ANNEX IIIFood simulants

1.Food simulants

For demonstration of compliance for plastic materials and articles not yet in contact with food the food simulants listed in Table 1 below are assigned.

F1Table 1List of food simulants

Food simulant

Abbreviation

Ethanol 10 % (v/v)

Food simulant A

Acetic acid 3 % (w/v)

Food simulant B

Ethanol 20 % (v/v)

Food simulant C

Ethanol 50 % (v/v)

Food simulant D1

Any vegetable oil containing less than 1 % unsaponifiable matter

Food simulant D2

poly(2,6-diphenyl-p-phenylene oxide), particle size 60-80 mesh, pore size 200 nm

Food simulant E