Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

PART Ilist of monomers to be added to section a of part i of schedule 1 to the principal regulations

ItemPM/REF No.CAS No. NameRestrictions and specifications
15A1153000999-61-1Acrylic acid, 2-hydroxypropyl esterQMA = 0.05 mg/6 dm2
28B1276300141-43-52-AminoethanolSML = 0.05 mg/kg. Not for use in polymers contacting foods for which simulant D is laid down in Council Directive 85/572/EEC and for indirect food contact only, behind the PET layer
28C1276584434-12-8N-(2-aminoethyl)-beta-alanine, sodium saltSML = 0.05 mg/kg
38A1339504767-03-72,2-Bis(hydroxymethyl) propionic acidQMA = 0.05 mg/6 dm2
47A1361700080-09-1Bisphenol SAs item 86A
49B1381000505-65-71,4-Butanediol formalQMA = 0.05 mg/6 dm2
52A1393200598-32-33-Buten-2-olQMA = ND (DL = 0.02 mg/6 dm2). To be used only as a co-monomer for the preparation of polmeric additive
70A1503000931-88-4CycloocteneSML = 0.05 mg/kg. For use only in polymers contacting foods for which simulant A is laid down in Council Directive 85/572/EEC
76A1537003236-53-11,6-Diamino-2,2,4-trimethylhexaneQMA = 5 mg/6 dm2
76B1540003236-54-21,6-Diamino-2,4,4-trimethylhexaneQMA = 5 mg/6 dm2
77A1561000080-07-94,4'-Dichlorodiphenyl sulphoneSML = 0.05 mg/kg
86A1609000080-09-014,4'-Dihydroxydiphenyl sulphoneSML = 0.05 mg/kg
88B1639000126-30-72,2-Dimethyl-1,3-propanediolSML = 0.05 mg/kg
121B1911004098-71-91-Isocyanato-3-isocyanatomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexaneQM(T) = 1 mg/kg in FP (as NCO)
122A1924300078-79-5IsopreneAs item 145A
126A1949000947-04-6LaurolactamSML = 5 mg/kg
135A2026000101-43-9Methacrylic acid, cyclohexyl esterSML = 0.05 mg/kg
135B2041002082-81-7Methacrylic acid, diester with 1,4-butanediolSML = 0.05 mg/kg
135D2059000106-91-2Methacrylic acid, 2,3-epoxypropyl esterQMA = 0.02 mg/6 dm2
144A2152001561-92-8Methallylsulphonic acid, sodium saltSML = 5 mg/kg
145A2164000078-79-52-Methyl-1,3-butadieneQM = 1 mg/kg in FP or SML = ND (DL = 0.02 mg/kg, analytical tolerance included)
145C21765106246-33-74,4'-Methylenebis(3-chloro-2,6-diethylaniline)QMA = 0.05 mg/6 dm2
145D2182100505-65-71,4-(Methylenedioxy)butaneAs item 49B
148A2236001141-38-42,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic acidSML = 5 mg/kg
150A2243700126-30-7NeopentylglycolAs item 88B
156A2277807456-68-04,4'-Oxybis(benzenesulphonyl azide)QMA = 0.05 mg/6 dm2
159A2290000109-67-11-PenteneSML = 5 mg/kg
184A24073000101-90-6Resorcinol diglycidyl etherQMA = 0.005 mg/g dm2. Not for use in polymers contacting foods for which simulant D is laid down in Council Directive 85/572/EEC and for indirect food contact only, behind the PET layer.
214A25380Trialkyl acetic acid (C7-C17), vinyl esters (= vinyl versatate)QMA = 0.05 mg/g dm2
215A2545026896-48-0TricyclodecanedimethanolSML = 0.05 mg/kg
217A2590000110-88-3TrioxaneSML = 0.05 mg/kg