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6.—(1) Materials and articles which in their finished state are intended to come into contact with food, or are in contact with food and are intended for that purpose, which are manufactured with vinyl chloride polymers or copolymers–
(a)shall not contain vinyl chloride monomer in a quantity exceeding 1 milligram per kilogram of the material or article as measured by the method of analysis specified in regulation 7(1); and
(b)shall be manufactured in such a way that they do not transfer to foods with which they are in contact any quantity of vinyl chloride exceeding 0.01 milligrams of vinyl chloride per kilogram of the food as measured by the method of analysis specified in regulation 7(2).
(2) No person shall–
(a)sell;
(b)import; or
(c)use in the course of a business in connection with the storage, preparation, packaging, selling or serving of food,
any such material or article that does not comply with this regulation.
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I1Reg. 6 in force at 21.5.2005, see reg. 1(1)
7.—(1) The method used in analysing any sample for the purpose of establishing the quantity of vinyl chloride monomer present in the material or article in order to determine whether it complies with regulation 6(1)(a) shall be the method specified in the Annex to Commission Directive No. 80/766/EEC laying down the Community method of analysis for the official control of the vinyl chloride monomer level in materials and articles which are intended to come into contact with foodstuffs(1).
(2) The method used in analysing any food for the purpose of establishing the quantity of vinyl chloride present in the food in order to determine whether a material or article which is or has been in contact with the food complies with regulation 6(1)(b) shall be the method specified in the Annex to Commission Directive No. 81/432/EEC laying down the Community method of analysis for the official control of vinyl chloride released by material and articles into foodstuffs(2).
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 7 in force at 21.5.2005, see reg. 1(1)
O.J. No. L 213, 16.8.80, p.42.
O.J. No. L 167, 24.6.81, p.6.
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