Food-contact Materials

The European Framework Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004 on Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Foodstuffs lays down the general safety requirements. The regulations also ensure that they do not change the nature, substance or quality of the food.

• The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) (No.2) Regulations 2006 regulate materials and articles made from plastics.
• The Material and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 2005 regulate the manufacture of coated and uncoated regenerated cellulose film. The same regulation also controls the use of vinyl chloride monomer in the manufacture of food-contact plastics.
• There is also specific legislation for restricting the lead content of tin or other metallic coatings in kitchen utensils in the form of The Cooking Utensils (Safety) Regulations 1972.

• The N-Nitrosamines and N-Nitrosatable Substances in Elastomer or Rubber Tests and Dummies (Safety) Regulations 1995 restrict the amount of release of N-Nitrosamines and N-Nitrosatable Substances in the rubber of babies’ teats and dummies.
• Council Directive 84/500/EEC as amended by Commission Directive 2005/31/EC deals with the migration into food of lead and cadmium from ceramic articles intended to be brought into contact with food. In the United Kingdom, this Directive is enacted under the provisions of The Ceramic Articles in Contact with Food (England Regulations) 2006. 

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