Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

2.  For the purposes of this Part—

(a) a reduction factor is the figure which follows an “X” and oblique stroke in the group of columns headed “Simulants to be used” in the Table to this Part;

(b) a reduction factor is specified in relation to a specific food or group of foods where, in the Table to this Part—

(i) the food or group of foods is described in the column headed “Description of food”; and

(ii) “X” is placed in a column headed by a specific simulant opposite that food or group of foods followed by an oblique stroke and a reduction factor.