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Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation: COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2018/79 of 18 January 2018. This amendment involves the following substances:
(*) (butadiene-styrene-methyl methacrylate-butyl acrylate) copolymer : Only to be used in: — rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at a maximum level of 12 % at room temperature or below; or — at up to 40 % w/w in blends of styrene acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN)/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) repeatuse articles at room temperature or below, and when either in contact only with aqueous, acidic and/or low alcoholic (< 20 %) foodstuffs for less than 1 day, or when in contact only with dry foodstuffs for any duration of time.’
(*) 2,4,4′-trifluorobenzophenone: Only to be used as a comonomer in the manufacture of polyether ether ketone plastics up to 0,3 % w/w of the final material.
(*) 2,3,3,4,4,5,5-heptafluoro-1-pentene: Only to be used together with tetrafluoroethylene and/or ethylene co-monomers to manufacture fluorocopolymers for application as polymer processing aid at up to 0,2 % w/w of the food contact material, and when the low-molecular mass fraction below 1 500 Da in the fluorocopolymer does not exceed 30 mg/kg.
(*) Tungsten oxide: Stoichiometry: WOn, n = 2,72-2,90
(*) Amides, C14-18 and C18-unsatd., branched and linear : Only to be used in the manufacture of articles made of polyolefins, and which do not come into contact with foods for which food simulant D2 is assigned in Table 2 of Annex III.
CHEM Trust has joined an important collaboration of NGOs and academic scientists looking at the topical and crucial issue of hazardous chemicals in plastic packaging.As we all know, use of plastic packaging is increasing globally, causing environmental and human health concerns. In 2015 annual plastic production was 380Mt, of which about 40 per cen...
The European Parliament called on the European Union to launch a high-level diplomatic campaign to impose a worldwide ban on animal testing in the cosmetics industry.Based on the EU’s experience with its own ban, in force since 2013, lawmakers called on European leaders to “use their diplomatic networks to build a coalition and to launc...
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is seeking feedback on whether New Zealand would benefit from new organic regulation. To assess whether regulating organics would have merit for New Zealand, it is important to think about how such an approach might work in practice and understand its possible benefits, costs and impacts. Dur...
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the draft implementing decision on pepper containing sprays to be used in case of attacks by aggressive dogsDepartment:Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety Draft implementing decision: (English) Download (235.1 KB - PDF - 3 pages)Consultation period: 22 May 2018 - 19 June ...
Brazil has taken another step to create legislation to control dangerous substances in electronic equipment. The working group (WG) set up by the federal government to propose draft law met for the first time all day on Monday in Brasilia. The participants, especially the productive sector, were willing to contribute to the definition of the standa...
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