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

SCHEDULE 4 OVERALL AND SPECIFIC MIGRATION TESTING USING FOOD SIMULANTS

PART IV Simulants to be used in relation to a specific food or a specific group of foods

4.  Where, in the Table to this Part of this Schedule, the letter “a” is shown in brackets after the “X”, only one of the two simulants specified shall be used in the migration test, that is to say—

(a) if the pH value of the food is higher than 4.5, simulant A shall be used,

(b) if the pH value of the foodstuff is 4.5 or less, simulant B shall be used.