The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2005

Amendments to the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1998

13.  In Schedule 2, Part III (supplementary)–

(a) in paragraph 4–

(i) in note (8) after “PM/REF Nos.” insert “38000” and after “64320,” insert “67896,”;

(ii) in note (10) after “levels” insert “(expressed as Iodine”); and

(iii) in note (21) for “and 18670” substitute “, 18670, 54880 and 59280”;

(iv) after note (24) add–

“(25) QM(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the residual quantities of the following substances mentioned as reference Nos. 14950, 15700, 16240, 16570, 16600, 16630, 18640, 19110, 22332, 22420, 22570, 25210, 25240 and 25270.

(26) QMA(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the residual quantities of the following substances having PM/REF Nos. 10599/90A, 10599/91, 10599/92A and 10599/93.

(27) SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the following substances having PM/REF Nos. 13480 and 39680.

(28) SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the following substances having PM/REF Nos. 22775 and 69920.

(29) SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the following substances having PM/REF Nos. 86480, 86960 and 87120.

(30) Compliance testing when there is a fat contact should be performed using saturated fatty food simulants as simulant D.

(31) Compliance testing when there is a fat contact should be performed using isoctane as substitute of simulant D (unstable).

(32) QMA(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the residual quantities of the following substances having PM/REF Nos. 14800 and 45600.

(33) SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the following substances having PM/REF Nos. 55200, 55280 and 55360.”;

(b) in paragraph 5 for “1st January 2004” substitute “1st July 2006”.