The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1987

PART I Substances Permitted For Use In The Manufacture Of Uncoated Regenerated Cellulose Film

Column 1	Column 2
Substances	Conditions and restrictions
1.  Regenerated cellulose	Not less than 72%
2.  Additives
Softeners	Not more than 27% in total
— 1,3-butanediol — glycerol — 1,2-propanediol [=1,2-propylene glycol]
— polyethylene oxide [=polyethylene glycol]	Average molecular weight between 250 and 1,200
— 1,2-polypropylene oxide [=1,2-polypropylene glycol] — sorbitol — triethylene glycol — urea	Average molecular weight shall not exceed 400, free 1,3-propanediol content shall not exceed 1%
Other additives	Not more than 1% in total
First class	The quantity of the substance or group of substances in each entry shall not exceed 2 mg/dm2
— acetic acid and its NH4, Ca, Mg, K and Na salts — ascorbic acid and its NH4, Ca, Mg, K and Na salts — benzoic acid and sodium benzoate — formic acid and its NH4, Ca, Mg, K and Na salts — linear fatty acids, saturated or unsaturated, with an even number of carbon atoms from 8 to 20 inclusive and also behenic and ricinoleic acids and the NH4, Ca, Mg, K, Na, Al, Zn salts of these acids — citric, dl-lactic, maleic, tartaric acids and their Na and K salts — sorbic acid and its NH4, Ca, Mg, K and Na salts — amides of linear fatty acids, saturated or unsaturated, with an even number of carbon atoms from 8 to 20 inclusive and also the amides of behenic acid and ricinoleic acid — natural edible starches and flours — edible starches and flours modified by chemical treatment — amylose — calcium and magnesium carbonates and chlorides — esters of glycerol with linear fatty acids, saturated or unsaturated, with an even number of carbon atoms from 8 to 20 inclusive and/or with adipic, citric, 12-hydroxystearic (oxystearin) and ricinoleic acid — esters of polyoxyethylene (8—14 oxyethylene groups) with linear fatty acids, saturated or unsaturated, with an even number of carbon atoms from 8 to 20 inclusive — esters of sorbitol with linear fatty acids, saturated or unsaturated, with an even number of carbon atoms from 8 to 20 inclusive — mono-and/or di-esters of stearic acid with ethanediol and/or bis(2-hydroxyethyl) ether and/or triethylene glycol — oxides and hydroxides of aluminium, calcium, magnesium and silicon and silicates and hydrated silicates of aluminium, calcium, magnesium and potassium
— polyethylene oxide [=polyethylene glycol]	Average molecular weight between 1,200 and 4,000
— sodium propionate
Second class	Not more than 1 mg/dm2 in total; the quantity of the substance or group of substances in each entry shall not exceed 0.2 mg/dm2 (or a lower limit where one is specified)
— sodium alkyl (C8 to C18) benzene sulphonate — sodium isopropyl naphthalene sulphonate — sodium alkyl (C8 to C18) sulphate — sodium alkyl (C8 to C18) sulphonate — sodium dioctylsulphosuccinate
— distearate of dihydroxyethyldiethylene-triamine monoacetate	Not more than 0.05 mg/dm2 in total on the side for contact with food
— ammonium, magnesium and potassium lauryl sulphates — N,N'-distearoyl diaminoethane [=N,N'-distearoyl ethylenediamine] and N,N'-dipalmitoyl diaminoethane [=N,N'-dipalmitoyl ethylenediamine] and N,N'-dioleoyl diaminoethane [=N,N'-dioleoyl ethylenediamine]-2-heptadecyl-4,4'-bis-(methylenestearate) oxazoline
— polyethylene aminostearamide ethyl sulphate	Not more than 0.1 mg/dm2 in total on the side for contact with food
Third class—Anchoring Agents	Not more than 1 mg/dm2 in total
— condensation product of melamine-formaldehyde unmodified, or modified with one or more of the following products: butanol, diethylenetriamine, ethanol, triethylenetetramine, tetraethylenepentamine, tris(2-hydroxyethyl)amine, 3,3'-diaminodipropylamine, 4,4'-diaminodibutylamine	Free formaldehyde content on the side for contact with food shall not exceed 0.5 mg/dm2; free melamine content on the side for contact with food shall not exceed 0.3 mg/dm2
— condensation product of melamine-urea-formaldehyde modified with tris(2-hydroxyethyl)amine	Free formaldehyde content on the side for contact with food shall not exceed 0.5 mg/dm2; free melamine content on the side for contact with food shall not exceed 0.3 mg/dm2
— cross-linked cationic polyalkyleneamines: (a) olyamide-epichlorohydrin resin based on diaminopropylmethylamine and epichlorohydrin (b) olyamide-epichlorohydrin resin based on epichlorohydrin, adipic acid, caprolactam, diethylenetriamine and/or ethylenediamine (c) olyamide-epichlorohydrin resin based on adipic acid, diethylenetriamine and epichlorohydrin, or a mixture of epichlorohydrin and ammonia (d) olyamide-polyamine-epichlorohydrin resin based on epichlorohydrin, dimethyl adipate and diethylenetriamine (e) olyamide-polyamine-epichlorohydrin resin based on epichlorohydrin, adipamide and diaminopropylmethylamine
— polyethyleneamines and polyethyleneimines	Not more than 0.75 mg/dm2 in total
— condensation product of urea-formaldehyde unmodified, or modified with one or more of the following products: aminomethyl sulphonic acid, sulphanilic acid, butanol, diaminobutane, diaminodipropylamine, diaminopropane, diethylenetriamine, ethanol, guanidine, methanol, tetraethylenepentamine, triethylenetetramine, sodium sulphite	Free formaldehyde content on the side for contact with food shall not exceed 0.5 mg/dm2
Fourth class	Not more than 0.01 mg/dm2 in total
— products resulting from the reaction of the amines of edible oils with polyethylene oxide — monoethanolamine lauryl sulphate
3.  Adhesives and colourants	In accordance with regulation 6(4)