The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1998 No. 1376

SCHEDULE 4 OVERALL AND SPECIFIC MIGRATION TESTING USING FOOD SIMULANTS

PART III Selection of Food Simulants

A. Testing, reduction factors and definition of food types

3.  Food types are defined in the Table to this paragraph (referred to in this Part of this Schedule as “Table 1”).

TABLE 1

Definition	Meaning
Aqueous foods having a pH> 4.5	Foods in relation to which simulant A only is specified in the Table to Part IV of this Schedule
Acidic foods having a pH<= 4.5	Foods in relation to which simulant B only is specified in the Table to Part IV of this Schedule
Alcoholic foods	Foods in relation to which simulant C only is specified in the Table to Part IV of this Schedule
Fatty foods	Foods in relation to which simulant D only is specified in the Table to Part IV of this Schedule
Dry foods	Foods in relation to which no simulant is specified in the Table to Part IV of this Schedule