European Union Regulation No. 10/2011 on Plastic Materials and Articles Intended to Contact with Food

The regulation numbered 10/2011, published in the European Union countries, contains the text of the European Environment Agency on plastic materials and substances intended to come into contact with food. This regulation describes the specific requirements for the manufacture and marketing of plastic materials and articles intended for or already in contact with or expected to come into acceptable food contact.

The said regulation applies to the following types of materials and articles offered to consumers in the European Union market:

• Materials and articles consisting exclusively of plastics and parts thereof
• Plastic multilayer materials and articles held together by adhesives or other means
• Materials and articles referred to herein, printed or covered with a coating
• Plastic sheets or plastic coatings, together with plastic coatings that form gaskets in covers that form two or more layers of different types of material
• Plastic layers in multi-material multi-layer materials and articles

However, materials and substances not covered by this regulation are: ion exchange resins, rubbers and silicones.

European Union or national regulations applicable to printing inks, adhesives or coatings remain valid.

Within the scope of the regulation numbered 10/2011, plastic materials and articles can only be offered to consumers in the following cases:

• To comply with the relevant requirements specified in article 1935 of regulation 2004/3 within the scope of intended and foreseeable use
• To comply with the labeling requirements specified in article 1935 of the regulation numbered 2004/15
• To comply with the traceability requirements specified in article 1935 of the regulation numbered 2004/17
• To be produced in accordance with the good manufacturing practices specified in the regulation numbered 2023/2006
• II, III and IV of this regulation. Comply with the composition and declaration requirements specified in the sections

In the production of plastic sheets for plastic materials and articles, only substances included in the list of permitted substances in the annex to this regulation may be used intentionally.

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