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The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2012

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Preliminary

    1. 1.Title, application and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Scope

  3. PART 2 General Requirements for Materials and Articles

    1. 4.Offences of contravening specified provisions of Regulation 1935/2004

    2. 5.Offence of contravening Article 4 of Regulation 2023/2006

    3. 6.Competent authorities for the purposes of Regulation 1935/2004 and Regulation 2023/2006

  4. PART 3 Requirements for Active and Intelligent Materials and Articles

    1. 7.Offences of contravening specified provisions of Regulation 450/2009

    2. 8.Competent authorities for the purposes of Regulation 450/2009

  5. PART 4 Requirements for Ceramic Articles

    1. 9.Interpretation of this Part

    2. 10.Limits for lead and cadmium and declaration of compliance

    3. 10A.(1) A person who places on the market a ceramic...

  6. PART 5 Requirements for Regenerated Cellulose Film

    1. 11.Interpretation of this Part

    2. 12.Controls and limits

  7. PART 6 Requirements for Plastic Materials and Articles

    1. 13.Interpretation of Part 6 and Schedule 1

    2. 14.Offences of contravening specified provisions of Regulation 10/2011

    3. 15.Competent authorities for the purposes of Regulation 10/2011

  8. PART 7 Requirements for certain epoxy derivatives

    1. 16.Restrictions on the use of certain epoxy derivatives (BADGE, BFDGE and NOGE)

    2. 17.Competent authorities for the purposes of Regulation 1895/2005

  9. PART 8 Requirements for Vinyl chloride

    1. 18.(1) Materials and articles, other than those materials and articles...

  10. PART 9 Enforcement

    1. 19.Offences and penalties

    2. 20.Execution and enforcement

    3. 21.Offences by corporate bodies or Scottish partnerships

    4. 22.Offences due to the act or default of a third party

    5. 23.Time limit for prosecutions

    6. 24.General defences

    7. 25.Procedure where a sample is to be analysed

    8. 26.Secondary analysis by the Government Chemist

    9. 27.Application of various provisions of the Act

  11. PART 10 General and supplementary

    1. 28.Consequential amendment to the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) Regulations 1990

    2. 29.Amendment to the Food Labelling Regulations 1996

    3. 30.Revocations

  12. Signature

    1. Schedule 1

      Specified provisions of Regulation 10/2011

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      1. PART 1 Modification of section 10(1)

        1. 1.For section 10(1) of the Act (improvement notices) substitute—

      2. PART 2 Application and modification of other provisions of the Act

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      BASIC RULES FOR DETERMINING THE MIGRATION OF LEAD AND CADMIUM

      1. 1.Test liquid 4 % (v/v) acetic acid, in a freshly...

      2. 2.Test conditions (a) Carry out the test at a temperature...

      3. 3.Filling (a) Samples which can be filled— Fill the article...

      4. 4.Determination of the surface area The surface area of the...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      METHODS OF ANALYSIS FOR DETERMINATION OF THE MIGRATION OF LEAD AND CADMIUM

      1. 1.Object and field of application The method allows the specific...

      2. 2.Principle The determination of the specific migration of lead and/or...

      3. 3.Reagents All reagents must be of analytical quality, unless otherwise...

      4. 4.Performance criteria of the instrumental method of analysis

      5. 5.Method (a) Preparation of the sample The sample must be...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      DECLARATION OF COMPLIANCE

      1. 1.The written declaration referred to in regulation 10A must contain...

      2. 2.The written declaration must permit an easy identification of the...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      LIST OF SUBSTANCES AUTHORISED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF REGENERATED CELLULOSE FILM

  14. Explanatory Note

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