Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/831 amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food

Amends regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. It comes into force on 25th June 2018.

Mini summary

Plastic materials and articles that come into contact with food may transfer toxic substances to them and may be a risk to human health. This regulation introduces migration limits for substances used in such packaging and lays down conditions for their use to ensure food safety.

Amendment

These Regulations amend Annex I, Table 1 in order to change the specific migration limit (SML).

These Regulations also add the following substance into Annex I, Table 1:

• 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphtalene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid, dimethyl ester; and
• [3-(2,3-epoxypropoxy)propyl]trimethoxy silane.

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