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FCM and Articles Regulation, Annex I - Authorised Substances

EU. Union List of Authorized Substances: Annex I, Plastics Food Contact Regulation 10/2011/EU, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/1627, OJ L 201, 11 August 2023

This list contains the Union list of authorised monomers, other starting substances, macromolecules obtained from microbial fermentation, additives and polymer production aids. It is taken from Annex I of the Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.

Last updated 18 April 2024. Database contains 1080 unique substances/entries.
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343
23770
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
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-
109
23740
81840
yes
no
Details
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-
662
25927
no
no
0.005 mg/kg
Only to be used in polycarbonates.
Details
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752
39890
yes
no
Details
-
-
15
34130
yes
yes
30 mg/kg
Details
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17
34281
yes
no
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-
-
16
34230
yes
no
6 mg/kg
Details
293-728-5
91082-17-6
884
34240
yes
no
0.05 mg/kg
Not to be used for articles in contact with fatty foods for which simulant D1 and/or D2 is laid down.
Details
232-680-1
9005-32-7
566
33350
yes
no
Details
604-520-4
146340-15-0
802
33105
yes
no
5 mg/kg
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-
13
33120
yes
no
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-
3
12375
no
no
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2
12340
no
no
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266309-43-7
1
12310
no
no
Details
218-001-1
2035-75-8
432
12280
no
no
Details
223-792-1
4074-90-2
473
12265
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
5 mg/kg in final product.
Only to be used as co-monomer.
Details
203-090-1
103-23-1
207
31920
yes
yes
Details
203-090-1
103-23-1
207
31920
yes
yes
18 mg/kg
Details
204-673-3
124-04-9
303
31730
12130
yes
no
Details
203-466-5
107-13-1
225
12100
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
Details
216-768-7
1663-39-4
425
10840
no
no
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221-072-1
2998-08-5
456
10810
no
no
Details
213-120-5
925-60-0
380
11980
no
no
Details
219-696-4
2499-59-4
448
11890
no
no
Details
205-480-7
141-32-2
325
10780
no
no
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212-454-9
818-61-1
371
11830
11510
no
no
Details
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174254-23-0
777
31542
yes
no
0,5 % in final product.
Details
202-500-6
96-33-3
176
11710
no
no
Details
211-710-7
689-12-3
365
11680
no
no
Details
203-417-8
106-63-8
218
11590
no
no
Details
205-438-8
140-88-5
323
11470
no
no
Details
218-463-4
2156-97-0
437
11245
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
235-697-2
12542-30-2
605
11005
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
219-673-9
2495-35-4
446
10750
no
no
Details
681-637-7
25134-51-4
636
31500
yes
no
0.05 mg/kg
SML expressed as acrylic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester.
Details
681-637-7
25134-51-4
636
31500
yes
no
Details
262-634-6
61167-58-6
700
31520
yes
yes
6 mg/kg
Details
213-663-8
999-61-1
385
11530
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
SML expressed as the sum of acrylic acid, 2-hydroxypropyl ester and acrylic acid, 2-hydroxyisopropyl ester.
It may contain up to 25 % (m/m) of acrylic acid, 2-hydroxyisopropyl ester (CAS No 0002918-23-2).
Details
203-080-7
103-11-7
206
11500
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
SUMILIZER GS
413-850-6
123968-25-2
762
31530
yes
yes
5 mg/kg
Details
201-177-9
79-10-7
147
10690
no
no
Details
201-173-7
79-06-1
145
10630
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
Details
500-148-0
61788-89-4
705
10599/91
10599/90A
no
no
Details
500-231-1
68783-41-5
733
10599/93
10599/92A
no
no
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12
31328
yes
no
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880
31348
yes
no
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878
31335
yes
no
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879
31336
yes
no
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10
30612
yes
no
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801
30607
yes
no
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9
30610
yes
no
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11
30960
yes
no
Details
200-816-9
74-86-2
126
10210
no
no
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8
30401
yes
no
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7
30370
yes
no
Details
200-662-2
67-64-1
119
30295
yes
no
Details
203-564-8
108-24-7
232
30280
10150
yes
no
Details
203-545-4
108-05-4
231
10120
no
no
12 mg/kg
Details
205-500-4
141-78-6
327
30140
yes
no
Details
204-658-1
123-86-4
300
30045
yes
no
Details
200-580-7
64-19-7
115
30000
10090
yes
no
Details
200-836-8
75-07-0
128
10060
no
no
Details
208-178-3
514-10-3
346
10030
no
no
Details
219-785-8
2530-85-0
788
21498
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Only to be used as a surface treatment agent of inorganic fillers.
Details
219-784-2
2530-83-8
1068
no
no
Only to be used as a component of a sizing agent to treat glass fibres to be embedded in glass-fibre-reinforced low diffusivity plastics (polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycarbonate (PC), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), thermoset polyesters and epoxy bisphenol vinylester) in contact with all foodstuffs. In treated glass fibres, residues of the substance must not be detectable at 0,01 mg/kg for the substance and 0,06 mg/kg for each of the reaction products (hydrolysed monomers and epoxy-containing cyclic dimer, trimer and tetramer).
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682-678-3
182121-12-6
779
39815
yes
yes
0.05 mg/kg
Details
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27
48960
yes
no
5 mg/kg
Details
204-432-2
120-87-6
27
48960
yes
no
5 mg/kg
Details
222-067-7
3333-62-8
465
68040
yes
no
Details
240-759-7
16712-64-4
624
18897
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
229-662-0
6642-31-5
495
35160
yes
no
5 mg/kg
Details
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823
24889
no
no
5 mg/kg
Details
223-578-8
3965-55-7
471
24888
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
240-347-7
16219-75-3
621
17110
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
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26
46700
yes
no
5 mg/kg
Details
202-679-0
98-54-4
186
14020
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
211-720-1
691-37-2
366
22150
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
202-307-7
94-13-3
173
60240
yes
no
Details
202-785-7
99-76-3
189
60200
yes
no
Details
224-069-3
4191-73-5
478
60180
yes
no
Details
204-399-4
120-47-8
287
60160
yes
no
Details
245-818-0
23676-09-7
632
52880
yes
no
3.6 mg/kg
Details
209-968-0
599-64-4
358
14841
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
204-251-9
118-45-6
787
14628
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
SML expressed as 4-chlorophthalic acid.
Details
216-847-6
1679-51-2
427
18896
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
202-525-2
96-69-5
178
92800
yes
yes
0.48 mg/kg
Details
431-850-4
7456-68-0
502
22778
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
402-130-7
106246-33-7
755
21765
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
201-250-5
80-09-1
154
13617
16090
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
202-200-5
92-88-6
170
16000
no
no
6 mg/kg
Details
210-288-1
611-99-4
359
15970
48720
yes
no
Details
206-466-3
345-92-6
337
15820
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
201-247-9
80-07-9
152
15610
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
201-248-4
80-08-0
153
15267
no
no
5 mg/kg
Details
235-841-4
13003-12-8
608
40800
yes
yes
6 mg/kg
Details
216-245-3
1533-45-5
422
38515
yes
yes
0.05 mg/kg
Details
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958445-44-8
896
71958
yes
no
Only to be used in the polymerisation of fluoropolymers when: (1.) processed at temperatures higher than 280 °C for at least 10 minutes, (2.) processed at temperatures higher than 190 °C up to 30 % w/w for use in blends with polyoxymethylene polymers and intended for repeated use articles.
Details
209-249-1
563-45-1
351
21730
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
Only to be used in polypropylene.
Details
224-709-1
4457-71-0
883
22074
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Only to be used in materials in contact with food at a surface to mass ratio up to 0,5 dm2/kg.
Details
616-996-0
80181-31-3
744
18888
no
no
The substance is used as product obtained by bacterial fermentation. In compliance with the specifications mentioned in the Table 4 of Annex I.
Details
204-179-8
117-21-5
786
14627
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
SML expressed as 3-chlorophthalic acid.
Details
209-929-8
598-32-3
357
13932
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
Only to be used as a co-monomer for the preparation of polymeric additive.
Details
213-048-4
919-30-2
377
12786
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Residual extractable content of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane to be less than 3 mg/kg filler when used for the reactive surface treatment of inorganic fillers.
SML = 0,05 mg/kg when used for the surface treatment of materials and articles.
Details
236-946-8
13560-49-1
611
35120
yes
no
Details
ANOX 1315; ANOX BF; DURAD AX 38
413-750-2
171090-93-0
895
47060
yes
no
0.05 mg/kg
Only to be used in polyolefins in contact with foods other than fatty/ high-alcoholic and dairy products.
Details
ADK STAB AO 80; SUMILIZER GA-80
410-730-5
90498-90-1
858
38565
yes
yes
0.05 mg/kg
SML expressed as the sum of the substance and its oxidation product 3-[(3-(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)prop-2-enoyloxy)-1,1-dimethylethyl]-9-[(3-(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl) propionyloxy)-1,1-dimethylethyl]-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro [5,5]-undecane in equilibrium with its para quinone methid tautomer.
Details
265-512-0
65140-91-2
715
46880
yes
no
6 mg/kg
Details
221-532-1
3135-18-0
459
46870
yes
no
Details
267-342-2
67845-93-6
721
46800
yes
no
Details
224-166-0
4221-80-1
480
46790
yes
no
Details
3,4-DIACETOXY-1-BUTENE
421-720-5
18085-02-4
862
15180
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
SML including the hydrolysis product 3,4- dihydroxy-1-butene.
Only to be used as a co-monomer for ethylvinylalcohol (EVOH) and polyvinylalcohol (PVOH) copolymers.
Details
430-800-9
129228-21-3
763
39925
yes
yes
0.05 mg/kg
Details
256-318-7
47465-97-4
691
13600
no
no
1.8 mg/kg
Details
202-112-7
91-97-4
169
16240
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
Details
229-962-1
6864-37-5
498
16210
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Only to be used in polyamides.
Details
-
203255-81-6
792
92475
yes
yes
5 mg/kg
SML expressed as the sum of phosphite and phosphate form of the substance and the hydrolysis products.
Details
-
37486-69-4
903
yes
no
Only to be used as a polymer production aid in the polymerisation of fluoropolymers intended for: (a) repeated and single use materials and articles when sintered or processed (non-sintered) at temperatures at or above 360 °C for at least 10 minutes or at higher temperatures for equivalent shorter times; (b) repeated use materials and articles when processed (non-sintered) at temperatures from 300 °C and up to 360 °C for at least 10 minutes.
Details
200-661-7
67-63-0
118
81882
23830
yes
no
Details
213-436-3
948-65-2
383
72160
yes
yes
15 mg/kg
Details
455-890-7
6607-41-6
872
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
To be used only as a co-monomer in polycarbonate copolymers.
Details
220-239-6
2682-20-4
451
66755
yes
no
0.5 mg/kg
Only to be used in aqueous polymer dispersions and emulsions.
Details
201-143-3
78-79-5
144
21640
19243
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
1 mg/kg in final product.
Details
217-421-2
1843-05-6
431
61600
yes
yes
Details
-
3293-97-8
464
61280
yes
yes
Details
205-031-5
131-57-7
319
61360
yes
yes
Details
203-234-3
104-76-7
209
17050
no
no
30 mg/kg
Details
245-950-9
23949-66-8
633
53200
yes
yes
30 mg/kg
Details
226-029-0
5232-99-5
487
45640
yes
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
228-250-8
6197-30-4
492
45650
yes
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
203-452-9
107-01-7
224
13900
no
no
Details
205-483-3
141-43-5
326
35170
12763
yes
no
0.05 mg/kg
Not to be used for articles in contact with fatty foods for which simulant D1 and/or D2 is laid down.
For indirect food contact only, behind a PET layer.
Details
201-851-2
88-68-6
164
34895
yes
no
0.05 mg/kg
Only for use in PET for water and beverages.
Details
239-268-0
15214-89-8
617
10660
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
274-570-6
70321-86-7
738
60320
yes
yes
1.5 mg/kg
Details
257-624-3
52047-59-3
692
52320
yes
yes
0.06 mg/kg
Details
CG 30-1577
411-380-6
147315-50-2
770
51700
yes
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
219-470-5
2440-22-4
444
61440
yes
no
Details
223-383-8
3864-99-1
469
60480
yes
yes
Details
223-445-4
3896-11-5
470
60400
yes
yes
Details
202-039-0
91-08-7
167
25240
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
Details
212-661-4
840-65-3
373
22390
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
214-527-0
1141-38-4
389
22360
no
no
5 mg/kg
Details
209-400-1
576-26-1
352
16360
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
204-881-4
128-37-0
315
46640
yes
no
3 mg/kg
Details
223-945-2
4130-42-1
477
46720
yes
yes
4.8 mg/kg
Details
230-426-4
7128-64-5
500
38560
yes
yes
0.6 mg/kg
Details
247-953-0
26747-90-0
653
25270
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
Details
209-544-5
584-84-9
354
25210
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
Details
CG 27-145
411-220-5
134701-20-5
765
49485
yes
yes
1 mg/kg
Details
205-029-4
131-56-6
318
48640
yes
no
Details
202-095-6
91-76-9
168
13075
15310
no
no
5 mg/kg
Details
200-254-4
56-06-4
864
46330
yes
no
5 mg/kg
Only to be used in rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) in contact with non-acidic and non-alcoholic aqueous food.
Details
CG 25-1320; IRGANOX 1520; TK 12229/1
402-860-6
110553-27-0
756
40020
yes
yes
Details
213-590-1
991-84-4
384
40000
yes
yes
30 mg/kg
Details
438-600-3
110675-26-8
758
38940
yes
yes
Details
412-440-4
2725-22-6
452
38885
yes
no
5 mg/kg
Details
604-479-2
1455-42-1
1052
no
no
5 mg/kg
Only to be used as a monomer in the production of polyesters.
The migration of oligomers of less than 1 000 Da shall not exceed 50 µg/kg food (expressed as SPG).
Details
423-560-1
161717-32-4
774
95270
yes
yes
2 mg/kg
SML expressed as sum of phosphite, phosphate and the hydrolysis product = TTBP.
Details
203-615-4
108-78-1
239
25420
19975
93720
yes
no
2.5 mg/kg
Details
813-638-7
80512-44-3
1061
no
no
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.
Details
219-330-3
2416-94-6
882
25872
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
-
1547-26-8
1063
no
no
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.
Details
204-781-0
126-30-7
310
16390
22437
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
225-306-3
4767-03-7
484
13395
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
253-781-7
38103-06-9
687
13614
13530
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
216-823-5
1675-54-3
426
13610
13510
no
no
In compliance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1895/2005 [OJ L 302, 19.11.2005, p. 28].
Details
201-245-8
80-05-7
151
13480
13607
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Not to be used for the manufacture of polycarbonate infant [Infant as defined in Article 2(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013] feeding bottles [This restriction is applicable from 1 May 2011 as regards the manufacture and from 1 June 2011 as regards the placing on the market and importation into the Union].
Not to be used for the manufacture of polycarbonate drinking cups or bottles which, due to their spill proof characteristics, are intended for infants [Infant as defined in Article 2(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013] and young children [Young children as defined in Article 2(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013].
Details
229-934-9
6846-50-0
497
95020
yes
no
5 mg/kg
Only to be used in single-use gloves.
Details
221-140-0
3010-96-6
881
25187
no
no
5 mg/kg
Only for: (a) repeated use articles for long term storage at room temperature or below and hotfill; (b) single use materials and articles as a co-monomer at a maximum use level of 35 mole % of the diol component of polyesters, and if such materials and articles are for long term storage at room temperature or below of food types which have an alcohol content of up to 10 % and for which Table 2 of Annex III does not assign simulant D2. Hot fill conditions are allowed for such single use materials and articles.
Details
-
78301-43-6
742
92700
yes
yes
5 mg/kg
Details
274-572-7
70331-94-1
739
70000
yes
no
Details
223-773-8
4066-02-8
472
66560
yes
yes
Details
201-044-5
77-62-3
137
66580
yes
yes
Details
617-688-9
85209-93-4
750
66350
yes
no
5 mg/kg
Details
204-327-1
119-47-1
285
66480
yes
yes
Details
201-814-0
88-24-4
163
66400
yes
yes
Details
286-344-4
85209-91-2
749
66360
yes
yes
5 mg/kg
Details
403-020-1
118337-09-0
759
54300
yes
yes
6 mg/kg
Details
202-567-1
97-23-4
179
48800
yes
yes
12 mg/kg
Details
205-026-8
131-53-3
317
48880
yes
yes
Details
CYASORB(R) UV-3638 LIGHT STABILISER
418-280-1
18600-59-4
796
72141
yes
yes
0.05 mg/kg
SML including the sum of its hydrolysis products.
Details
279-459-6
80410-33-9
745
68145
yes
yes
5 mg/kg
SML expressed as sum of phosphite and phosphate.
Details
203-366-1
106-14-9
214
61840
yes
no
Details
211-754-7
693-57-2
369
12761
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
219-417-6
2432-99-7
443
12788
no
no
5 mg/kg
Details
214-012-0
1072-63-5
387
26155
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
214-306-9
1120-36-1
388
25080
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
200-746-9
71-23-8
122
23800
no
no
Details
203-694-5
109-67-1
245
22900
no
no
5 mg/kg
Details
200-752-1
71-41-0
124
22870
no
no
Details
203-893-7
111-66-0
264
22660
no
no
15 mg/kg
Details
203-917-6
111-87-5
265
22600
no
no
Details
205-583-7
143-08-8
331
22480
no
no
Details
223-861-6
4098-71-9
475
19110
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
Details
209-753-1
592-41-6
356
18820
no
no
3 mg/kg
Details
253-149-0
36653-82-4
681
18310
no
no
Details
203-968-4
112-41-4
268
16704
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
212-819-2
872-05-9
375
15130
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
203-956-9
112-30-1
267
15100
no
no
Details
203-449-2
106-98-9
222
13870
no
no
Details

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