Amendments to the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1998
5. In regulation 5 (restriction on the use of additives in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles)—
(a)in paragraph (1) add after sub-paragraph (d)—
“(e)any food additive authorised by Council Directive 89/107 or any flavouring authorised by Council Directive 88/388 that migrates into food —
(i)in a quantity that has a technological function in the final food product, or
(ii)where the food is of a type for which the use of any such food additive or flavouring is so authorised, in quantities exceeding the limits provided for in Council Directive 89/107 or Council Directive 88/388 as appropriate, or in Schedule 2 to these Regulations, whichever is the lower.”.
(b)in paragraph (4)(b)(ii) after the word “material” in each case insert the words “or article”.