http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/316/madePlastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002Food standardsPublic order, justice and rightsFood legislationFood safetyGovernment Printer for Northern Ireland2018-01-30FOOD These Regulations amend for the second time the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. 1998 No. 264, “the 1998 Regulations”). The Regulations implement –Commission Directive 2001/62/EC amending Directive 90/128/EEC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (O.J. No. L221, 17.8.2001, p. 18);Commission Directive 2002/16/EC on the use of certain epoxy derivatives in materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (O.J. No. L51, 22.2.2002, p. 27); and(in minor respects) Commission Directive 2002/17/EC amending Directive 90/128/EEC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (O.J. No. L58, 28.2.2002, p. 19). 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IVPlastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002reg. 1Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002Sch. 3Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002reg. 1Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002RegulationsThe Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (revoked)reg. 24(c)reg. 1 2002 No. 316 FOOD Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 Made 11th October 2002 Coming into operation 30th November 2002 The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 15(2), 16(1), 25(1)(a) and (3), 32 and 47(2) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, having had regard, in accordance with Article 47(3A) of the said Order, to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency, and after consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety, and in accordance with Article 47(3) and (3B) of the said Order, hereby makes the following Regulations: Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 30th November 2002. Amendments to the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 2 The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (“the principal Regulations”) shall be amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 18. 3 Immediately after regulation 1 (citation and commencement) there shall be inserted the following regulation – Scope of these Regulations 1A Notwithstanding the title to these Regulations – a regulations 3 and 9 to 12 apply also in relation to adhesives and to materials or articles covered by surface coatings; and b regulations 8A and 8B apply only in relation to adhesives and to materials or articles covered by surface coatings. . 4 In regulation 2 (interpretation) – a in paragraph (1) – i immediately after the definition of “additive” there shall be inserted the following definitions – “adhesive” means anything which, for the purposes of Commission Directive 2002/16, is included among the adhesives to which that Directive applies; “BADGE” means 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) propane bis(2,3-epoxypropyl) ether; “BFDGE” means bis(hydroxyphenyl) methane bis(2,3-epoxypropyl) ethers; , ii for the definition of “capable” there shall be substituted the following definition – “capable” means capable as established – in relation to any plastic material or article, under regulation 6; and in relation to any adhesive or material or article covered by a surface coating, under regulation 8B; , iii immediately after the definition of “capable” there shall be inserted the following definitions – “Commission Directive 2001/62” means Commission Directive 2001/62/EC amending Directive 90/128/EEC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs; “Commission Directive 2002/16” means Commission Directive 2002/16/EC on the use of certain epoxy derivatives in materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs, iv for the definition of “the Directive” there shall be substituted the following definition – “the Directive” means Commission Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs; , v immediately after the definition of “import” there shall be inserted the following definition – “material or article covered by a surface coating” means anything which, for the purposes of Commission Directive 2002/16, is included among the materials and articles covered by surface coatings to which that Directive applies; , vi immediately after the definition of “monomer” there shall be inserted the following definition – “NOGE” means novolac glycidyl ethers not covered by Article 1(a) or (b) of Commission Directive 2002/16; , vii at the end of the definition of “plastic material or article” there shall be added “, except that, in the provisions referred to in paragraph (5), to the extent that they implement or relate to the enforcement of Commission Directive 2002/16, it means a material or article made of any type of plastic”, and viii immediately after the definition of “plastic material or article” there shall be inserted the following definition – “QMA” has the same meaning as it bears in the first sentence of the sub-division relating to that term in paragraph 8 of Annex ll to the Directive; ; b for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following provision – 2 For the purposes of these Regulations, the supply in the course of a business, otherwise than on sale, of any plastic material or article, adhesive or material or article covered by a surface coating, shall be deemed to be a sale of the plastic material or article, adhesive or material or article covered by a surface coating concerned. ; and c immediately after paragraph (4) there shall be inserted the following paragraph – 5 The provisions referred to in the definition of “plastic material or article” in paragraph (1) are regulations 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 10, 11 and 12 and Schedules 3 and 4. . 5 In regulation 3 (restriction on the use, sale or importation of plastic materials and articles) – a for the heading there shall be substituted the following heading – Restriction on the use, sale or importation of plastic materials and articles, adhesives and materials and articles covered by surface coatings ; b in paragraphs (1) and (2), immediately after “plastic material or article”, wherever it occurs, there shall be inserted “, adhesive or material or article covered by a surface coating”; c at the end of paragraph (4)(a)(iii), “or” shall be deleted; d for paragraph (4)(a)(iv) there shall be substituted the following provision – iv it does not comply with regulation 4(5), (5A) or (5B), 4A(4), (5) or (6), 5(4), (4A), (4B) or (4C), 7 or 7A(1), or ; e immediately after paragraph (4)(a)(iv) there shall be inserted the following provision – v it has been manufactured in contravention of a prohibition contained in regulation 4A(1), (2) or (3), ; and f there shall be added at the end the following paragraph – 5 For the purposes of this regulation, an adhesive or a material or article covered by a surface coating fails to meet the requisite standards if – i it has been manufactured in contravention of a prohibition contained in regulation 8A(1), (2) or (3), or ii it does not comply with regulation 8A(4), (5) or (6). . 6 In regulation 4 (restriction on manufacture with monomers) – a for the heading and paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following provisions – Restriction on the use of monomers in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles

1 Subject to the following paragraphs, no person shall use in the manufacture of any plastic material or article any prohibited monomer, that is to say – a any monomer (not being one to which sub-paragraph (b) or (c) relates) which is not – i of good technical quality; ii identified by PM/REF No. , CAS No. (if any) and name in columns 1, 2 and 3 respectively of the relevant section of Part I of Schedule 1, and iii used in accordance with the restrictions and specifications (if any) for that monomer set out or referred to in the corresponding entry in column 4 of that section; b BFDGE to the extent that they are used in such manufacture – i on or after 1st January 2005, or ii prior to that date in contravention of the restriction specified in paragraph 1 of Annex II to Commission Directive 2002/16, as read with the second sentence of paragraph 2 of that Annex; or c NOGE to the extent that it is used in such manufacture – i on or after 1st January 2005, or ii prior to that date but on or after 1st March 2003, in contravention of the restriction specified in the first sentence of Article 4 of Commission Directive 2002/16.

; b in paragraph (2) – i for sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) there shall be substituted the following provisions – b in the case of a plastic material or article manufactured on or after 30th November 2002 and before 1st January 2005, Section A or B; and c in the case of a plastic material or article manufactured on or after 1st January 2005, Section A. ; c for paragraph (3) there shall be substituted the following paragraph – 3 Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to the use of a monomer in the manufacture of any – a surface coatings obtained from resinous or polymerised products in liquid, powder or dispersion form, including, but not limited to, varnishes, lacquers and paints; b epoxy resins; c adhesives and adhesion promoters; or d printing inks. ; d in paragraph (4), for “Paragraph (1)” there shall be substituted “Paragraph (1)(a)”; e immediately after paragraph (5) there shall be inserted the following provisions – 5A No plastic material or article manufactured using BFDGE as a monomer shall be capable of transferring constituents of that monomer to food with which that plastic material or article may come into contact, in quantities exceeding the appropriate limit specified in paragraph 1 of Annex II to Commission Directive 2002/16, as read with the second sentence of paragraph 2 of that Annex. 5B On or after 1st March 2003, no plastic material or article manufactured using NOGE as a monomer shall fail to comply with the requirements of the first sentence of Article 4 of Commission Directive 2002/16. ; and f in paragraph (7) – i for “paragraph (1)” there shall be substituted “paragraph (1)(a)”, and ii after “Part I of Schedule 1” there shall be inserted “or to which sub-paragraph (b) or (c) of that paragraph relates”. 7 Immediately after regulation 4 there shall be inserted the following regulation – Restriction on the manufacture of plastic materials and articles using certain substances other than as monomers or additives 4A 1 No person shall use BADGE in the manufacture of any plastic material or article, where the use is not as a monomer or an additive – a on or after 1st January 2005; or b prior to that date in contravention of the restriction specified in paragraph 1 of Annex 1 to Commission Directive 2002/16, as read with the second sentence of paragraph 2 of that Annex. 2 No person shall use BFDGE in the manufacture of any plastic material or article, where the use is not as a monomer or an additive – a on or after 1st January 2005; or b prior to that date in contravention of the restriction specified in paragraph 1 of Annex II to Commission Directive 2002/16, as read with the second sentence of paragraph 2 of that Annex. 3 No person shall use NOGE in the manufacture of any plastic material or article, where the use is not as a monomer or additive – a on or after 1st January 2005; or b prior to that date but on or after 1st March 2003, in contravention of the restriction specified in the first sentence of Article 4 of Commission Directive 2002/16. 4 No plastic material or article manufactured using BADGE other than as a monomer or an additive shall be capable of transferring constituents of BADGE to food with which the plastic material or article may come into contact, in quantities exceeding the appropriate limit specified in paragraph 1 of Annex I to Commission Directive 2002/16, as read with the second sentence of paragraph 2 of that Annex. 5 No plastic material or article manufactured using BFDGE other than as a monomer or an additive shall be capable of transferring constituents of BFDGE to food with which the plastic material or article may come into contact, in quantities exceeding the appropriate limit specified in paragraph 1 of Annex II to Commission Directive 2002/16, as read with the second sentence of paragraph 2 of that Annex. 6 On or after 1st March 2003, no plastic material or article manufactured using NOGE other than as a monomer or an additive shall fail to comply with the requirements of the first sentence of Article 4 of Commission Directive 2002/16. . 8 In regulation 5 (restriction on manufacture with additives) – a for the heading and paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following provisions – Restriction on the use of additives in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles

1 Subject to the following paragraphs, no person shall use in the manufacture of any plastic material or article any prohibited additive, that is to say – a any additive identified by PM/REF No. , CAS No. (if any) and name in columns 1, 2 and 3 respectively of Part I of Schedule 2 or columns 1, 2 and 3 respectively of Part II of that Schedule, which – i is not of good technical quality, or ii is not used in accordance with the restrictions and specifications (if any) for that additive set out in the corresponding entry in column 4 of Part I or Part II, as appropriate; b BADGE to the extent that it is used in such manufacture – i on or after 1st January 2005, or ii prior to that date in contravention of the restriction specified in paragraph 1 of Annex I to Commission Directive 2002/16, as read with the second sentence of paragraph 2 of that Annex; c BFDGE to the extent that they are used in such manufacture – i on or after 1st January 2005, or ii prior to that date in contravention of the restriction specified in paragraph 1 of Annex II to Commission Directive 2002/16, as read with the second sentence of paragraph 2 of that Annex; or d NOGE to the extent that it is used in such manufacture – i on or after 1st January 2005, or ii prior to that date but on or after 1st March 2003, in contravention of the restriction specified in the first sentence of Article 4 of Commission Directive 2002/16.

; b in paragraph (2), immediately after “Part I” there shall be inserted “or Part II”; c for paragraph (3), there shall be substituted the following paragraph – 3 Part III of Schedule 2 shall have effect to supplement this regulation and Parts I and II of that Schedule. ; d in paragraph (4) – i for “Part I of Schedule 2” there shall be substituted “Part I or II of Schedule 2”, and ii in each of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), for “therein” there shall be substituted “that column”; e between paragraphs 4 and 5 there shall be inserted the following paragraphs – 4A No plastic material or article manufactured using BADGE as an additive shall be capable of transferring constituents of that additive to food with which the plastic material or article may come into contact, in quantities exceeding the appropriate limit specified in paragraph 1 of Annex I to Commission Directive 2002/16, as read with the second sentence of paragraph 2 of that Annex. 4B No plastic material or article manufactured using BFDGE as an additive shall be capable of transferring constituents of that additive to food with which the plastic material or article may come into contact, in quantities exceeding the appropriate limit specified in paragraph 1 of Annex II to Commission Directive 2002/16, as read with the second sentence of paragraph 2 of that Annex. 4C On or after 1st March 2003, no plastic material or article manufactured using NOGE as an additive shall fail to comply with the requirements of the first sentence of Article 4 of Commission Directive 2002/16. ; and f in paragraph (5), for “Part I of Schedule 2” there shall be substituted “Part I or Part II of Schedule 2”. 9 In regulation 6 (method of testing capability of transferring constituents) – a for the heading, the introductory words and paragraph (1)(a) there shall be substituted the following provisions – Method of testing the capability of plastic materials or articles to transfer constituents and methods of analysis

1 For the purposes of these Regulations, a plastic material or article shall be treated as being capable of transferring constituents other than NOGE to food with which it may come into contact to the extent that such capability is established – a in any case other than one to which sub-paragraph (b) relates, and subject to Article 8.4 of the Directive (which may be applied on compliance with the conditions stated therein), by the verification methods specified in Schedules 3 and 4;

; and b after paragraph (3) there shall be added the following provisions – 4 The specific migration of a constituent from a plastic material or article shall, where applicable, be determined in the manner specified in the relevant sub-paragraph of paragraph 8 of Annex ll to the Directive. 5 The specific migration from a plastic material or article of the substances listed in paragraph 1 of Annex I to Commission Directive 2002/16 shall be determined in the manner specified in paragraph 3 of that Annex. 6 The specific migration from a plastic material or article of the substances listed in paragraph 1 of Annex II to Commission Directive 2002/16 shall be determined in the manner specified in paragraph 3 of that Annex. 7 Whether or not the detection requirement specified in Article 4 of Commission Directive 2002/16 is complied with in relation to a plastic material or article shall be determined in the manner specified in the second sentence of that Article. 8 The quantity of a constituent in a plastic material or article shall, where applicable, be determined in the manner specified in the sub-paragraph of paragraph 8 of Annex II to the Directive relating to the term “QM(T)” or, as the case may be, the sub-paragraph of that paragraph relating to the term “QMA”, . 10 For regulation 7A (specifications) there shall be substituted the following regulation – Specifications 7A 1 Subject to paragraph (3), no plastic material or article manufactured using isocyanates or colourants prepared by diazo-coupling shall be capable of transferring in a detectable quantity primary aromatic amines (expressed as aniline), not being primary aromatic amines listed in these Regulations, to food with which that plastic material or article may come into contact. 2 Schedule 2B shall have effect for the purpose of prescribing, for certain items listed in Part I of Schedule 1, Part I or II of Schedule 2 or Schedule 2A, the specifications for those items which are referred to in column 4 of the Part or, as the case may be, Schedule concerned. 3 For the purposes of paragraph (1), “detectable quantity” means a quantity of at least DL0.02 milligrams per kilogram of food or food simulant (analytical tolerance included). . 11 Immediately after regulation 8 (labelling) there shall be inserted the following regulations – Restriction on manufacture with certain substances of adhesives and materials and articles covered by surface coatings 8A 1 No person shall (in any case not covered by Article 1(2) of Commission Directive 2002/16) use BADGE in the manufacture of any – a adhesive; or b material or article covered by a surface coating, on or after 1st January 2005 or, prior to that date, in contravention of the restriction specified in paragraph 1 of Annex 1 to Commission Directive 2002/16, as read with the second sentence of paragraph 2 of that Annex. 2 No person shall (in any case not covered by Article 1.2 of Commission Directive 2002/16) use BFDGE in the manufacture of any – a adhesive; or b material or article covered by a surface coating, on or after 1st January 2005 or, prior to that date, in contravention of the restriction specified in paragraph 1 of Annex II to Commission Directive 2002/16, as read with the second sentence of paragraph 2 of that Annex. 3 No person shall (in any case not covered by Article 1(2) of Commission Directive 2002/16) use NOGE in the manufacture of any – a adhesive; or b material or article covered by a surface coating, on or after 1st January 2005 or, prior to that date but on or after 1st March 2003, in contravention of the restriction specified in the first sentence of Article 4 of Commission Directive 2002/16. 4 No adhesive or material or article covered by a surface coating, manufactured using BADGE and not covered by Article 1(2) of Commission Directive 2002/16, shall be capable of transferring constituents of BADGE to food with which the adhesive or, as the case may be, material or article may come into contact, in quantities exceeding the appropriate limit specified in paragraph 1 of Annex 1 to that Directive, as read with the second sentence of paragraph 2 of that Annex. 5 No adhesive or material or article covered by a surface coating, manufactured using BFDGE and not covered by Article 1(2) of Commission Directive 2002/16, shall be capable of transferring constituents of BFDGE to food with which the adhesive or, as the case may be, material or article may come into contact, in quantities exceeding the appropriate limit specified in paragraph 1 of Annex II to that Directive, as read with the second sentence of paragraph 2 of that Annex. 6 On or after 1st March 2003, no adhesive or material or article covered by a surface coating, manufactured using NOGE and not covered by Article 1(2) of Commission Directive 2002/16, shall fail to comply with the requirements of the first sentence of Article 4 of that Directive. Method of testing the capability of adhesives and materials or articles covered by surface coatings to transfer constituents and methods of analysis 8B 1 Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), for the purposes of regulation 8A(1), (2), (4) and (5), an adhesive or material or article covered by a surface coating shall be treated as being capable of transferring BADGE or, as the case may be, BFDGE to food with which the adhesive or material or article may come into contact to the extent that such capability is established by the verification methods specified in Section A of Schedule 3 and in Schedule 4. 2 Subject to paragraph (3), in Section A of Schedule 3 and in Schedule 4, references to migration or release of a substance shall be construed as references to the transfer of constituents to the simulant representing the food or, as the case may be, the food with which the substance may come into contact. 3 For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), Schedules 3 and 4 shall have effect as if – a the references in Section A of Schedule 3 and in Schedule 4 to “plastic material or article” were references to “adhesive or material or article covered by a surface coating”; b the references in paragraph 4(3) and (4) of Section A of Schedule 3 to “a migration limit specified in regulation 7, Schedule 1 or Schedule 2” were references to “a migration limit referred to in regulation 8A(4) or (5)”; and c the reference in paragraph 5 of Part II of Schedule 4 and paragraph 2(1)(b) of Part III of that Schedule to “regulation 7 or Schedule 1” were a reference to “regulation 8A(4) or (5)”. 4 The specific migration from an adhesive or a material or article covered by a surface coating of the substances listed in paragraph 1 of Annex I to Commission Directive 2002/16 shall be determined in the manner specified in paragraph 3 of that Annex. 5 The specific migration from an adhesive or a material or article covered by a surface coating of the substances listed in paragraph 1 of Annex II to Commission Directive 2002/16 shall be determined in the manner specified in paragraph 3 of that Annex. 6 Whether or not the detection requirement specified in Article 4 of Commission Directive 2002/16 is complied with in relation to an adhesive or a material or article covered by a surface coating shall be determined in the manner specified in the second sentence of that Article. . 12 In regulation 10 (offences) – a in paragraph (1), for “regulation 3, 4(1), 5(1) or 8” there shall be substituted “regulation 3, 4(1), 4A(1), (2) or (3), 5(1), 8(1) or 8A(1), (2) or (3)”; b in each of paragraphs (7) and (8), immediately after “plastic material or article”, wherever it occurs, there shall be inserted “or, as the case may be, adhesive or material or article covered by a surface coating”; and c immediately after paragraph (13) there shall be added the following paragraphs – 14 Subject to paragraph (16), in any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations it shall be a defence to prove that – a the act constituting the offence was committed in relation to a plastic material or article which was put into free circulation in the European Community before 30th November 2002; and b the matter constituting the offence would not have constituted an offence under these Regulations if the amendments made to them by the provisions referred to in paragraph (15) had not been in operation at the time that matter occurred. 15 The provisions referred to in paragraph (14) are regulations 5(d), 6(b), 8(a), (b) and (d), 10, 12(a) and 15 to 17 of the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002, to the extent that they implement those requirements of Commission Directive 2001/62 to which Article 2 of that Directive applies. 16 For the purposes of paragraph (14), “free circulation” shall have the same meaning as in Article 2 of Commission Directive 2001/62. 17 In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations it shall be a defence to prove that – a the act constituting the offence was the sale of an adhesive or a material or article covered by a surface coating – i which was brought into contact with food before 28th February 2003, ii on which (in the case of a material or article covered by a surface coating) the date of filling of the material or article concerned appeared at the time of the sale, and iii the labelling or marking of which at the time of sale (in the case of a material or article covered by a surface coating) complied with the requirement as regards labelling relating to durability contained in Article 2.1(a) of Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs; and b the sale would not have constituted an offence under these Regulations if the amendments made to them by the provisions referred to in paragraph (18) had not been in operation at the time of sale. 18 The provisions referred to in paragraph (17) are regulations 5(b) and (f), 11 and 12(a) of the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002. . 13 In regulation 11 (presumption as to food with which a plastic material or article is to come into contact) and the heading to it, immediately after “plastic material or article”, wherever it occurs, there shall be inserted “, adhesive or material or article covered by a surface coating”. 14 In regulation 12 (application of other provisions) – a in paragraph (1), after “plastic materials or articles” there shall be added “, adhesives and materials or articles covered by a surface coating”; and b in paragraph (3), for “relate to plastic materials or articles” there shall be substituted “apply to plastic materials or articles, adhesives or materials or articles covered by a surface coating”. 15 In Schedule 1 (monomers authorised without time limit, monomers authorised up to the end of 2001, monomers authorised up to the end of 1998 and supplementary) – a in Section A of Part I – i in the case of each monomer listed in Part I of Schedule 1 to these Regulations, the item number, PM/REF No, CAS No. (if any), name and restriction or specification specified for that monomer in that Part shall be inserted in the appropriate numerical position for that item number, ii in the case of each monomer named in the second column of Part II of Schedule 1 to these Regulations, for the item number for that monomer specified opposite to it in the column headed “Item” there shall be substituted the item number for it specified in the first column (item) of that Part, and iii in the case of each monomer named in the first column of Part III of Schedule 1 to these Regulations, for the entry for that monomer specified opposite to it in column 4 (restrictions and specifications) there shall be substituted the entry for it specified in the second column (restrictions and specifications) of that Part; b for Section B of Part I there shall be substituted the contents of Part IV of Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and c in Part II, for paragraph 4 there shall be substituted the following paragraph – 4 Where an entry in column 4 of Part I (restrictions and specifications) includes a bracketed number, that entry shall be subject to a note relating to that number as follows, the following bracketed numbers corresponding with those appearing in that Part: 1 Warning: there is a risk that the specific migration limit could be exceeded in fatty food simulants. 2 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 10060 and 23920. 3 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 15760, 16990, 47680, 53650 and 89440. 4 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 19540, 19960 and 64800. 5 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 14200, 14230 and 41840. 14 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 15970, 48640, 48720, 48880, 61280, 61360 and 61600. 21 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 17260 and 18670. . 16 In Schedule 2 (additives and supplementary) – a in Part I – i for the heading “Part I Additives” there shall be substituted the heading “Part I : Incomplete list of additives used in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles (not being additives to which paragraph 5 of Part III of this Schedule applies)”, ii in the case of each additive listed in Part I of Schedule 2 to these Regulations, the item number, PM/REF No. , CAS No. (if any), name and restriction or specification (if any) specified for that additive in that Part shall be inserted in the appropriate numerical position for that item number, iii in the case of each additive named in the second column of Part II of Schedule 2 to these Regulations, for the item number for that additive specified opposite to it in the column headed “Item” there shall be substituted the item number for it specified in the first column (item) of that Part, and iv in the case of each additive named in the first column of Part III of Schedule 2 to these Regulations, for the entry for that additive specified opposite to it in column 4 (restrictions and specifications) there shall be substituted the entry for it specified in the second column (restrictions and specifications) of that Part, and v all the entries for the additive Silicic acid, salts, (item 241) shall be deleted; b immediately after Part I there shall be inserted the contents of Part IV of Schedule 2 to these Regulations (which shall become Part II of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations on the coming into operation of these Regulations); c in Part II – i in the heading, for “Part II” there shall be substituted “Part III”; ii in paragraph 1, for “Part I” there shall be substituted “Parts I and II”; iii in each of paragraphs 2 and 3, immediately after “Part I” there shall be added “or Part II”; and iv for paragraph 4 there shall be substituted the following paragraph – 4 Where an entry in column 4 of Part I or Part II (in each case restrictions and specifications) includes a bracketed number, that entry shall be subject to a note relating to that number as follows, the following bracketed numbers corresponding with those appearing in those Parts : 1 Warning: there is a risk that the SML could be exceeded in fatty food simulants. 2 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 10060 and 23920. 3 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 15760, 16990, 47680, 53650 and 89440. 4 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 19540, 19960 and 64800. 5 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 14200, 14230 and 41840. 6 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 66560 and 66580. 7 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 30080, 42320, 45195, 45200, 53610, 81760, 89200 and 92030. 8 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 42400, 64320, 73040, 85760, 85840, 85920 and 95725. 9 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 30180, 40980, 63200, 65120, 65200, 65280, 65360, 65440 and 73120. 10 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 45200, 64320, 81680 and 86800. 11 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 36720, 36800 and 92000. 12 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 39090 and 39120. 13 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 44960, 68078, 82020 and 89170. 14 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 15970, 48640, 48720, 48880, 61280, 61360 and 61600. 15 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 49600, 67520 and 83599. 16 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 50160, 50240, 50320, 50360, 50400, 50480, 50560, 50640, 50720, 50800, 50880, 50960, 51040 and 51120. 17 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 67600, 67680 and 67760. 18 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 60400, 60480 and 61440. 19 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 66400 and 66480. 20 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 93120 and 93280. 21 SML(T) in this case means that the restriction shall not be exceeded by the sum of the migration levels of the substances having PM/REF Nos. 17260 and 18670. ; and d immediately after paragraph 4 there shall be inserted the following paragraph – 5 In the case of the substances listed in Part II, the specific migration limits specified in column 4 of that Part (restrictions and specifications) shall have effect with effect from 1st January 2004 where the verification of compliance is carried out in simulant D or in test media of substitute tests as prescribed in Council Directive 82/711/EEC and Council Directive 85/572/EEC. . 17 In Schedule 2B (specifications) in the case of each substance listed in Schedule 3 to these Regulations, the item number, PM/REF No. and specification set out for that substance in that Schedule shall be inserted in the appropriate numerical position for that item number. 18 In Schedule 3 (provisions applicable when testing compliance with the migration limits) – a in each of sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) of paragraph 4, immediately after “specified in regulation” there shall be inserted “4(5A), 4A(4) or (5), 5(4A) or (4B) or”; and b for sub-paragraph (2)(b) of paragraph 8 there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph – b 12 mg/kg or, as the case may be, 2 milligrams per square decimeter in migration tests using other simulants referred to in Schedule 4. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 11th October 2002. David Finnegan A Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety SCHEDULE 1 Regulation 15(a) and (b) PART I list of monomers to be added to section a of part i of schedule 1 to the principal regulations
ItemPM/REF No. CAS No. NameRestrictions and specifications
15A1153000999-61-1Acrylic acid, 2-hydroxypropyl esterQMA = 0.05 mg/6 dm2
28B1276300141-43-52-AminoethanolSML = 0.05 mg/kg. Not for use in polymers contacting foods for which simulant D is laid down in Council Directive 85/572/EEC and for indirect food contact only, behind the PET layer
28C1276584434-12-8N-(2-aminoethyl)-beta-alanine, sodium saltSML = 0.05 mg/kg
38A1339504767-03-72,2-Bis(hydroxymethyl) propionic acidQMA = 0.05 mg/6 dm2
47A1361700080-09-1Bisphenol SAs item 86A
49B1381000505-65-71,4-Butanediol formalQMA = 0.05 mg/6 dm2
52A1393200598-32-33-Buten-2-olQMA = ND (DL = 0.02 mg/6 dm2). To be used only as a co-monomer for the preparation of polmeric additive
70A1503000931-88-4CycloocteneSML = 0.05 mg/kg. For use only in polymers contacting foods for which simulant A is laid down in Council Directive 85/572/EEC
76A1537003236-53-11,6-Diamino-2,2,4-trimethylhexaneQMA = 5 mg/6 dm2
76B1540003236-54-21,6-Diamino-2,4,4-trimethylhexaneQMA = 5 mg/6 dm2
77A1561000080-07-94,4'-Dichlorodiphenyl sulphoneSML = 0.05 mg/kg
86A1609000080-09-014,4'-Dihydroxydiphenyl sulphoneSML = 0.05 mg/kg
88B1639000126-30-72,2-Dimethyl-1,3-propanediolSML = 0.05 mg/kg
121B1911004098-71-91-Isocyanato-3-isocyanatomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexaneQM(T) = 1 mg/kg in FP (as NCO)
122A1924300078-79-5IsopreneAs item 145A
126A1949000947-04-6LaurolactamSML = 5 mg/kg
135A2026000101-43-9Methacrylic acid, cyclohexyl esterSML = 0.05 mg/kg
135B2041002082-81-7Methacrylic acid, diester with 1,4-butanediolSML = 0.05 mg/kg
135D2059000106-91-2Methacrylic acid, 2,3-epoxypropyl esterQMA = 0.02 mg/6 dm2
144A2152001561-92-8Methallylsulphonic acid, sodium saltSML = 5 mg/kg
145A2164000078-79-52-Methyl-1,3-butadieneQM = 1 mg/kg in FP or SML = ND (DL = 0.02 mg/kg, analytical tolerance included)
145C21765106246-33-74,4'-Methylenebis(3-chloro-2,6-diethylaniline)QMA = 0.05 mg/6 dm2
145D2182100505-65-71,4-(Methylenedioxy)butaneAs item 49B
148A2236001141-38-42,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic acidSML = 5 mg/kg
150A2243700126-30-7NeopentylglycolAs item 88B
156A2277807456-68-04,4'-Oxybis(benzenesulphonyl azide)QMA = 0.05 mg/6 dm2
159A2290000109-67-11-PenteneSML = 5 mg/kg
184A24073000101-90-6Resorcinol diglycidyl etherQMA = 0.005 mg/g dm2. Not for use in polymers contacting foods for which simulant D is laid down in Council Directive 85/572/EEC and for indirect food contact only, behind the PET layer.
214A25380Trialkyl acetic acid (C7-C17), vinyl esters (= vinyl versatate)QMA = 0.05 mg/g dm2
215A2545026896-48-0TricyclodecanedimethanolSML = 0.05 mg/kg
217A2590000110-88-3TrioxaneSML = 0.05 mg/kg
PART II list of monomers for which the entry contained in the first column (item) of section a of part i of schedule 1 to the principal regulations is to be amended
ItemName
52B4-tert-Butylphenol
88C1.3 Dioxolane
121CIsophthalic acid
135CMethacrylic acid, 2-(dimethylamino) ethyl ester
145B3-Methyl-1-butene
159BPerfluoropropyl perfluorovinyl ether
214BTriallylamine
PART III list of monomers for which the entry contained in column 4 (restrictions and specifications) of section a of part i of schedule 1 to the principal regulations is to be amended
NameRestrictions and specifications
2,2-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) propane bis(2,3-epoxypropyl) ether (= BADGE)Use must be before 1st January 2005 and prior to that date be as specified in paragraph 1 of Annex I to Commission Directive 2002/16, as read with the second sentence of paragraph 2 of that Annex
4,4'-DihydroxybenzophenoneSML(T) = 6 mg/kg (14)
FormaldehydeSML(T) = 15 mg/kg (21)
HexamethylenetetramineSML(T) = 15 mg/kg (expressed as formaldehyde (21)
1,3-PhenylenediamineSML = ND (DL = 0.02 mg/kg, analytical tolerance included)
PART IV provisions substituted for section b of part i of schedule 1 to the principal regulations Section B : Monomers authorised up to 31st December 2004
ItemPM/REF No. CAS No. NameRestrictions and specifications
110599/90A61788-89-4Acids, fatty, unsaturated (C18), dimers, distilled
210599/9161788-89-4Acids, fatty, unsaturated (C18), dimers, non-distilled
310599/92A68783-41-5Acids, fatty, unsaturated (C18), dimers, hydrogenated, distilled
410599/9368783-41-5Acids, fatty, unsaturated (C18), dimers, hydrogenated, non-distilled
51150000103-11-7Acrylic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester
61305000528-44-91,2,4-Benzenetricarboxylic acidAs item 23
71307500091-76-9Benzoguanamine
81372000110-63-41,4-Butanediol
91426000502-44-3Caprolactone
101480003724-65-0Crotonic acid
111531000091-76-92,4-Diamino-6-phenyl-1,3,5-triazine
121573000077-73-6Dicyclopentadiene
131621006864-37-53,3'-Dimethyl-4-4'-diaminodicyclo-hexylmethane
141669001321-74-0Divinylbenzene
151669700693-23-2Dodecanedioic acid
161711016219-75-35-Ethylidenebicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene
171837000592-45-01,4-Hexadiene
181870000629-11-81,6-Hexanediol
192137010595-80-9Methacrylic acid, 2-sulphoethyl ester
202140054276-35-6Methacrylic acid, sulphopropyl ester
212197000923-02-4N-methylolmethacrylamide
222221000098-83-9Alpha-methylstyrene
232554000528-44-9Trimellitic acidQM(T) = 5 mg/kg in FP
242555000552-30-7Trimellitic anhydrideQM(T) = 5 mg/kg in FP (expressed as trimellitic acid)
252584003290-92-41,1,1-Trimethylopropane trimethacrylate
262623000088-12-0Vinylpyrrolidone
SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 16(a) and (b) PART I list of additives to be added to part i of schedule 2 to the principal regulations
ItemPM/REF No. CAS No. NameRestrictions and specifications
19A3516006642-31-56-Amino-1,3-dimethyluracilSML = 5 mg/kg
19B3517000141-43-52-AminoethanolSML = 0.05 mg/kg. Not for use in polymers contacting foods for which simulant D is laid down in Council Directive 85/572/EEC and for indirect food contact only, behind the PET layer
19C3528400111-41-1N-(2-aminoethyl)ethanolamineSML = 0.05 mg/kg. Not for use in polymers contacting foods for which simulant D is laid down in Council Directive 85/572/EEC and for indirect food contact only, behind the PET layer
36E38840154862-43-8Bis(-2,4-dicumylphenyl) pentaerythritoldiphosphiteSML = 5 mg/kg (as sum of the substance itself, its oxidised form bis(2,4-dicumylphenyl)pentaerythritol-phosphate and its hydrolysis product (2,4-dicumylphenol)
38A39925129228-21-33,3-Bis(methoxymethyl)-2,5-dimethyl hexaneSML = 0.05 mg/kg
41A4112010043-52-4Calcium chloride
45A4184000105-60-2CaprolactamSML(T) = 15 mg/kg (5)
72B4721026427-07-6Dibutylthiostannoic acid polymer [= thiobis(butyl-tin sulphide), polymer]In compliance with the specifications laid down in Schedule 2B
73A4754027458-90-8Di-tert-dodecyl disulfideSML = 0.05 mg/kg
73D4862000123-31-91,4-DihydroxybenzeneSML = 0.6 mg/kg
73E4872000611-99-44,4'-DihydroxybenzophenoneSML(T) = 6 mg/kg (14)
77A5264510436-08-5Cis-11-eicosenamide
164A6480000110-16-7Maleic acidSML(T) = 30 mg/kg (4)
167A6592066822-60-4[N-methacryloyloxyethyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-carboxymethyl-ammonium chloride, sodium salt-octadecyl methacrylate-ethyl methacrylate-cyclohexyl methacrylate-N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone, copolymers
191A73160–Phosphoric acid, mono-and di-n-alkyl (C16 and C18) estersSML = 0.05 mg/kg
195B76730–Polydimethylsiloxane, gamma-hydroxypropylatedSML = 6 mg/kg
208A81220192268-64-7Poly-[[6-[N-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)-n-butylamino]-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diyl][2,2,6,6-tetramethyl- 4-piperidinyl)imino]-1,6-hexanediyl [2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl) imino]]-alpha-[N,N,N',N'-tetrabutyl- N" "-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)-N"-[6,2,2,6,6-tetramethyl (-4-piperidinylamino)-hexyl][1,3,5- triazine-2,4,6-triamine]-omega-N,N, N',N'-tetrabutyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine]SML = 5 mg/kg
229A8359968442-12-6Reaction products of oleic acid, 2-mercaptoethyl ester, with dichlorodimethyltin, sodium sulphide and trichloromethyltinSML(T) = 0.18 mg/kg (15) (expressed as tin)
240B8568001343-98-2Silicic acid
271A9215001401-55-4Tannic acidsAccording to the JECFA specifications
279A9327000108-78-12,4,6-Triamino-1,3,5-triazineSML = 30 mg/kg
281A95270161717-32-42,4,6-Tris(tert-butyl)phenyl 2-butyl-2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol phosphiteSML = 2 mg/kg (as sum of phosphite, phosphate and the hydrolysis product = TTBP)
PART II list of additives for which the entry contained in the first column (item) of part i of schedule 2 to the principal regulations is to be amended
ItemName
36FBis(3-4-dimethylbenzylidene)sorbitol
38BBis(polyethyleneglycol)hydroxymethyl-phosphonate
73BDiethyleneglycol
73C1,1-Difluoroethane
73F2,4-Dimethyl-6-(1-methylpentadecyl)phenol
191BPhosphoric acid, trichloroethyl ester
195CPolyesters of 1,2-propanediol and/or 1,3-and/or polypropyleneglycol with adipic acid, also end-capped with acetic acid or fatty acids C10-C18 or n-octanol and or n-decanol
208BPoly (zinc glycerolate)
240CSilicic acid, lithium, magnesium, sodium salt
281BVermiculite, reaction product with citric acid, lithium salt
281CWater
281DWaxes, refined, derived from petroleum based or synthetic hydrocarbon feed stocks
281EWhite mineral oils, paraffinic, derived from petroleum based hydrocarbon feed stocks
PART III list of additives for which the entry contained in column 4 (restrictions and specifications) of part i of schedule 2 to the principal regulations is to be amended
NameRestrictions and specifications
BenzaldehydeIn compliance with regulation 4(2) of the 1987 Regulations
Bis(polyethyleneglycol)hydroxymethyl-phosphonateSML = 0.6 mg/kg. Authorised until 1st January 2004
CamphorIn compliance with regulation 4(2) of the 1987 Regulations
Copper iodideSML(T) = 30 mg/kg (7) (expressed as copper) and the specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 1 mg/kg (10) (expressed as iodine)
2'-(2-Hydroxy-3,5'-di-tert-butylphenyl)-5-chlorobenzotriazoleSML(T) = 30 mg/kg (18)
PART IV provisions inserted after part i of schedule 2 to the principal regulations Part ii : <Emphasis>Incomplete list of additives used in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles (being additives to which paragraph 5 of part iii of this schedule applies)</Emphasis>
ItemPM/REF No. CAS No. NameRestrictions and specifications
13018002180-18-9Acetic acid, manganese saltSML(T) = 0.6 mg/kg (9) (expressed as manganese)
23152061167-58-6Acrylic acid, 2-tert-butyl-6-(3-tert-butyl-2-hydroxy-5-methylbenzyl)-4-methylphenyl esterSML = 6 mg/kg
33192000103-23-1Adipic acid, bis(2-ethylhexyl) esterSML = 18 mg/kg (1)
434230–Alkyl(C8-C22)sulphonic acidsSML = 6 mg/kg
53576001309-64-4Antimony trioxideSML = 0.02 mg/kg (expressed as anti-monium and analytical tolerance included)
63672017194-00-2Barium hydroxideSML(T) = 1 mg/kg (11) (expressed as barium)
73680010022-31-8Barium nitrateSML(T) = 1 mg/kg (11) (expressed as barium)
83824000119-61-9BenzophenoneSML = 0.6 mg/kg
93856007128-64-52,5-Bis(5-tert-butyl-2-benzoxazolyl) thiopheneSML = 0.6 mg/kg
103870063397-60-4Bis(2-carbobutoxyethyl)tin-bis(isooctylmercaptoacetate)SML = 18 mg/kg
113880032687-78-8N,N'-Bis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionyl)hydrazideSML = 15 mg/kg
123882026741-53-7Bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) pentaery-thritol diphosphiteSML = 0.6 mg/kg
133906035958-30-61,1-Bis(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)ethaneSML = 5 mg/kg
1439090–N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl) alkyl(C8-C18)amineSML(T) = 1.2 mg/kg (12)
1539120–N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl) alkyl (C8-C18)amine hydrochloridesSML(T) = 1.2 mg/kg (12) (expressed as N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)alkyl(C8-C18)amine)
164000000991-84-42,4-Bis(octylmercapto)-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butylanilino)-1,3,5-triazineSML = 30 mg/kg
1740020110553-27-02,4-Bis(octylthiomethyl)-6-methylphenolSML = 6 mg/kg
184016061269-61-2N,N'-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)hexamethylenediamine-1,2-dibromoethane, copolymerSML = 2.4 mg/kg
194080013003-12-84,4'-Butylidene-bis(6-tert-butyl-3-methylphenyl-ditridecyl phosphite)SML = 6 mg/kg
204098019664-95-0Butyric acid, manganese saltSML(T) = 0.6 mg/kg (9) (expressed as manganese)
214200063438-80-2(2-Carbobutoxyethyl)tin-tris(isooctylmercaptoacetate)SML = 30 mg/kg
224240010377-37-4Carbonic acid, lithium saltSML(T) = 0.6 mg/kg (8) (expressed as lithium)
234248000584-09-8Carbonic acid, rubidium saltSML = 12 mg/kg
244360004080-31-31-(3-Chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chlorideSML = 0.3 mg/kg
254368000075-45-6ChlorodifluoromethaneSML = 6 mg/kg and in compliance with the specifications laid down in Schedule 2B
264496011104-61-3Cobalt oxideSML(T) = 0.05 mg/kg (13) (expressed as cobalt)
2745440–Cresols, butylated, styrenatedSML = 12 mg/kg
284672004130-42-12,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-ethylphenolQMA = 4.8 mg/6 dm2
294760084030-61-5Di-n-dodecyltin bis(isooctyl mercaptoacetate)SML = 12 mg/kg
304864000131-56-62,4-DihydroxybenzophenoneSML(T) = 6 mg/kg (14)
314880000097-23-42,2'-Dihydroxy-5,5'-dichlorodiphenylmethaneSML = 12 mg/kg
324888000131-53-32,2'-Dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenoneSML(T) = 6 mg/kg (14)
334960026636-01-1Dimethyltin bis(isooctyl mercaptoacetate)SML(T) = 0.18 mg/kg (15) (expressed as tin)
344984002500-88-1Dioctadecyl disulphideSML = 3 mg/kg
3550160–Di-n-octylin bis(n-alkyl(C10-C16) mercapto acetate)SML(T) = 0.04 mg/kg (16) (expressed as tin)
365024010039-33-5Di-n-octyltin bis (2-ethyllhexyl maleate)SML(T) = 0.04 mg/kg (16) (expressed as tin)
375032015571-58-1Di-n-octyltin bis(2-ethylhexyl mercaptoacetate)SML(T) = 0.04 mg/kg (16) (expressed as tin)
3850360–Di-n-octyltin bis(ethyl maleate)SML(T) = 0.04 mg/kg (16) (expressed as tin)
395040033568-99-9Di-n-octyltin bis(isooctyl maleate)SML(T) = 0.04 mg/kg (16) (expressed as tin)
405048026401-97-8Di-n-octyltin bis(isooctyl mercaptoacetate)SML(T) = 0.04 mg/kg (16) (expressed as tin)
4150560–Di-n-octyltin 1,4-butanediol bis (mercaptoacetate)SML(T) = 0.04 mg/kg (16) (expressed as tin)
425064003648-18-8Di-n-octyltin dilaurateSML(T) = 0.04 mg/kg (16) (expressed as tin)
435072015571-60-5Di-n-octyltin dimaleateSML(T) = 0.04 mg/kg (16) (expressed as tin)
4450800–Di-n-octyltin dimaleate, esterifiedSML(T) = 0.04 mg/kg (16) (expressed as tin)
4550880–Di-n-octyltin dimaleate, polymers (n = 2-4)SML(T) = 0.04 mg/kg (16) (expressed as tin)
465096069226-44-4Di-n-octyltin ethyleneglycol bis(mercaptoacetate)SML(T) = 0.04 mg/kg (16) (expressed as tin)
475104015535-79-2Di-n-octyltin mercaptoacetateSML(T) = 0.04 mg/kg (16) (expressed as tin)
4851120–Di-n-octyltin thiobenzoate 2-ethyl-hexyl mercaptoacetateSML(T) = 0.04 mg/kg (16) (expressed as tin)
495157000127-63-9Diphenyl sulphoneSML = 3 mg/kg
505168000102-08-9N,N'-diphenylthioureaSML = 3 mg/kg
515200027176-87-0Dodecylbenzenesulphonic acidSML = 30 mg/kg
525232052047-59-32-(4-Dodecylphenyl)indoleSML = 0.06 mg/kg
535288023676-09-74-Ethoxybenzoic acid, ethyl esterSML = 3.6 mg/kg
545320023949-66-82-Ethoxy-2'-ethyloxanilideSML = 30 mg/kg
555896000057-09-0Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromideSML = 6 mg/kg
565912023128-74-71,6-Hexamethylene-bis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionamide)SML = 45 mg/kg
575920035074-77-21,6-Hexamethylene-bis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate)SML = 6 mg/kg
586032070321-86-72-(2-Hydroxy-3,5-bis(1,1-dimethylbenzyl)phenyl) benzotriazoleSML = 1.5 mg/kg
596040003896-11-52-(2'-Hydroxy-3'-tert-butyl-5'-methylphenyl)-5- chlorobenzotriazoleSML(T) = 30 mg/kg (18)
606080065447-77-01-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl, piperidine-succinic acid, dimethyl ester, copolymerSML = 30 mg/kg
616128003293-97-82-Hydroxy-4-n- hexyloxybenzophenoneSML(T) = 6 mg/kg (14)
626136000131-57-72-Hydroxy-4- methoxybenzophenoneSML(T) = 6 mg/kg (14)
636144002440-22-42-(2-Hydroxy-5-methylphenyl) benzotriazoleSML(T) = 30 mg/kg (18)
646160001843-05-62-Hydroxy-4-n- octyloxybenzophenoneSML(T) = 6 mg/kg (14)
656320051877-53-3Lactic acid, manganese saltSML(T) = 0.6 mg/kg (9) (expressed as manganese)
666432010377-51-2Lithium iodideSML(T) = 1 mg/kg (10) (expressed as iodium) and SML(T) = 0.6 mg/kg (8) (expressed as lithium)
676512007773-01-5Manganese chlorideSML(T) = 0.6 mg/kg (9) (expressed as manganese)
686520012626-88-9Manganese hydroxideSML(T) = 0.6 mg/kg (9) (expressed as manganese)
696528010043-84-2Manganese hypophosphiteSML(T) = 0.6 mg/kg (9) (expressed as manganese)
706536011129-60-5Manganese oxideSML(T) = 0.6 mg/kg (9) (expressed as manganese)
7165440Manganese pyrophosphiteSML(T) = 0.6 mg/kg (9) (expressed as manganese)
726636085209-91-22-2'-Methylene bis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenyl)sodium phosphateSML = 5 mg/kg
736640000088-24-42-2'-Methylenebis(4-ethyl-6-tert-butylphenol)SML(T) = 1.5 mg/kg (19)
746648000119-47-12-2'-Methylenebis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol)SML(T) = 1.5 mg/kg (19)
756736067649-65-4Mono-n-dodecyltin tris(isooctyl mercaptoacetate)SML = 24 mg/kg
766752054849-38-6Monomethyltin tris(isooctyl mercaptoacetate)SML(T) = 0.18 mg/kg (15) (expressed as tin)
7767600–Mono-n-octyltin tris(alkyl(C10-C16)-mercaptoacetate)SML(T) = 1.2 mg/kg (17) (expressed as tin)
786768027107-89-7Mono-n-octyltin tris(2-ethylhexyl mercaptoacetate)SML(T) = 1.2 mg/kg (17) (expressed as tin)
796776026401-86-5Mono-n-octyltin tris(isooctyl mercaptoacetate)SML(T) = 1.2 mg/kg (17) (expressed as tin)
806807827253-31-2Neodecanoic acid, cobalt saltSML(T) = 0.05 mg/kg (expressed as neodecanoic acid) and SML(T) = 0.05 mg/kg (13) (expressed as cobalt). Not for use in polymers contacting foods for which simulant D is laid down in Council Directive 85/572/EEC
816832002082-79-3Octadecyl 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxylphenyl)propionateSML = 6 mg/kg
826840010094-45-8OctadecylerucamideSML = 5 mg/kg
836984016260-09-6OleylpalmitamideSML = 5 mg/kg
847216000948-65-22-PhenylindoleSML = 15 mg/kg
857280001241-94-7Phosphoric acid, diphenyl 2-ethylhexyl esterSML = 2.4 mg/kg
867304013763-32-1Phosphoric acid, lithium saltsSML(T) = 0.6 mg/kg (8) (expressed as lithium)
877312010124-54-6Phosphoric acid, manganese saltSML(T) = 0.6 mg/kg (9) (expressed as manganese)
8874400–Phosphorous acid, tris(nonyl-and/or dimonylphenyl) esterSML = 30 mg/kg
8977440–Polyethyleneglycol diricinoleateSML = 42 mg/kg
907752061791-12-6Polyethyleneglycol ester of castor oilSML = 42 mg/kg
917832009004-97-1Polyethyleneglycol monoricinoleateSML = 42 mg/kg
928120071878-19-8Poly[6-[(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)amino]-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diyl]-[(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)-imino]hexamethylene [(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)limino]SML = 3 mg/kg
938168007681-11-0Potassium iodideSML(T) = 1 mg/kg (10) (expressed as iodium)
948202019019-51-3Propionic acid, cobalt saltSML(T) = 0.05 mg/kg (13) (expressed as cobalt)
9583595119345-01-6Reaction product of di-tert-butylphosphonite with biphenyl, obtained by condensation of 2,4-di-tert-butylphenol with friedel craft reaction product of phosphorus trichloride and biphenylSML = 18 mg/kg and in compliance with the specifications in Schedule 2B
968370000141-22-0Ricinoleic acidSML = 42 mg/kg
978480000087-18-3Salicylic acid, 4-tert-butylphenyl esterSML = 12 mg/kg
988488000119-36-8Salicylic acid, methyl esterSML = 30 mg/kg
998576012068-40-5Silicic acid, lithium aluminium salt (2:1:1)SML(T) = 0.6 mg/kg (8) (expressed as lithium)
1008592012627-14-4Silicic acid, lithium saltSML(T) = 0.6 mg/kg (8) (expressed as lithium)
1018680007681-82-5Sodium iodideSML(T) = 1 mg/kg (10) (expressed as iodium)
10286880–Sodium monoalkyl dialkylphenoxybenzenedi-sulphonateSML = 9 mg/kg
1038917013586-84-0Stearic acid, cobalt saltSML(T) = 0.05 mg/kg (13) (expressed as cobalt)
1049200007727-43-7Sulphuric acid, barium saltSML(T) = 1 mg/kg (11) (expressed as barium)
10592320–Tetradecyl-polyethyleneglycol (EO = 3-8) ether of glycolic acidSML = 15 mg/kg
1069256038613-77-3Tetrakis(2,4-di-tert-butyl- phenyl)-4-4'-biphenylylene diphosphoniteSML = 18 mg/kg
1079280000096-69-54,4'-Thiobis(6-tert-butyl-3-methylphenol)SML = 0.48 mg/kg
1089288041484-35-9Thiodiethanol bis(3-(3-5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate)SML = 2.4 mg/kg
1099312000123-28-4Thiodipropionic acid, didodecyl esterSML(T) = 5 mg/kg (20)
1109328000693-36-7Thiodipropionic acid, dioctadecyl esterSML(T) = 5 mg/kg (20)
1119456000122-20-3TriisopropanolamineSML = 5 mg/kg
1129528040601-76-11,3,5-Tris(4-tert-butyl-3-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylbenzyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trioneSML = 6 mg/kg
1139536027676-62-61,3,5-Tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trioneSML = 5 mg/kg
1149560001843-03-41,1,3-Tris(2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-tert-butylphenyl)butaneSML = 5 mg/kg
SCHEDULE 3 LIST OF SUBSTANCES TO BE ADDED TO SCHEDULE 2B TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS Regulation 17
ItemPM/REF No. Specifications
4A43680CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE
–Content of chlorofluoromethane less than 1 mg/kg of the substance
4B47210DIBUTYLTHIOSTANNOIC ACID POLYMER
–Molecular unit = (C8H18S3Sn2)n (n = 1,5-2)
5A83595 REACTION PRODUCT OF DI-TERT-BUTYLPHOSPHONITE WITH BIPHENYL, OBTAINED BY CONDENSATION OF 2,4-DI-TERT-BUTYLPHENOL WITH FRIEDEL CRAFT REACTION PRODUCT OF PHOSPHORUS TRICHLORIDE AND BIPHENYL Composition 4,4'-Biphenylene-bis[0,0-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphonite] (CAS No. 38613-77-3) (36–46% w/w (1)) 4,3'-Biphenylene-bis[0,0-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphonite] (CAS No. 118421-00-4) (17–23% w/w) 3,3'-Biphenylene-bis[0,0-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphonite] (CAS No. 118421-01-5) (1–5% w/w) 4-Biphenylene-0,0-bis[0,0-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphonite] (CAS No. 91362-37-7) (11–19% w/w) Tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphite (CAS No. 31570-04-4) (9–18% w/w) 4,4'-Biphenylene-0,0-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphonate-0,0-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphonite (CAS No. 112949-970) < 5% w/w) Other specifications Phosphor content of minimum 5.4% to 5.9% Acid value of maximum 10 mg KOH per gram Melt range of 85–110°C
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations amend for the second time the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. 1998 No. 264, “the 1998 Regulations”). The Regulations implement – a Commission Directive 2001/62/EC amending Directive 90/128/EEC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (O.J. No. L221, 17.8.2001, p. 18); b Commission Directive 2002/16/EC on the use of certain epoxy derivatives in materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (O.J. No. L51, 22.2.2002, p. 27); and c (in minor respects) Commission Directive 2002/17/EC amending Directive 90/128/EEC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (O.J. No. L58, 28.2.2002, p. 19).

The Regulations also reflect the revocation, with effect from 4th September 2002, of Directive 90/128/EEC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (O.J. No. L75, 21.3.1990) as amended and its re-enactment in consolidated form by Commission Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (O.J.No. L220 15.8.2002, p. 18).

The Regulations amend the 1998 Regulations by – a adding a provision declaring that, in addition to regulating (as previously) the contact with food of certain types of plastic materials and articles, the 1998 Regulations now also include provisions which regulate the contact with food of certain other types of food contact materials, namely adhesives and materials or articles covered by surface coatings (regulation 3); b providing for the definition of “plastic material or article” to have an extended meaning where that term is used in the context of provisions added to the 1998 Regulations in implementation of Commission Directive 2002/16/EC (regulation 4(a)(vii) and (c)); c extending, so as to apply to adhesives and materials and articles covered by surface coatings, the provisions in the 1998 Regulations which – i give to the term “sale” an extended meaning for the purposes of those Regulations, ii prohibit the use, sale or importation of plastic materials and articles not meeting specified standards, iii make available the defence of “due diligence” in the case of offences relating to plastic materials and articles, iv create a presumption as to the accuracy of any particulars shown in relation to a plastic material or article which may come into contact with food, and v apply for the purposes of those Regulations, in relation to plastic materials and articles, various provisions of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (regulations 4(b), 5, 12(b), 13 and 14 respectively); d adding to the provisions restricting the use of certain substances as monomers or additives in the manufacture of plastic materials or articles, provisions restricting the use of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) propane bis(2,3-epoxypropyl) ether, (“BADGE”), bis(hydroxyphenyl) methane bis(2,3-epoxypropyl) ethers (“BFDGE”) and novolac glycidyl ethers (“NOGE”) as monomers or additives in such manufacture (regulations 6(a) and 8(a)); e changing (from 31st December 2001 to 31st December 2004) the date beyond which the monomers listed in Section B of Schedule 1 to the 1998 Regulations may no longer be used in the manufacture of plastic materials or articles and modifying the list of the types of plastic materials and articles to which the restrictions on the use of monomers in their manufacture do not apply (regulation 6(b) and (c)); f introducing new restrictions on the manufacture of plastic materials and articles using BADGE, BFDGE or NOGE other than as monomers or additives (regulation 7); g amending the provisions governing the testing of the capability of plastic materials and articles to transfer their constituents to food, in particular by adding provisions governing the testing of that capability in the case of BADGE, BFDGE and NOGE (regulations 9 and 18); h adding a provision restricting the extent to which certain plastic materials or articles are allowed to transfer certain substances to food (regulation 10); i introducing new restrictions on the manufacture of adhesives or materials and articles covered by surface coatings using BADGE, BFDGE or NOGE and new provisions governing the testing of the capability of such adhesives, materials or articles to transfer those substances to food (regulation 11); j making it an offence to contravene any of the restrictions referred to in sub-paragraphs (d), (f) or (i) and including transitional provisions (regulation 12(a) and (c)); k adding new substances to the list of monomers which may be used in the manufacture of plastic materials or articles and amending the conditions of use of certain monomers used in such manufacture (regulation 15); l adding new substances to the non-exhaustive list of additives used in the manufacture of plastic materials or articles, amending the conditions of use of certain additives used in such manufacture and deleting one additive from that list (regulations 8(a) and 16); and m adding certain substances to the list of substances whose specifications are set out in Schedule 2B to the 1998 Regulations (regulation 17).

Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services: see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) Article 3(6) S.I. 1991/762 (N.I. 7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1633 (N.I. 12) and paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c. 28 O.J. No. L31, 1.2.2002, p. 1 S.R. 1998 No. 264, as amended by S.R. 2000 No. 402 O.J. No. L221, 17.8.2001, p. 18 O.J. No. L51, 22.2.2002, p. 27 O.J. No. L220, 15.8.2002, p. 18 O.J. No. L109, 6.5.2000, p. 29 O.J. No. L297, 23.10.82, p. 26, last amended by Commission Directive 97/48/EC (O.J. No. L222, 12.8.97, p.10) O.J. No. L372, 31.12.85, p. 14