TS 13130 ​​Materials and Articles Intended for Contact with Foodstuffs - Plastic Articles Subject to Restrictions

The European standard “TS 13130 ​​Materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs - Plastic articles subject to restrictions” essentially consists of a number of subsections:

• The standard “TS 13130-1 Part 1: Guide to test methods for the specific migration of substances from plastics into foods and food simulants and selection of exposure conditions for substances in plastics and food simulants” provides guidance on the selection of appropriate contact conditions for food simulants with the test substance prior to determining the specific migration of substances subject to migration limits. Directive 2002/72/EC permits the determination of the migration of specified components in foodstuffs instead of the use of food simulants. However, in this case there is no need to give guidance on time and temperature test conditions since the contact conditions will be equal to the conditions actually applied. This standard also provides general guidance for determining the amount of the substance in the final plastic material or substance.
• The standard “TS 13130-2 Part 2: Determination of terephthalic acid in food simulants” describes methods for the determination of monomer terephthalic acid in food simulants (a mixture of distilled water, 3 percent acetic acid aqueous solution, 15 percent ethanol aqueous solution and olive oil and other fatty food simulants, food simulants D, e.g. synthetic triglycerides or sunflower oil or corn oil). These methods can determine terephthalic acid in food simulants at a specific migration limit level of 7,5 mg terephthalic acid per kilogram of food simulant.
• The standard “TS 13130-3 Part 3: Determination of acrylonitrile in food and food simulants” describes a method for the determination of acrylonitrile monomer in food and food simulants. This method is applicable to aqueous food simulants, fatty food simulants olive oil and other fatty food simulants, food simulants D, e.g. a mixture of synthetic triglycerides or sunflower oil or corn oil, and liquid and solid foodstuffs such as beverages and soft margarine. The determined acrylonitrile monomer level is expressed as milligrams of acrylonitrile per kilogram of food or food simulant.
• The standard “TS 13130-4 Part 4: Determination of 1,3-butadiene in plastics” describes a method for the determination of butadiene monomer in polymers. This method is valid for acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer and high impact polystyrene, as well as other 1,3-butadiene polymers and copolymers that are soluble in N,N-dimethylacetamide or are finely dispersed, swollen suspensions in N,N-dimethylacetamide.
• The standard “TS 13130-5 Part 5: Determination of vinylidene chloride in food simulants” describes a method for the determination of vinylidene chloride monomer in food simulants. This method is applicable to aqueous food simulants, oily food simulants olive oil and other oily food simulants, simulants D, for example a mixture of synthetic triglycerides or sunflower oil or corn oil.
• The standard “TS 13130-6 Part 6: Determination of vinylidene chloride in plastics” describes a method for the determination of vinylidene chloride in plastic materials and articles. This method is valid for poly(vinylidene chloride) films, poly(vinylidene chloride) coated films and laminates, and coextruded materials containing poly(vinylidene chloride).
• The standard “TS 13130-7 Part 7: Determination of monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol in food simulants” describes methods for the determination of monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol in water, 3 percent acetic acid, 15 percent ethanol and olive oil and other fatty food simulants, simulants D, e.g. synthetic triglycerides or sunflower oil or corn oil mixtures and similar food simulants.
• The standard “TS 13130-8 Part 8: Determination of isocyanates in plastics” describes a method for determining individual and total residual isocyanate levels in plastic materials and articles. This method can be applied to the analysis of polyurethane polymers. The total isocyanate monomer level in materials and articles determined according to the procedure described in this standard is given as milligrams of isocyanate group per kilogram of material or article.
• The standard “TS 13130-9 Part 9: Determination of acetic acid, vinyl ester in food simulants” describes an analytical procedure for the determination of vinyl acetate in four conventional European Union food simulants, water, a 10 percent ethanol aqueous solution, a 3 percent acetic acid aqueous solution, and olive oil or an approved substitute. The level of vinyl acetate monomer determined is expressed as milligrams of vinyl acetate per kilogram of food simulant. The method is applicable to other fatty food simulants, such as sunflower oil and synthetic triglyceride mixtures, as well as to other aqueous food simulants.
• The standard “TS 13130-10 Part 10: Determination of acrylamide in food simulants” describes an analytical procedure for the determination of acrylamide in food simulants, water, 3% aqueous acetic acid, 15% aqueous ethanol and oil simulants. This method can also be applied to other oil simulants. The suitability of the oil simulant should be evaluated before setting up migration tests. If unacceptable interferences are found in olive oil, it may be necessary to use sunflower oil or a mixture of synthetic triglycerides.
• The standard “TS 13130-11 Part 11: Determination of 11-aminoundecanoic acid in food simulants” describes a method for the determination of 3-aminoundecanoic acid in food simulants, water, 15 percent aqueous acetic acid, 11 percent aqueous ethanol, olive oil and iso-octane.
• In the standard “TS 13130-12 Part 12: Determination of 1,3-benzenedimethanamine in food simulants”, a procedure is described for the determination of 3-benzenedimethanamine monomer in food simulants water, 15 percent aqueous acetic acid, 1,3 percent aqueous ethanol and olive oil.
• The standard “TS 13130-13 Part 13: Determination of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane (Bisphenol A) in food simulants” describes a method for the determination of Bisphenol A in food simulants water, 3 percent acetic acid aqueous, 15 percent ethanol aqueous solution and rectified olive oil. This method is valid for other aqueous food simulants as well as other fatty food simulants, sunflower oil and a mixture of synthetic triglycerides.
• The standard “TS 13130-14 Part 14: Determination of 3,3-bis(3-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-indolinone in food simulants water, 3 percent aqueous acetic acid, 15 percent aqueous ethanol and olive oil or approved substitute” describes an analytical procedure for the determination of 3,3-bis(3-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-indolinone in food simulants water, XNUMX percent aqueous acetic acid, XNUMX percent aqueous ethanol and olive oil or approved substitute. This method is applicable to other aqueous food simulants as well as to other fatty food simulants, such as a mixture of synthetic triglycerides or sunflower oil. The suitability of the fatty simulant should be evaluated before the migration tests are set up.
• The standard “TS 13130-15 Part 15: Determination of 1,3-butadiene in food simulants” describes an analytical procedure for the determination of butadiene monomer in food simulants water, 3 percent aqueous acetic acid, 15 percent aqueous ethanol and olive oil. This method can also be applied to other aqueous food simulants and other fatty food simulants such as sunflower oil and a mixture of synthetic triglycerides.
• The standard “TS 13130-16 Part 16: Determination of caprolactam and caprolactam salt in food simulants” describes an analytical procedure for the determination of caprolactam in food simulants distilled water, 3 percent aqueous acetic acid, 15 percent aqueous ethanol and rectified olive oil. This method is also applicable to the determination of the specific migration of caprolactam sodium salt, since the sodium salt of caprolactam instantly hydrolyzes to caprolactam on contact with aqueous media. This method is also applicable to other aqueous food simulants and other fatty food simulants, for example sunflower oil, a mixture of synthetic triglycerides and volatile substitutes for fat simulants.
• The standard “TS 13130-17 Part 17: Determination of carbonyl chloride in plastics” describes an analytical procedure for the determination of carbonyl chloride monomer in polymers. This method is also valid for polycarbonate and other polymers and copolymers soluble in methylene chloride. This method is suitable for the quantitative determination of carbonyl chloride at a minimum level of 0,3 mg per kilogram of polymer.
• In the standard “TS 13130-18 Part 18: Determination of 1,2-dihydroxybenzene, 1,3-dihydroxybenzene, 1,4-dihydroxybenzene, 4,4'-dihydroxybenzophenone and 4,4'dihydroxybiphenyl in food simulants”, two procedures are described:
  • Method A is an analytical procedure for the determination of 3-DHB, 15-DHB, and 1,2-DHB monomers in food simulants water, 1,3 percent aqueous acetic acid, 1,4 percent aqueous ethanol, and olive oil.
  • Method B is an analytical procedure for the determination of DHBphen and DHBiph in the food simulants water, 3 percent aqueous acetic acid, 15 percent aqueous ethanol, and olive oil.

These methods can also be applied to other aqueous food simulants and other fatty food simulants (e.g. sunflower oil, corn oil, or a mixture of synthetic triglycerides).

• “TS 13130-19 Chapter 19: The standard “Determination of dimethylaminoethanol in food simulants” describes an analytical procedure for the determination of dimethylaminoethanol in the food simulants distilled water, 3 percent aqueous acetic acid, 15 percent aqueous ethanol, and rectified olive oil. The method is applicable to other aqueous food simulants as well as to other fatty food simulants, such as a mixture of sunflower oil and synthetic triglycerides.
• The standard “TS 13130-20 Part 20: Determination of epichlorohydrin in plastics” describes an analytical procedure for the determination of residual epichlorohydrin in coatings. In general, this method allows the determination of epichlorohydrin at a level of 1 mg/kg polymer or, in the case of coatings where the amount of polymer cannot be determined, 1 µg of epichlorohydrin per square decimeter of coating. In order to obtain reliable and reproducible results, it is essential that the method described in this standard is followed as closely as possible.
• The standard “TS 13130-21 Part 21: Determination of ethylenediamine and hexamethylenediamine in food simulants” describes an analytical procedure for the determination of ethylenediamine monomer and hexamethylenediamine monomer in food simulants water, 3 percent aqueous acetic acid, 15 percent aqueous ethanol and olive oil, and also in substitute food simulants 95 percent ethanol and iso-octane. This method is also applicable to other aqueous food simulants and to other fatty food simulants, sunflower oil and a mixture of synthetic triglycerides.
• In the standard “TS 13130-22 Part 22: Determination of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide in plastics” an analytical procedure for the determination of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide in polymers is described. This method is suitable for the quantitative determination of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide in the analyte concentration range of approximately 0,2 mg/kg to 2 mg/kg of polymer.
• The standard “TS 13130-23 Part 23: Determination of formaldehyde and hexamethylene tetramine in food simulants” describes an analytical procedure for the chemical conversion of hexamethylene tetramine to formaldehyde and the determination of formaldehyde in the food simulants water, 3 percent aqueous acetic acid, 15 percent aqueous ethanol and rectified olive oil. This method is applicable to other aqueous food simulants as well as to other fatty food simulants such as sunflower oil, corn oil or a mixture of synthetic triglycerides.
• The standard “TS 13130-24 Part 24: Determination of maleic acid and maleic anhydride in food simulants” describes an analytical procedure for the determination of maleic acid in four conventional food simulants: water, 3 percent aqueous acetic acid, 15 percent aqueous ethanol, and olive oil or an approved substitute. The method can be applied to other aqueous food simulants as well as to other fatty food simulants, e.g. sunflower oil, corn oil, or a mixture of synthetic triglycerides. The suitability of the fatty simulant should be evaluated before the migration tests are set up.
• The standard “TS 13130-25 Part 25: Determination of 4-methyl-1-pentene in food simulants” describes an analytical procedure for the determination of 3-methyl-15-pentene in food simulants such as distilled water, 4 percent aqueous acetic acid aqueous solution, 1 percent aqueous ethanol aqueous solution and rectified olive oil. In principle, the method is suitable for the quantitative determination of 4-methyl-1-pentene in all four food simulants at a level of at least 0,005 mg/kg. However, in the case of interferences observed for some olive oil batches, the detection limit may be compromised accordingly. The method is applicable to other aqueous food simulants such as corn oil, sunflower oil and a mixture of synthetic triglycerides, as well as to other fatty food simulants.
• The standard “TS 13130-26 Part 26: Determination of 1-octene and tetrahydrofuran in food simulants” describes analytical procedures for the determination of 3-octene and tetrahydrofuran in food simulants water, 15 percent aqueous acetic acid, 1 percent aqueous ethanol and olive oil. This method can also be applied to other aqueous food simulants and other oily food simulants (e.g. sunflower oil, corn oil or a mixture of synthetic triglycerides).
• The standard “TS 13130-27 Part 27: Determination of 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine in food simulants” describes an analytical procedure for the determination of 3-triamino-15-triazine in food simulants in distilled water, 2,4,6 percent acetic acid aqueous solution, 1,3,5 percent ethanol aqueous solution and rectified olive oil. This method is also applicable to other aqueous food simulants and other oily food simulants, e.g. sunflower oil, corn oil or a mixture of synthetic triglycerides.
• The standard “TS 13130-28 Part 28: Determination of 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane in food simulants” describes an analytical procedure for the determination of 3-trimethylolpropane in food simulants distilled water, 15 percent acetic acid aqueous solution, 1,1,1 percent ethanol aqueous solution and rectified olive oil. This method can be applied to other aqueous food simulants as well as other fatty food simulants such as sunflower oil, corn oil or a mixture of synthetic triglycerides.

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