The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2009 No. 481 (W. 49)

SCHEDULE 3 Overall and Specific Migration Testing Using Food Simulants

PART 3 Selection of Food Simulants

Selection of simulants for testing materials and articles which are accompanied by a specific indication

7.  The simulant or simulants to be used in testing a plastic material or article which, pursuant to Regulation 1935/2004, is accompanied by a specific indication, expressed in accordance with paragraph 8, stating any food or group of foods described in the Table to Part 4 with which it may or may not be used will be —

(a) where the indication states that the plastic material or article may be used with a food or group of foods described in column 2 of the Table to Part 4, the food simulant or food simulants which, for the purposes of Part 4, is or are specified in relation to that food or group of foods;

(b) where the indication states that the plastic material or article should not be used with any food or group of foods described in column 2 of Table to Part 4, a simulant other than one specified, for the purposes of Part 4, in relation to that food or group of foods.