EURL FCM (European Union Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Materials)
Guidance document on fat reduction factor, functional barrier concept, phthalates and primary aromatic amines
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EURL-FCM
Guides on four aspects in the Regulation (EC) No 10/2011 on plastic food contact materials
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The EURL FCM Task Force on the fourth amendment of Directive 2002/72/EC on plastic food contact materials identified that four aspects needed guidance for official control purposes. In the meantime, the Directive has been replaced by Regulation (EC) No 10/2011. The four aspects are also part of the new Regulation:
- the use of the fat reduction factor and other correction factors of the experimental specific migration.
- the concept of the functional barrier
- the retrictions of certain phthalates
- the restriction of primary aromatic amines as mentioned in section 2 of Annex II of the Regulation
The Guidance document can be downloaded here. A calculator for the comparison of the experimental specific migration and the Specific Migration Limit has also been developed.
