EN 13130 ​​Materials and Articles in Contact with Foodstuffs - Restricted Plastics

The EN 13130 ​​standard, which is a European standard, consists of the following sections under the main heading "Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Restricted plastic substances":

• Part 1: Test methods for the specific migration of substances from plastics to foods and food simulants, and guide simulations for the determination of substances in plastics and the selection of food exposure conditions
• Part 2: Determination of terephthalic acid in food simulants
• Part 3: Determination of acrylonitrile in food and food simulants
• Part 4: Determination of 1,3-butadiene in plastics
• Part 5: Determination of vinylidene chloride in food simulants
• Part 6: Determination of vinylidene chloride in plastics
• Chapter 7: Determination of monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol in food simulants
• Chapter 8: Determination of isocyanates in plastics
• Part 9: Determination of acetic acid, vinyl ester in food simulants
• Chapter 10: Determination of acrylamide in food simulants
• Chapter 11: Determination of 11-aminodecanoic acid in food simulants
• Chapter 12: Determination of 1,3-benzenedimethanamine in food simulants
• Chapter 13: Determination of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane (Bisphenol A) in food simulants
• Chapter 14: Determination of 3,3-bis(3-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-indoline in food simulants
• Chapter 15: Determination of 1,3-butadiene in food simulants
• Chapter 16: Determination of caprolactam and caprolactam salt in food simulants
• Chapter 17: Determination of carbonyl chloride in plastics
• Chapter 18: Determination of 1,2-dihydroxybenzene, 1,3-dihydroxybenzene, 1,4-dihydroxybenzene, 4,4'-dihydroxybenzophenone and 4,4'dihydroxybiphenyl in food simulants
• Chapter 19: Determination of dimethylaminoethanol in food simulants
• Chapter 20: Determination of epichlorohydrin in plastics
• Chapter 21: Determination of ethylenediamine and hexamethylenediamine in food simulants
• Chapter 22: Determination of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide in plastics
• Chapter 23: Determination of formaldehyde and hexamethylenetetramine in food simulants
• Chapter 24: Determination of maleic acid and maleic anhydride in food simulants
• Chapter 25: Determination of 4-methyl-1-pentene in food simulants
• Chapter 26: Determination of 1-octene and tetrahydrofuran in food simulants
• Chapter 27: Determination of 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine in food simulants
• Part 28: Determination of 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane in food simulants

The EN 13130-1 standard provides guidance for the selection of appropriate contact conditions of food simulants with the test article before determining the specific migration of those substances subject to a migration limit. According to the directive 90/128/EEC in force in the European Union countries, it is allowed to determine the migration of the components specified in the foodstuffs instead of the use of similar substances. In this case, however, there is no need to provide guidance on time and temperature test conditions, as the contact conditions will be equal to those actually applied. In addition, this standard provides general guidance for determining the amount of substance in the final plastic material or article.

Migration test conditions for materials in contact with foodstuffs always correspond to stronger contact conditions between the plastic material or article and the foodstuff, and the maximum use temperature information. Migration tests should be performed under all of the worst applicable conditions applicable to the sample.

Within the framework of the EN 13130 ​​standard, migration tests are carried out in four ways:

• Fully immersion testing. With this method, samples of a certain size are obtained by cutting the samples and immersed in the simulation. With the immersion test, both sides of the sample are in contact with the food.
• One-sided testing using a transition cell. When a cell is used for testing, only one surface of the material is in contact with the food. This is especially important for multilayer materials.
• One-sided test using a sachet. For flat products that have sufficient sealing strength to form durable bags, a one-sided test inside the bag may be preferred as it does not require special apparatus and allows more efficient use of oven space. Only one surface, such as the migration cell, is in contact with the food.
• One-sided test by filling. For products in container form, it is often best to test them by filling them with food simulant. Fill testing is not practical for very large containers and it may be necessary to produce smaller test specimens representative of the object to be tested.

One of these methods is chosen according to the shape and dimensions of the material to be tested. The general migration limit is established to ensure that materials do not transfer large amounts of substance that, even if unsafe, could cause an unacceptable change in the composition of the food.

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