ANNEXU.K.
Annexes I, II, III, IV and V to Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 are amended as follows:
Annex I is amended as follows:
in point 1, the paragraph referring to Column 8 of Table 1 is replaced by the following:
‘Column 8 (SML [mg/kg]): the specific migration limit applicable for the substance. It is expressed in mg substance per kg food. It is marked as ND (“not-detectable”) if the substance is one in respect of which no migration is permitted, to be determined in accordance with Article 11(4).’;
in point 1, the last paragraph before Table 1 is deleted;
in point 1, in column 10 of Table 1, in the entries for the substances with FCM substance Nos 72, 642, 672, 776, 782, 923 and 974, the word ‘should’ is replaced by the word ‘shall’;
in point 1, Table 1 is amended as follows:
in column 10, in the entries for the substances with FCM substance Nos 93, 199, 262, 326, 637, 768, 803, 810, 815, 819 and 884, the words ‘simulant D’ are replaced by the words ‘simulant D1 and/or D2’;
the entries concerning substances with FCM substance Nos 87, 391, 641, 752, 779 and 974 are replaced by the following:
| ‘87 | 86285 | Silicon dioxide, silanated | yes | no | no | For synthetic amorphous silicon dioxide, silanated: primary particles of 1–100 nm which are aggregated to a size of 0,1–1 μm and may form agglomerates within the size distribution of 0,3 μm to the mm size. | ||||
| ‘391 | 22932 | 0001187-93-5 | perfluoromethyl perfluorovinyl ether | no | yes | no | 0,05 | Only to be used in:
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| ‘641 | 22331 | 0025513-64-8 | mixture of (35-45 % w/w) 1,6-diamino-2,2,4-trimethylhexane and (55-65 % w/w)1,6-diamino-2,4,4-trimethylhexane | no | yes | no | 0,05’ | |||
| ‘752 | 39890 | 0087826-41-3 0069158-41- 4 0054686-97-4 0081541-12-0 | bis(methylbenzylidene)sorbitol | yes | no | no’ | ||||
| ‘779 | 39815 | 0182121-12-6 | 9,9-bis(methoxymethyl)fluorene | yes | no | yes | 0,05 | (2)’ | ||
| ‘974 | 74050 | 939402-02-5 | phosphorous acid, mixed 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenyl and 4-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenyl triesters | yes | no | yes | 5 | SML expressed as the sum of the phosphite and phosphate forms of the substance, 4-tert-amylphenol and 2,4-di-tert-amylphenol. The migration of 2,4-di-tert-amylphenol shall not exceed 1 mg/kg food.’’ |
the following entries are inserted in numerical order of the FCM substance numbers:
| ‘871 | 0287916-86-3 | dodecanoic acid, 12-amino-, polymer with ethene, 2,5-furandione, α-hydro-ω-hydroxypoly (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) and 1-propene | yes | no | no | Only to be used in polyolefins at levels of up to 20 weight %. These polyolefins shall only be used in contact with foods for which Table 2 of Annex III assigns food simulant E, at ambient temperature or below, and when migration of the total oligomeric fraction of less than 1 000 Da does not exceed 50 μg/kg food. | (23) | |||
| ‘1031 | 3238-40-2 | furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid | no | yes | no | 5 | Only to be used as a monomer in the production of polyethylene furanoate. The migration of the oligomeric fraction of less than 1 000 Da shall not exceed 50 μg/kg food (expressed as furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid). | (22) (23) | ||
| 1034 | 3710-30-3 | 1,7-octadiene | no | yes | no | 0,05 | Only to be used as a crosslinking co-monomer in the manufacture of polyolefins for contact with any type of foods for long term storage at room temperature, including when packaged under hot-fill conditions.’ | |||
| ‘1045 | 1190931-27-1 | perfluoro{acetic acid, 2-[(5-methoxy-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)oxy]}, ammonium salt | yes | no | no | Only to be used as a polymer production aid during the manufacture of fluoropolymers under high temperature conditions of at least 370 °C. | ||||
| 1046 | zinc oxide, nanoparticles, coated with [3-(methacryloxy)propyl] trimethoxysilane (FCM No 788) | yes | no | no | Only to be used in unplasticised polymers. The restrictions and specifications specified for FCM substance No 788 shall be respected. | |||||
| 1048 | 624-03-3 | ethylene glycol dipalmitate | yes | no | no | (2) | Only to be used when produced from a fatty acid precursor that is obtained from edible fats or oils. | |||
| 1050 | zinc oxide, nanoparticles, uncoated | yes | no | no | Only to be used in unplasticised polymers. | |||||
| 1051 | 42774-15-2 | N,N′-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl) isophthalamide | yes | no | no | 5 | ||||
| 1052 | 1455-42-1 | 2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5,5]undecane-3,9-diethanol,β3,β3,β9,β9-tetramethyl- (“SPG”) | no | yes | no | 5 | Only to be used as a monomer in the production of polyesters. The migration of oligomers of less than 1 000 Da shall not exceed 50 μg/kg food (expressed as SPG). | (22) (23) | ||
| 1053 | fatty acids, C16–18 saturated, esters with dipentaerythritol | yes | no | no | Only to be used when produced from a fatty acid precursor that is obtained from edible fats or oils’’ |
in point 2, in Table 2, the entry concerning the group restriction with Group Restriction No 2 is replaced by the following:
| ‘2 | 89 227 263 1048 | 30 | expressed as ethyleneglycol’ |
in point 3, in column 2 of Table 3, in the entries for Notes 4 and 5, the word ‘should’ is replaced by the word ‘shall’;
in point 3, in Table 3, the following entries are added:
| ‘(22) | When used in contact with non-alcoholic foods for which Table 2 of Annex III assigns food simulant D1, food simulant C shall be used for verification of compliance instead of food simulant D1; |
| (23) | When a final material or article containing this substance is placed on the market, a well described method to determine whether the oligomer migration complies with the restrictions specified in column 10 of Table 1 shall form part of the supporting documentation referred to in Article 16. This method shall be suitable for use by a competent authority to verify compliance. If an adequate method is publicly available, reference shall be made to that method. If the method requires a calibration sample, a sufficient sample shall be supplied to the competent authority on its request.’ |
Annex II is amended as follows:
point 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1.Plastic materials and articles shall not release the following substances in quantities exceeding the specific migration limits below:
Aluminium = 1 mg/kg food or food simulant
Barium = 1 mg/kg food or food simulant
Cobalt = 0,05 mg/kg food or food simulant
Copper = 5 mg/kg food or food simulant
Iron = 48 mg/kg food or food simulant
Lithium = 0,6 mg/kg food or food simulant
Manganese = 0,6 mg/kg food or food simulant
Zinc = 5 mg/kg food or food simulant.’;
point 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2.Primary aromatic amines which are not listed in Table 1 of Annex I shall not migrate or shall not otherwise be released from plastic materials and articles into food or food simulant in accordance with Article 11(4). The detection limit referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 11(4) applies to the sum of primary aromatic amines released.’;
Annex III is amended as follows:
Table 1 ‘List of food simulants’ is replaced in its entirety by the following:
‘Table 1
List 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’ |
point 3, excluding Table 2, is replaced by the following:
‘3. Specific assignment of food simulants to foods for migration testing of materials and articles not yet in contact with food
For testing migration from materials and articles not yet in contact with food the food simulants that corresponds to a certain food category shall be chosen according to Table 2 below.
For testing migration from materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods not listed in Table 2 below, or a combination of foods, the general food simulant assignments in point 2 shall be used for specific migration testing, and for overall migration testing the food simulant assignments in point 4 shall be applicable.
Table 2 contains the following information:
Column 1 (Reference number): contains the reference number of the food category
Column 2 (Description of food): contains a description of the foods covered by the food category
Column 3 (Food simulants): contains sub-columns for each of the food simulants
The food simulant for which a cross is contained in the respective sub-column of column 3 shall be used when testing migration of materials and articles not yet in contact with food.
For food categories where in sub-column D2 or E the cross is followed by an oblique stroke and a figure, the migration test result shall be corrected by dividing the result by this figure. The corrected test result shall then be compared to the migration limit to establish compliance. The test results for substances that shall not migrate in detectable quantities shall not be corrected in this way.
For food category 01.04 food simulant D2 shall be replaced by 95 % ethanol.
For food categories where in sub-column B the cross is followed by (*) the testing in food simulant B can be omitted if the food has a pH of more than 4,5.
For food categories where in sub-column D2 the cross is followed by (**) the testing in food simulant D2 can be omitted if it can be demonstrated that there is no “fatty contact” with the plastic food contact material.’;
Table 2 is amended as follows:
the entries with reference numbers 04.01 and 04.04 are replaced by the following:
in the entry with reference number 04.05 is replaced by the following:
the following point 5 is added:
‘5. General derogation to the assignment of food simulants
By derogation from the assignments of food simulants in points 2 to 4 of this Annex, where testing with several food simulants is required, a single food simulant shall be sufficient if on the basis of evidence acquired using generally recognised scientific methods this food simulant is shown to be the most severe food simulant for the particular material or article being tested under the applicable time and temperature conditions selected in accordance with Chapters 2 and 3 of Annex V.
The scientific basis on which this derogation is used shall in such cases form part of the documentation required under Article 16 of this Regulation.’;
in Annex IV, point (5) is replaced by the following:
‘(5)confirmation that the plastic materials or articles, products from intermediate stages of manufacture or the substances meet the relevant requirements laid down in this Regulation and in Article 3, 11(5), 15 and 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004;’;
Annex V is amended as follows:
Section 1.4 of Chapter 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1.4. Account of substances originating from other sources
In case there is evidence linked to the food sample that a substance partially or wholly originates from a source or sources other than the material or article for which the test is being carried out, the test results shall be corrected for the amount of that substance originating from the other source or sources before comparing the test results to the applicable specific migration limit’;
in Section 2.1.3 of Chapter 2, the text before Table 1 is replaced in its entirety by the following:
‘The sample shall be placed in contact with the food simulant in a manner representing the worst of the foreseeable conditions of use as regard contact time in Table 1 and as regard contact temperature in Table 2.
By way of derogation to the conditions set out in Tables 1 and 2, the following rules apply:
If it is found that carrying out the tests under the combination of contact conditions specified in Tables 1 and 2 causes physical or other changes in the test specimen which do not occur under worst foreseeable conditions of use of the material or article under examination, the migration tests shall be carried out under the worst foreseeable conditions of use in which these physical or other changes do not take place;
if the material or article during it intended use is subjected only to precisely controlled time and temperature conditions in food processing equipment, either as part of food packaging or as part of the processing equipment itself, testing may be done using the worst foreseeable contact conditions that can occur during the processing of the food in that equipment;
if the material or article is intended to be employed only for hot-fill conditions, only a 2-hour test at 70 °C shall be carried out. However, if the material or article is intended to be used also for storage at room temperature or below, the test conditions set out in Tables 1 and 2 of this Section or in Section 2.1.4 of this Chapter apply depending on the duration of storage.
If the testing conditions representative for the worst foreseeable conditions of intended use of the material or article, are not technically feasible in food simulant D2, migration tests shall be done using ethanol 95 % and isooctane. In addition a migration test shall be done using food simulant E if the temperature under the worst foreseeable conditions of intended use exceeds 100 °C. The test that results in the highest specific migration shall be used to establish compliance with this Regulation.’;
in Table 1, the title of the table is replaced by the following:
‘Selection of test time’;
in Table 1, the title of column 2 is replaced by the following:
‘Time to be selected for testing’;
Table 2 is replaced by the following:
‘Table 2
Selection of test temperature
| a This temperature shall be used only for food simulants D2 and E. For applications heated under pressure, migration testing under pressure at the relevant temperature may be performed. For food simulants A, B, C or D1 the test may be replaced by a test at 100 °C or at reflux temperature for duration of four times the time selected according to the conditions in Table 1.’ | |
| Worst foreseeable contact temperature | Contact temperature to be selected for testing |
|---|---|
| T ≤ 5 °C | 5 °C |
| 5 °C < T ≤ 20 °C | 20 °C |
| 20 °C < T ≤ 40 °C | 40 °C |
| 40 °C < T ≤ 70 °C | 70 °C |
| 70 °C < T ≤ 100 °C | 100 °C or reflux temperature |
| 100 °C < T ≤ 121 °C | 121 °Ca |
| 121 °C < T ≤ 130 °C | 130 °Ca |
| 130 °C < T ≤ 150 °C | 150 °Ca |
| 150 °C < T < 175 °C | 175 °Ca |
| 175 °C < T ≤ 200 °C | 200 °Ca |
| T > 200 °C | 225 °Ca |
Section 2.1.4 of Chapter 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2.1.4. Specific conditions for contact times above 30 days at room temperature and below
For contact times above 30 days (long term) at room temperature and below, the specimen shall be tested in accelerated test conditions at elevated temperature for a maximum of 10 days at 60 °C(1).
Testing for 10 days at 20 °C shall cover all storage times at frozen condition. This test can include the freezing and defrosting processes if labelling or other instructions ensure that 20 °C is not exceeded and the total time above – 15 °C does not exceed 1 day in total during the foreseeable intended use of the material or article.
Testing for 10 days at 40 °C shall cover all storage times at refrigerated and frozen conditions including hot-fill conditions and/or heating up to 70 °C ≤ T ≤ 100 °C for maximum t = 120/2^((T-70)/10) minutes.
Testing for 10 days at 50 °C shall cover all storage times of up to 6 months at room temperature, including hot-fill conditions and/or heating up to 70 °C ≤ T ≤ 100 °C for maximum t = 120/2^((T-70)/10) minutes.
Testing for 10 days at 60 °C shall cover storage above 6 months at room temperature and below, including hot-fill conditions and/or heating up to 70 °C ≤ T ≤ 100 °C for maximum t = 120/2^((T-70)/10) minutes.
For storage at room temperature the testing conditions can be reduced to 10 days at 40 °C if it is shown by scientific evidence that migration of the respective substance in the polymer has reached equilibration under this test condition.
For worst foreseeable conditions of intended use not covered by the test conditions set out in points (a) to (e), the testing time and temperature conditions shall be based on the following formula:
t2 = t1 * Exp (9627 * (1/T2 – 1/T1))
t1 is the contact time
t2 is the testing time
T1 is the contact temperature in Kelvin. For room temperature storage this is set at 298K (25 °C). For refrigerated conditions it is set at 278K (5 °C). For frozen storage it is set at 258 K (– 15 °C).
T2 is the testing temperature in Kelvin.’;
the first paragraph of Section 2.1.5 of Chapter 2 is replaced by the following:
‘If a material or article is intended for different applications covering different combinations of contact time and temperature the testing shall be restricted to the test conditions which are recognised to be the most severe on the basis of scientific evidence.’;
in Section 2.1.6 of Chapter 2, the third paragraph is replaced by the following:
‘The material or article shall respect the specific migration limit already in the first test for substances that are prohibited from migrating or from being released in detectable quantities under Article 11(4).’;
the first paragraph of Section 2.2 of Chapter 2 is replaced by the following:
‘To screen if a material or article complies with the migration limits any of the following approaches can be applied which are considered at least as severe as the verification method described in section 2.1.’;
Section 2.2.3 of Chapter 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2.2.3. Migration modelling
To screen for specific migration, the migration potential can be calculated based on the residual content of the substance in the material or article applying generally recognised diffusion models based on scientific evidence that are constructed in a way that must never underestimate real levels of migration.’;
Section 2.2.4 of Chapter 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2.2.4. Food simulant substitutes
To screen for specific migration, food simulants can be replaced by substitute food simulants if it is based on scientific evidence that the substitute food simulants result in migration that is at least as severe as migration that would be obtained using the food simulants specified in Section 2.1.2’;
in Section 2.2 of Chapter 2, the following paragraph 2.2.5 is added:
‘2.2.5. Single test for successive combinations of time and temperature
If the material or article is intended for a food contact application where it is successively subject to two or more time and temperature combinations, a single migration contact test time can be defined based on the highest contact test temperature from Section 2.1.3 and/or 2.1.4 by using the equation as described in point (f) of Section 2.1.4. The reasoning justifying that the resulting single test is at least as severe as the combined time and temperature combinations shall be documented in the supporting documentation provided for in Article 16.’;
Table 3 in Chapter 3 is replaced by the following:
‘Table 3
Standardised conditions for testing the overall migration
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Test number | Contact time in days [d] or hours [h] at contact temperature in [°C] for testing | Intended food contact conditions |
| OM1 | 10 d at 20 °C | Any food contact at frozen and refrigerated conditions. |
| OM2 | 10 d at 40 °C | Any long term storage at room temperature or below, including when packaged under hot-fill conditions, and/or heating up to a temperature T where 70 °C ≤ T ≤ 100 °C for a maximum of t = 120/2^((T-70)/10) minutes. |
| OM3 | 2 h at 70 °C | Any food contact conditions that include hot-fill and/or heating up to a temperature T where 70 °C ≤ T ≤ 100 °C for maximum of t = 120/2^((T-70)/10) minutes, which are not followed by long term room temperature or refrigerated storage. |
| OM4 | 1 h at 100 °C | High temperature applications for all types of food at temperature up to 100 °C. |
| OM5 | 2 h at 100 °C or at reflux or alternatively 1 h at 121 °C | High temperature applications up to 121 °C. |
| OM6 | 4 h at 100 °C or at reflux | Any food contact conditions at a temperature exceeding 40 °C, and with foods for which point 4 of Annex III assigns simulants A, B, C or D1. |
| OM7 | 2 h at 175 °C | High temperature applications with fatty foods exceeding the conditions of OM5.’ |
in Section 3.1 of Chapter 3, the paragraphs below Table 3 are replaced by the following:
‘Test OM7 also covers food contact conditions described for OM1, OM2, OM3, OM4 and OM5. It represents the worst case conditions for food simulant D2 in contact with non-polyolefins. In case it is technically not feasible to perform OM 7 with food simulant D2 the test can be replaced as set out in Section 3.2.
Test OM6 covers also food contact conditions described for OM1, OM2, OM3, OM4 and OM5. It represents worst case conditions for food simulants A, B, C and D1 in contact with non-polyolefins.
Test OM5 covers also food contact conditions described for OM1, OM2, OM3, and OM4. It represents the worst case conditions for all food simulants in contact with polyolefins.
Test OM2 covers also food contact conditions described for OM1 and OM3.’;
Section 3.2 of Chapter 3 is replaced by the following:
‘3.2. Substitute overall migration tests for tests with food simulant D2
If it is not technically feasible to perform one or more of the tests OM1 to OM6 in food simulant D2, migration tests shall be done using ethanol 95 % and isooctane. In addition a test shall be done using food simulant E in case the worst foreseeable conditions of use exceed 100 °C. The test that results in the highest specific migration shall be used to establish compliance with this Regulation.
In case it is technically not feasible to perform OM7 with food simulant D2 the test can be replaced by either test OM8 or test OM9 as appropriate given the intended or foreseeable use. Both tests involve testing at two test conditions for which a new test sample shall be used for each test. The test condition that results in the highest overall migration shall be used to establish compliance with this Regulation.
| Test number | Test conditions | Intended food contact conditions | Covers the intended food contact conditions described in |
|---|---|---|---|
| OM8 | Food simulant E for 2 hours at 175 °C and food simulant D2 for 2 hours at 100 °C | High temperature applications only | OM1, OM3, OM4, OM5 and OM6 |
| OM9 | Food simulant E for 2 hours at 175 °C and food simulant D2 for 10 days at 40 °C | High temperature applications including long term storage at room temperature | OM1, OM2, OM3, OM4, OM5 and OM6’ |
Section 3.3 of Chapter 3 is replaced by the following:
‘3.3. Verification of compliance
3.3.1. Single use articles and materials
At the end of the prescribed contact time, to verify compliance the overall migration is analysed in the food simulant using an analytical method in accordance with the requirements of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.
3.3.2. Repeated use articles and materials
The applicable overall migration test shall be carried out three times on a single sample using another portion of food simulant on each occasion. The migration shall be determined using an analytical method in accordance with the requirements of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. The overall migration in the second test shall be lower than in the first test, and the overall migration in the third test shall be lower than in the second test. Compliance with the overall migration limit shall be verified on the basis of the level of the overall migration found in the third test.
If it is not technically feasible to test the same sample three times, such as when testing in oil, the overall migration test can be carried out by testing different samples for three different periods of time lasting one, two and three times the applicable contact test time. The difference between the third and the second test results shall be considered to represent the overall migration. Compliance shall be verified on the basis of this difference, which shall not exceed the overall migration limit. In addition, it shall not be higher than the first result and the difference between the second and the first test results.
By derogation from the first paragraph, if, on the basis of scientific evidence, it is established that for the material or article being tested the overall migration does not increase in the second and third tests and if the overall migration limit is not exceeded in the first test, the first test alone shall be sufficient.’;
the first paragraph of Section 3.4 of Chapter 3 is replaced by the following: ‘To screen if a material or article complies with the migration limits, any of the following approaches can be applied which are considered at least as severe as the verification method described in Sections 3.1 and 3.2.’;
Section 3.4.2 of Chapter 3 is replaced by the following:
‘3.4.2. Food simulant substitutes
To screen for overall migration, food simulants can be replaced if based on scientific evidence the substitute food simulants result in migration that is at least as severe as migration that would be obtained using the food simulants specified in Annex III.’;
in Section 4.1 of Chapter 4, the fifth paragraph is replaced by the following:
‘The specific migration in food or food simulant shall not exceed 60 mg/kg food before application of the FRF.’;
in Section 4.1 of Chapter 4, the following paragraph is added:
‘When testing is performed in food simulant D2 or E and when the test results are corrected in application of the correction factor laid down in Table 2 of Annex III this correction may be applied in combination with the FRF by multiplying both factors. The combined correction factor shall not exceed 5, unless the correction factor laid down in Table 2 of Annex III exceeds 5.’;
Sections 4.2 and 4.3 of Chapter 4 are deleted.
When testing at these accelerated test conditions the test specimen shall not undergo any physical or other changes compared to the real conditions of use, including a phase transition of the material.’;