Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 No. 402

SCHEDULE 1

Part II List of Monomers in Section A of Part I of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations for which the content of the column “Restrictions and Specifications” is modified

Item	PM/REF No.	CAS No.	Name	Restrictions and specifications
2	10060	000075-07-0	Acetaldehyde	SML(T) = 6 mg/kg (2)
40	13510	001675-54-3	2,2-Bis(4- hydroxyphenyl) propane bis (2,3-epoxypropyl) ether (=BADGE)	SML(T) = 1 mg/kg (9) Authorised only until 1st January 2005
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)
79	15760	000111-46-6	Diethyleneglycol	SML(T) = 30 mg/kg (3)
98	16990	000107-21-1	Ethyleneglycol	SML(T) = 30 mg/kg (3)
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)
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)
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)