The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

3.  The characteristics of rectified olive oil referred to in the Table are —

(a)Iodine value (Wijs) = 80 to 88;

(b)Refractive index at 25°C = 1.4665 to 1.4679;

(c)Acidity (expressed as % of oleic acid) = 0.5% maximum;

(d)Peroxide number (expressed as oxygen milli-equivalents per kg of oil) = 10 maximum.