1992

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Title, commencement and extent

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Restriction on sale etc., and importation of plastic materials and articles

5. 4. Transfer of constituents

6. 5. Monomers

7. 6. Method of testing capability of transferring constituents

8. 7. Labelling

9. 8. Enforcement

10. 9. Offences

11. 10. Presumption as to food with which a plastic material or article is to come into contact

12. 11. Application of other provisions

13. 12. Until 1st April 1995 a plastic material or article which...

14. Signature

15. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       1. PART I AUTHORISED MONOMERS

          1. SECTION A Monomers authorised without time limit

          2. SECTION B Monomers authorised up to the end of 1996

          3. SECTION C Monomers authorised until 1st April 1995

       2. PART II SUPPLEMENTARY

          1. 1. In regulation 5 and Part I of this Schedule—

          2. 2. If a substance appearing in Part I of this Schedule...

          3. 3.

          4. (1). The items identified in Part I of this Schedule—

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       1. PART I PROVISIONS APPLICABLE WHEN CHECKING COMPLIANCE WITH THE MIGRATION LIMITS

          1. 1. A. General provisions

          2. 2. Where any migration test specified in this Schedule is carried...

          3. 3. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, any testing of migration...

          4. 4. (1) Any sample of a plastic material or article shall...

          5. 5. Where a plastic material or article is intended to come...

          6. 6. B. Special provisions relating to overall migration

          7. 7. (1) Where a plastic material or article is intended to...

          8. 8. (1) Any plastic material or article which exceeds its overall...

       2. PART II SIMULANTS TO BE USED IN MIGRATION TESTS

          1. 1. Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the simulants which...

          2. 2. The particulars of simulant D referred to in paragraph 1...

       3. PART III SPECIFICATION OF SIMULANTS TO BE USED

          1. 1. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Part of this...

          2. 2. Where, in the Table to this Part of this Schedule,...

          3. 3. Where, in the Table to this Part of this Schedule,...

          4. 4. Where a food is listed in the Table to this...

       4. PART IV TEST CONDITIONS (TIMES AND TEMPERATURES)

          1. 1. Subject to paragraph 2 below— (a) the migration tests shall...

          2. 2. If it is found that carrying out the tests required...

          3. 3. The Table to this Part of this Schedule shall be...

16. Explanatory Note