Materials and articles in contact with food including catering containers and materials and articles in contact with drinking water (HS Code(s) 3919, 3920, 3923 and 3924; ICS Code 67.250)

Draft Commission Regulation amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (Text with EEA Relevance). Language(s): English. Number of pages: 14 + 10

This Regulation: Authorises 4 new substances; updates and adds limits to the general list of migration limits applicable to all plastics in point 1 of Annex II, including on lead, cadmium and mercury; lowers detection limits for primary aromatic amines; strengthens the information requirements under point 6 of Annex IV; adds testing rules for food processing equipment and appliances; requires that specific migration does not increase between subsequent tests for repeated use materials and articles; adds a new standard testing condition for overall migration; and,corrects some of the wording related to overall migration testing.