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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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1 - 6.5 moles ethoxylated
500-018-3
9005-64-5
568
79040
yes
no
Details
618-414-0
9005-37-2
567
82080
yes
no
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-
566
33350
yes
no
Details
232-680-1
9005-32-7
566
33350
yes
no
Details
618-410-9
9005-27-0
565
61120
yes
no
Details
High-polymeric carbohydrate material usually derived from cereal grains such as corn, wheat and sorghum, and from roots and tubers such as potatoes and tapioca. Includes starch which has been pregelatinized by heating in the presence of water.
232-679-6
9005-25-8
564
24540
88800
yes
no
Details
618-404-6
9004-97-1
563
78320
yes
yes
42 mg/kg
Details
618-392-2
9004-70-0
562
22450
no
no
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618-391-7
9004-67-5
561
66240
yes
no
Details
618-389-6
9004-65-3
560
66700
yes
no
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-
56
57200
yes
no
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618-388-0
9004-64-2
559
61680
yes
no
Details
618-387-5
9004-62-0
558
60560
yes
no
Details
-
9004-59-5
557
66640
yes
no
Details
618-385-4
9004-58-4
556
54260
yes
no
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618-384-9
9004-57-3
555
53280
yes
no
Details
618-381-2
9004-36-8
554
43300
yes
no
Details
232-674-9
9004-34-6
553
43280
14500
yes
no
Details
618-363-4
9003-39-8
552
81500
yes
no
The substance shall meet the purity criteria as laid down in Commission Directive 2008/84/EC [OJ L 253, 20.9.2008, p. 1.].
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923-642-1
106392-12-5
551
79920
yes
no
Details
618-355-0
9003-11-6
551
79920
yes
no
Details
618-352-4
9003-07-0
550
81060
yes
no
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-
55
57120
yes
no
Details
618-339-3
9002-88-4
549
80000
yes
no
Details
A complex combination produced in mammary tissue from amino acids supplied by the blood. It contains several proteins, phosphorus, and calcium
232-555-1
9000-71-9
548
42800
yes
no
Details
A complex combination of proteins obtained by hydrolysis of collagen by boiling skin, tendons, ligaments, bones, etc.
232-554-6
9000-70-8
547
55440
yes
no
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232-553-0
9000-69-5
546
71440
yes
no
Details
232-552-5
9000-65-1
545
93680
yes
no
Details
232-536-8
9000-30-0
544
58400
yes
no
Details
Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. It is a product which may contain resin acids and their esters, terpenes, and oxidation or polymerization products of these terpenes. (Shorea, Dipterocarpaceae).
232-528-4
9000-16-2
543
45920
yes
no
Details
618-326-2
9000-11-7
542
42640
yes
no
Details
232-519-5
9000-01-5
541
58480
yes
no
Details
617-129-9
8062-15-5
540
63940
yes
no
0.24 mg/kg
Only to be used as dispersant for plastics dispersions.
Details
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-
540
63940
yes
no
0.24 mg/kg
Only to be used as dispersant for plastics dispersions.
Details
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-
54
57040
yes
no
Details
A complex combination derived from tall oil. Composed primarily of tricyclic monocarboxylic acids, mainly abietic and dehydroabietic acids. Includes tall-oil rosin stabilized by catalytic disproportionation.
232-484-6
8052-10-6
539
24160
no
no
Details
232-482-5
8050-31-5
538
84000
yes
no
Details
232-479-9
8050-26-8
537
84080
yes
no
Details
232-476-2
8050-15-5
536
84320
yes
no
Details
A complex combination derived from wood, especially pine wood. Composed primarily of resin acids and modified resin acids such as dimers and decarboxylated resin acids. Includes rosin stabilized by catalytic disproportionation.
232-475-7
8050-09-7
535
24100
24190
83840
24130
yes
no
Details
232-417-0
8017-16-1
534
80720
yes
no
Details
-
-
534
80720
yes
no
Details
The wax derived from Copernicia cerifera, Palmae.
232-399-4
8015-86-9
533
42720
yes
no
Details
232-391-0
8013-07-8
532
88640
yes
no
60 mg/kg
Details
232-391-0
8013-07-8
532
88640
yes
no
Details
232-391-0
8013-07-8
532
88640
yes
no
30 mg/kg
In the case of PVC gaskets used to seal glass jars containing infant formulae and follow-on formulae as defined by Directive 2006/141/EC or processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children as defined by Directive 2006/125/EC, the SML is lowered to 30 mg/kg.Oxirane < 8 %, iodine number < 6.
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The wax obtained from the honeycomb of the bee. It consists primarily of myricyl palmitate, cerotic acid and esters and some high-carbon paraffins.
232-383-7
8012-89-3
531
36880
yes
no
Details
The wax from Euphorbia antisiphylitica or Pedilanthus pavonis, Euphorbiaceae.
232-347-0
8006-44-8
530
41760
yes
no
Details
234-325-6
11099-07-3
53
56585
yes
no
Details
Wax obtained by extraction of lignite.
232-313-5
8002-53-7
529
67850
yes
no
Details
The complex combination of diglycerides of fatty acids linked to the choline ester of phosphoric acid.
232-307-2
8002-43-5
528
63760
yes
no
Details
Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. It consists primarily of the glycerides of the fatty acid ricinoleic. (Ricinus communis, Euphorbiaceae).
232-293-8
8001-79-4
527
42880
14411
yes
no
Details
A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the purification of ozocerite with sulfuric acid and filtration through bone black to form waxy cakes.
232-290-1
8001-75-0
526
43440
yes
no
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-
8001-39-6
525
62640
yes
no
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Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. It consists primarily of the glycerides of the fatty acids linoleic, oleic, palmitic and stearic. (Soja hispida, Leguminosae).
232-274-4
8001-22-7
524
24520
no
no
Details
232-131-6
7787-70-4
523
45195
yes
no
Details
231-959-5
7782-50-5
522
14530
no
no
Details
231-955-3
7782-42-5
521
58320
yes
no
Details
231-869-6
7773-01-5
520
65120
yes
no
Details
261-327-4
58561-47-0
52
56580
yes
no
Details
231-867-5
7772-98-7
519
87120
yes
no
Details
-
7771-44-0
518
35845
yes
no
Details
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-
518
35845
yes
no
Details
231-830-3
7758-02-3
517
81520
yes
no
Details
231-821-4
7757-83-7
516
86960
yes
no
Details
231-791-2
7732-18-5
515
95855
26360
yes
no
In compliance with Directive 98/83/EC [OJ L 330, 5.12.1998, p. 32.].
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231-722-6
7704-34-9
514
91840
yes
no
Details
231-679-3
7681-82-5
513
86800
yes
no
Details
231-659-4
7681-11-0
512
81680
yes
no
Details
231-639-5
7664-93-9
511
91920
yes
no
Details
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-
511
91920
yes
no
Details
231-635-3
7664-41-7
510
12789
35320
yes
no
Details
-
-
51
56570
yes
no
Details
231-633-2
7664-38-2
509
23170
72640
yes
no
Details
-
-
509
23170
72640
yes
no
Details
231-599-9
7647-15-6
508
86560
yes
no
Details
231-595-7
7647-01-0
507
59990
yes
no
Details
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-
507
59990
yes
no
Details
231-555-9
7632-00-0
506
86920
yes
no
0.6 mg/kg
Details
231-548-0
7631-90-5
505
86480
yes
no
Details
231-545-4
7631-86-9
504
86240
yes
no
For synthetic amorphous silicon dioxide: primary particles of 1 - 100 nm which are aggregated to a size of 0,1 - 1 µm which may form agglomerates within the size distribution of 0,3 µm to the mm size.
Details
231-493-2
7585-39-9
503
46080
yes
no
Details
431-850-4
7456-68-0
502
22778
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
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-
501
34480
yes
no
Details
230-426-4
7128-64-5
500
38560
yes
yes
0.6 mg/kg
Details
234-400-3
11140-06-0
50
56550
yes
no
Details
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-
5
25360
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as epoxygroup.
Molecular weight is 43 Da.
Details
230-022-8
6915-15-7
499
19965
65020
yes
no
In case of use as a monomer only to be used as a co-monomer in aliphatic polyesters up to maximum level of 1 % on a molar basis.
Details
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-
499
19965
65020
yes
no
In case of use as a monomer only to be used as a co-monomer in aliphatic polyesters up to maximum level of 1 % on a molar basis.
Details
229-962-1
6864-37-5
498
16210
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Only to be used in polyamides.
Details
229-934-9
6846-50-0
497
95020
yes
no
5 mg/kg
Only to be used in single-use gloves.
Details
229-722-6
6683-19-8
496
71680
yes
no
Details
229-662-0
6642-31-5
495
35160
yes
no
5 mg/kg
Details
228-601-5
6303-21-5
494
62140
yes
no
Details
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-
494
62140
yes
no
Details
228-253-4
6200-40-4
493
39200
yes
no
1.8 mg/kg
Details
228-250-8
6197-30-4
492
45650
yes
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
228-229-3
6182-11-2
491
82720
yes
no
Details
227-534-9
5873-54-1
490
16600
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
Details
253-407-2
37220-82-9
49
56540
yes
no
Details
227-265-7
5743-36-2
489
41040
yes
no
Details
226-864-0
5518-18-3
488
53440
yes
no
Details
226-029-0
5232-99-5
487
45640
yes
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
-
5136-44-7
486
54005
yes
no
Details
225-863-2
5124-30-1
485
15700
13560
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
Details
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-
484
13395
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
225-306-3
4767-03-7
484
13395
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
225-218-5
4724-48-5
483
68860
yes
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
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-
483
68860
yes
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
225-094-2
4655-34-9
482
21100
no
no
Details
224-594-8
4422-95-1
481
13060
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
SML expressed as 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid.
Details
224-166-0
4221-80-1
480
46790
yes
no
Details
-
-
48
56535
yes
no
Details
-
4196-95-6
479
12970
no
no
Details
224-069-3
4191-73-5
478
60180
yes
no
Details
-
-
477
46720
yes
yes
4.8 mg/kg
Details
223-945-2
4130-42-1
477
46720
yes
yes
4.8 mg/kg
Details
626-593-1
4128-73-8
476
16570
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
Details
223-861-6
4098-71-9
475
19110
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
Details
223-805-0
4080-31-3
474
43600
yes
no
0.3 mg/kg
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
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-
472
66560
yes
yes
Details
223-773-8
4066-02-8
472
66560
yes
yes
Details
223-578-8
3965-55-7
471
24888
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
223-445-4
3896-11-5
470
60400
yes
yes
Details
234-397-9
11140-02-6
47
56520
yes
no
Details
223-383-8
3864-99-1
469
60480
yes
yes
Details
223-320-4
3825-26-1
468
71960
yes
no
Only to be used in repeated use articles, sintered at high temperatures.
Details
223-077-4
3724-65-0
467
45600
14800
yes
no
Details
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-
467
45600
14800
yes
no
Details
222-883-3
3648-18-8
466
50640
yes
no
Details
222-067-7
3333-62-8
465
68040
yes
no
Details
-
3293-97-8
464
61280
yes
yes
Details
221-950-4
3290-92-4
463
25840
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
221-698-5
3195-78-6
462
26170
no
no
0.02 mg/kg
Details
221-641-4
3173-72-6
461
22420
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
Details
221-639-3
3173-53-3
460
14950
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
Details
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-
46
56510
yes
no
Details
221-532-1
3135-18-0
459
46870
yes
no
Details
221-304-1
3061-75-4
458
36960
yes
no
Details
221-073-7
2998-18-7
457
20140
no
no
Details
221-072-1
2998-08-5
456
10810
no
no
Details
220-688-8
2867-47-2
455
20530
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
Details
220-666-8
2855-13-2
454
12670
no
no
6 mg/kg
Details
220-449-8
2768-02-7
453
26320
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
412-440-4
2725-22-6
452
38885
yes
no
5 mg/kg
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
219-882-5
2561-88-8
450
24430
no
no
Details
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-
45
56500
yes
no
Details
219-702-5
2500-88-1
449
49840
yes
yes
0.05 mg/kg
Details
219-696-4
2499-59-4
448
11890
no
no
Details
219-674-4
2495-37-6
447
20080
no
no
Details
219-673-9
2495-35-4
446
10750
no
no
Details
219-574-0
2466-09-3
445
83440
yes
no
Details
-
-
445
83440
yes
no
Details
219-470-5
2440-22-4
444
61440
yes
no
Details
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-
443
12788
no
no
5 mg/kg
Details
219-417-6
2432-99-7
443
12788
no
no
5 mg/kg
Details
219-371-7
2425-79-8
442
13780
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
Residual content = 1 mg/kg in final product expressed as epoxygroup.
Molecular weight is 43 Da.
Details
219-020-8
2315-68-6
441
38160
yes
no
Details
218-639-0
2210-28-8
440
21340
no
no
Details
-
-
44
56495
yes
no
Details
218-542-3
2177-70-0
439
21280
no
no
Details
218-487-5
2162-74-5
438
13303
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Expressed as the sum of bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)carbodiimide and its hydrolysis product 2,6-diisopropylaniline
Details
218-463-4
2156-97-0
437
11245
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
218-414-7
2146-71-6
436
19480
no
no
Details
218-336-3
2123-24-2
435
14230
no
no
Details
218-218-1
2082-81-7
434
20410
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
218-216-0
2082-79-3
433
68320
yes
yes
6 mg/kg
Details
218-001-1
2035-75-8
432
12280
no
no
Details
217-421-2
1843-05-6
431
61600
yes
yes
Details
217-420-7
1843-03-4
430
95600
yes
yes
5 mg/kg
Details
-
-
43
56490
yes
no
Details
217-168-8
1761-71-3
429
13210
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
216-971-0
1709-70-2
428
95200
yes
no
Details
216-847-6
1679-51-2
427
18896
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
216-768-7
1663-39-4
425
10840
no
no
Details
216-711-6
1647-16-1
424
15070
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
216-600-2
1623-05-8
423
22937
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
216-245-3
1533-45-5
422
38515
yes
yes
0.05 mg/kg
Details
216-032-5
1477-55-0
421
13000
no
no
Details
215-951-9
1459-93-4
420
19210
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
-
-
42
56487
yes
no
Details
Gallic acid derivatives found in nutgalls, bark and other plant parts, especially oak bark.
215-753-2
1401-55-4
419
92150
yes
no
According to the JECFA specifications.
Details
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-
419
92150
yes
no
According to the JECFA specifications.
Details
215-691-6
1344-28-1
418
34720
yes
no
Details
215-683-2
1343-98-2
417
85680
yes
no
Details
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-
417
85680
yes
no
Details
215-665-4
1338-43-8
416
87680
yes
no
Details
215-664-9
1338-41-6
415
87840
yes
no
Details
215-663-3
1338-39-2
414
87600
yes
no
Details
215-647-6
1336-21-6
413
35600
yes
no
Details
215-625-6
1335-23-5
412
45200
yes
no
Details
215-609-9
1333-86-4
411
42080
yes
no
Primary particles of 10 - 300 nm which are aggregated to a size of 100 - 1200 nm which may form agglomerates within the size distribution of 300 nm - mm.
Toluene extractables: maximum 0,1 %, determined according to ISO method 6209.
UV absorption of cyclohexane extract at 386 nm: < 0,02 AU for a 1 cm cell or < 0,1 AU for a 5 cm cell, determined according to a generally recognised method of analysis.
Benzo(a)pyrene content: max 0,25 mg/kg carbon black.
Maximum use level of carbon black in the polymer: 2,5 % w/w.
Details
A clay that is essentially kaolinite, a hydrated aluminum silicate. It has a high fusion point and is the most refractory of all clays.
310-194-1
1332-58-7
410
62720
yes
no
Particles can be thinner than 100 nm only if incorporated at a quantity of less than 12 % w/w in an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) inner layer of a multi- layer structure, in which the layer in direct contact with the food provides a functional barrier preventing migration of particles into the food.
Details
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-
41
56486
yes
no
Details
215-570-8
1332-37-2
409
62240
yes
no
Details
215-549-3
1330-80-9
408
82960
yes
no
Details
215-540-4
1330-43-4
407
87040
yes
no
Details

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