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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 26 April 2024. Database contains 1080 unique substances/entries.
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201-873-2
88-99-3
192
23187
no
no
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201-873-2
88-99-3
165
23200
74480
yes
no
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
201-814-0
88-24-4
163
66400
yes
yes
Details
201-770-2
87-78-5
162
65520
yes
no
Details
201-766-0
87-69-4
161
92160
yes
no
Details
201-728-3
87-18-3
160
84800
yes
yes
12 mg/kg
Details
201-622-7
85-68-7
159
74560
yes
no
Only to be used as: (a)plasticiser in repeated use materials and articles;(b)plasticiser in single-use materials and articles contacting non-fatty foods except for infant formulae and follow-on formulae;(c)technical support agent in concentrations up to 0,1 % in the final product.
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201-622-7
85-68-7
159
74560
yes
no
6 mg/kg
Only to be used as: (a)plasticiser in repeated use materials and articles;(b)plasticiser in single-use materials and articles contacting non-fatty foods except for infant formulae and follow-on formulae;(c)technical support agent in concentrations up to 0,1 % in the final product.
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201-622-7
85-68-7
159
74560
yes
no
Only to be used as: (a)plasticiser in repeated use materials and articles;(b)plasticiser in single-use materials and articles contacting non-fatty foods except for infant formulae and follow-on formulae;(c)technical support agent in concentrations up to 0,1 % in the final product.
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201-607-5
85-44-9
158
23380
76320
yes
no
Details
201-557-4
84-74-2
157
74880
yes
no
Only to be used as: (a)plasticiser in repeated use materials and articles contacting non-fatty foods;(b)technical support agent in polyolefins in concentrations up to 0,05 % in the final product.
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201-557-4
84-74-2
157
74880
yes
no
0.12 mg/kg
Only to be used as: (a)plasticiser in repeated use materials and articles contacting non-fatty foods;(b)technical support agent in polyolefins in concentrations up to 0,05 % in the final product.
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201-557-4
84-74-2
157
74880
yes
no
Only to be used as: (a)plasticiser in repeated use materials and articles contacting non-fatty foods;(b)technical support agent in polyolefins in concentrations up to 0,05 % in the final product.
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201-297-1
80-62-6
156
21130
no
no
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201-291-9
80-56-8
155
23470
no
no
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201-250-5
80-09-1
154
13617
16090
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
201-248-4
80-08-0
153
15267
no
no
5 mg/kg
Details
201-247-9
80-07-9
152
15610
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
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].
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201-204-4
79-41-4
150
20020
no
no
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201-202-3
79-39-0
149
19990
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
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201-201-8
79-38-9
148
14650
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
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201-180-5
79-14-1
794
18117
no
no
Only to be used for manufacture of polyglycolic acid (PGA) for (i) indirect food contact behind polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polylactic acid (PLA); and (ii) direct food contact of a blend of PGA up to 3 % w/w in PET or PLA.
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201-177-9
79-10-7
147
10690
no
no
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201-176-3
79-09-4
146
82000
23890
yes
no
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201-173-7
79-06-1
145
10630
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
Details
201-143-3
78-79-5
144
21640
19243
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
1 mg/kg in final product.
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201-142-8
78-78-4
143
62450
yes
no
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201-081-7
78-08-0
142
26305
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Only to be used as a surface treatment agent.
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201-074-9
77-99-6
141
94960
25600
13380
yes
no
6 mg/kg
Details
201-070-7
77-93-0
140
44640
yes
no
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201-069-1
77-92-9
139
44160
14680
yes
no
Details
201-067-0
77-90-7
138
93760
yes
no
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201-044-5
77-62-3
137
66580
yes
yes
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200-945-0
76-22-2
136
41680
yes
no
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200-879-2
75-56-9
135
24010
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
1 mg/kg in final product.
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200-871-9
75-45-6
134
43680
yes
no
6 mg/kg
Content of chlorofluoromethane less than 1 mg/kg of the substance.
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200-870-3
75-44-5
133
23155
14380
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
1 mg/kg in final product.
Details
200-867-7
75-38-7
132
26140
no
no
5 mg/kg
Details
200-866-1
75-37-6
131
48460
yes
no
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200-864-0
75-35-4
130
26110
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
Details
200-857-2
75-28-5
1069
yes
no
Only to be used as a blowing agent.
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200-849-9
75-21-8
129
17020
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
1 mg/kg in final product.
Details
200-836-8
75-07-0
128
10060
no
no
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200-831-0
75-01-4
127
26050
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
1 mg/kg in final product.
Details
200-816-9
74-86-2
126
10210
no
no
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200-815-3
74-85-1
125
16950
no
no
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200-752-1
71-41-0
124
22870
no
no
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200-751-6
71-36-3
123
13840
no
no
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200-746-9
71-23-8
122
23800
no
no
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200-664-3
67-68-5
120
49540
yes
no
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200-662-2
67-64-1
119
30295
yes
no
Details
200-661-7
67-63-0
118
81882
23830
yes
no
Details
200-659-6
67-56-1
117
21550
no
no
Details
200-618-2
65-85-0
116
37600
13090
yes
no
Details
200-580-7
64-19-7
115
30000
10090
yes
no
Details
200-579-1
64-18-6
114
55040
yes
no
Details
200-578-6
64-17-5
113
52800
16780
yes
no
Details
200-470-9
60-33-3
112
64015
yes
no
Details
200-449-4
60-00-4
111
53600
yes
no
Details
200-412-2
59-02-9
110
93520
yes
no
Details
200-405-4
58-95-7
1055
yes
no
Only to be used as antioxidant in polyolefins.
Details
200-338-0
57-55-6
109
23740
81840
yes
no
Details
200-334-9
57-50-1
108
24880
no
no
Details
200-315-5
57-13-6
107
25960
no
no
Details
200-313-4
57-11-4
106
24550
89040
yes
no
Details
200-312-9
57-10-3
105
22780
70400
yes
no
Details
200-311-3
57-09-0
104
58960
yes
no
6 mg/kg
Details
200-289-5
56-81-5
103
18100
55920
yes
no
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
200-075-1
50-99-7
102
17530
no
no
Details
200-066-2
50-81-7
101
36000
yes
no
Details
200-061-5
50-70-4
100
88320
24490
yes
no
Details
200-018-0
50-21-5
99
19460
62960
yes
no
Details
200-001-8
50-00-0
98
17260
54880
yes
no
Details
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-
95
95883
yes
no
Average molecular weight not less than 480 Da.
Viscosity at 100 °C not less than 8,5 cSt (8,5 × 10-6 m2/s).
Content of mineral hydrocarbons with Carbon number less than 25, not more than 5 % (w/w)
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-
94
95859
yes
no
Average molecular weight not less than 500 Da.
Viscosity at 100 °C not less than 11 cSt (11 × 10-6 m2/s).
Content of mineral hydrocarbons with Carbon number less than 25, not more than 5 % (w/w)
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-
-
93
95858
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.
Average molecular weight not less than 350 Da. Viscosity at 100 °C not less than 2,5 cSt (2,5 × 10-6 m2/s). Content of hydrocarbons with Carbon number less than 25, not more than 40 % (w/w).
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-
-
924
94987
yes
no
0.05 mg/kg
Only for use in PET in contact with all types of foods other than fatty, high- alcoholic and dairy products.
Details
-
-
815
94985
yes
no
5 mg/kg
Not to be used for articles in contact with fatty foods for which simulant D1 and/or D2 is laid down.
Details
-
-
815
94985
yes
no
Not to be used for articles in contact with fatty foods for which simulant D1 and/or D2 is laid down.
Details
-
-
92
93970
yes
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
-
-
5
25360
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as epoxygroup.
Molecular weight is 43 Da.
Details
-
-
6
25380
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
-
-
805
93450
yes
no
The content of the surface treatment copolymer of the coated titanium dioxide is less than 1 % w/w.
Details
-
-
1077
yes
no
Only to be used at up to 25.0 % w/w, including in the nanoform.
Details
-
-
873
93460
yes
no
Reaction product of titanium dioxide with up to 2 % w/w surface treatment substance octyltriethoxysilane, processed at high temperatures.
Details
-
-
91
92320
yes
yes
15 mg/kg
Details
-
-
90
92195
yes
no
Details
-
-
814
91815
yes
no
2 mg/kg
Details
-
-
813
91530
yes
no
5 mg/kg
Details
-
-
821
90810
yes
no
Details
-
-
89
89440
yes
no
Details
-
-
88
86880
yes
no
9 mg/kg
Details
-
-
87
86285
yes
no
For synthetic amorphous silicon dioxide, silanated: primary particles of 1-100 nm which are aggregated to a size of 0,1-1 µm and may form agglomerates within the size distribution of 0,3 µm to the mm size.
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-
86
86000
yes
no
Details
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-
85
85610
yes
no
Details
-
-
84
85601
yes
no
Details
-
13445-56-2
609
83455
yes
no
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