The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2006

Restriction on the use, sale or import of plastic materials and articles

3.—(1) No person may —

(a)use for the handling of food in the course of a business;

(b)sell for the purpose of handling of food; or

(c)import from anywhere other than an EEA State for the purpose of handling of food,

a plastic material or article which fails to meet the required standard.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation a plastic material or article fails to meet the required standard if —

(a)it has been manufactured with a prohibited monomer as described in regulation 4(2) or a prohibited additive as described in regulation 5(2); or

(b)it does not meet the required standards set out in regulation 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10.