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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 15 April 2024. Database contains 1080 unique substances/entries.

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Substance Name	EC No.	CAS No.	FCM No	Ref No.	Additive or PPA	FRF applicable	SML (mg/kg)	Restriction(s)
acrylic acid, methyl ester, telomer with 1-dodecanethiol, C16-C18 alkyl esters	-	174254-23-0	777	31542	yes	no		0,5 % in final product.	Details
trialkyl(C5-C15)acetic acid, 2,3-epoxypropyl ester	-	-	5	25360	no	no	0.01 mg/kg	1 mg/kg in final product expressed as epoxygroup. Molecular weight is 43 Da.	Details
1,5-naphthalene diisocyanate	221-641-4	3173-72-6	461	22420	no	no		1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.	Details
1-isocyanato-3-isocyanatomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexane	223-861-6	4098-71-9	475	19110	no	no		1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.	Details
2,4-toluene diisocyanate	209-544-5	584-84-9	354	25210	no	no		1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.	Details
2,4-toluene diisocyanate dimer	247-953-0	26747-90-0	653	25270	no	no		1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.	Details
2,6-toluene diisocyanate	202-039-0	91-08-7	167	25240	no	no		1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.	Details
3,3'-dimethyl-4,4'-diisocyanatobiphenyl	202-112-7	91-97-4	169	16240	no	no		1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.	Details
cyclohexyl isocyanate	221-639-3	3173-53-3	460	14950	no	no		1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.	Details
dicyclohexylmethane-4,4'-diisocyanate	225-863-2	5124-30-1	485	15700 13560	no	no		1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.	Details
diphenylether-4,4'-diisocyanate	626-593-1	4128-73-8	476	16570	no	no		1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.	Details
diphenylmethane-2,4'-diisocyanate	227-534-9	5873-54-1	490	16600	no	no		1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.	Details
diphenylmethane-4,4'-diisocyanate	202-966-0	101-68-8	198	16630	no	no		1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.	Details
hexamethylene diisocyanate	212-485-8	822-06-0	372	18640	no	no		1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.	Details
mixture of (40 % w/w) 2,2,4-trimethylhexane-1,6-diisocyanate and (60 % w/w) 2,4,4-trimethylhexane-1,6-diisocyanate	915-277-1	32052-51-0	4	22332	no	no		1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.	Details
octadecyl isocyanate	204-019-7	112-96-9	274	22570	no	no		1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.	Details
2-methyl-1,3-butadiene	201-143-3	78-79-5	144	21640 19243	no	no	0.01 mg/kg	1 mg/kg in final product.	Details
butadiene	203-450-8	106-99-0	223	13630	no	no	0.01 mg/kg	1 mg/kg in final product.	Details
carbonyl chloride	200-870-3	75-44-5	133	23155 14380	no	no	0.01 mg/kg	1 mg/kg in final product.	Details
epichlorohydrin	203-439-8	106-89-8	219	14570 16750	no	no	0.01 mg/kg	1 mg/kg in final product.	Details
ethylene oxide	200-849-9	75-21-8	129	17020	no	no	0.01 mg/kg	1 mg/kg in final product.	Details
phosphorous acid, triethyl ester	204-552-5	122-52-1	293	23175	no	no	0.01 mg/kg	1 mg/kg in final product.	Details
propylene oxide	200-879-2	75-56-9	135	24010	no	no	0.01 mg/kg	1 mg/kg in final product.	Details
vinyl chloride	200-831-0	75-01-4	127	26050	no	no	0.01 mg/kg	1 mg/kg in final product.	Details
triallylamine	203-048-2	102-70-5	205	25385	no	no		40 mg/kg hydrogel at a ratio of 1 kg food to a maximum of 1,5 grams of hydrogel. Only to be used in hydrogels intended for non-direct food contact use.	Details
adipic acid, divinyl ester	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
All salts of Al, NH4, Ba, Ca, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mg, Mn, K, Na, Zn, Eu, Gd, La and Tb of Tannic acids	-	-	419	92150	yes	no		According to the JECFA specifications.	Details
tannic acids 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
1,6-hexanediamine, N1,N6-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)-, polymer with 2,4-dichloro-6-(4-morpholinyl)-1,3,5-triazine	617-335-9	82451-48-7	790	80480	yes	no	5 mg/kg	Average molecular weight not less than 2400 Da. Residual content of morpholine ≤ 30 mg/kg, of N,N'-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl)hexane-1,6-diamine < 15000 mg/kg, and of 2,4-dichloro-6-morpholino-1,3,5-triazine ≤ 20 mg/kg.	Details
poly(6-morpholino-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diyl)-[(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)imino)] hexa-methylene-[(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)imino)]	-	90751-07-8	790	80480	yes	no	5 mg/kg	Average molecular weight not less than 2400 Da. Residual content of morpholine ≤ 30 mg/kg, of N,N'-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl)hexane-1,6-diamine < 15000 mg/kg, and of 2,4-dichloro-6-morpholino-1,3,5-triazine ≤ 20 mg/kg.	Details
hydrogenated homopolymers and/or copolymers made of 1-hexene and/or 1-octene and/or 1-decene and/or 1-dodecene and/or 1-tetradecene (Mw: 440-12000)	-	-	789	60027	yes	no		Average molecular weight not less than 440 Da. Viscosity at 100 °C not less than 3,8 cSt (3,8 × 10-6 m2/s).	Details
white mineral oils, paraffinic, derived from petroleum based hydrocarbon feedstocks	-	-	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)	Details
waxes, refined, derived from petroleum based or synthetic hydrocarbon feedstocks, high viscosity	-	-	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)	Details
reaction product of di-tert-butylphosphonite with biphenyl, obtained by condensation of 2,4-di-tert-butylphenol with Friedel Craft reaction product of phosphorous trichloride and biphenyl	432-130-2	119345-01-6	760	83595	yes	no	18 mg/kg	Composition: 4,4'-biphenylene-bis[0,0-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphonite] (CAS No 0038613-77-3) (36-46 % w/w ()),4,3'-biphenylene-bis[0,0-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphonite] (CAS No 0118421-00-4) (17-23 % w/w ()),3,3'-biphenylene-bis[0,0-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphonite] (CAS No 0118421-01-5) (1-5 % w/w ()),4-biphenylene-0,0-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphonite (CAS No 0091362-37-7) (11-19 % w/w ()),tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphite (CAS No 0031570-04-4) (9-18 % w/w ()),4,4'-biphenylene-0,0-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphonate-0,0-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphonite (CAS No 0112949-97-0) (< 5 % w/w ())(*)Quantity of substance used/quantity of formulationOther specifications: Phosphor content of min. 5,4 % to max. 5,9 %,Acid value of max. 10 mg KOH per gram,Melt range of 85- 110 °C.	Details
chlorodifluoromethane	200-871-9	75-45-6	134	43680	yes	no	6 mg/kg	Content of chlorofluoromethane less than 1 mg/kg of the substance.	Details
bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl) carbodiimide	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
polyethyleneglycol tridecyl ether phosphate	618-558-4	9046-01-9	578	79600	yes	no	5 mg/kg	For materials and articles intended for contact with aqueous foods only. Polyethyleneglycol (EO ≤ 11) tridecyl ether phosphate (mono-and dialkyl ester) with a maximum 10 % content of polyethyleneglycol (EO ≤ 11) tridecylether.	Details
silicon dioxide, silanated	-	-	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.	Details
silicon dioxide	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
All salts of Al, NH4, Ba, Ca, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mg, Mn, K, Na, Zn, Eu, Gd, La and Tb of Malic acid	-	-	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
malic acid	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
2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane bis(2,3-epoxypropyl) ether	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
water	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.].	Details
polyethyleneglycol (EO = 1-50) ethers of linear and branched primary (C8-C22) alcohols	-	-	799	77708	yes	no	1.8 mg/kg	In compliance with the maximum ethylene oxide content as laid down in the purity criteria for food additives in Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012.	Details
syrups, hydrolysed starch, hydrogenated	270-337-8	68425-17-2	724	24903	no	no		In compliance with the purity criteria for maltitol syrup E 965(ii) as laid down in Commission Directive 2008/60/EC [OJ L 158, 18.6.2008, p. 17.].	Details
soybean oil, epoxidised	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.	Details
dibutylthiostannoic acid polymer	-	26427-07-6	649	47210	yes	no		Molecular unit = (C8H18S3Sn2)n (n = 1,5-2).	Details
titanium nitride	247-117-5	25583-20-4	807	93485	yes	no		No migration of titanium nitride nanoparticles. Only to be used in polyethelyne terephthalate (PET) bottles up to 20 mg/kg. In the PET, the agglomerates have a diameter of 100 - 500 nm consisting of primary titanium nitride nanoparticles; primary particles have a diameter of approximately 20 nm.	Details
titanium nitride	234-354-4	11116-16-8	807	93485	yes	no		No migration of titanium nitride nanoparticles. Only to be used in polyethelyne terephthalate (PET) bottles up to 20 mg/kg. In the PET, the agglomerates have a diameter of 100 - 500 nm consisting of primary titanium nitride nanoparticles; primary particles have a diameter of approximately 20 nm.	Details
mixture of 4-(2-benzoxazolyl)-4'-(5-methyl-2-benzoxazolyl)stilbene, 4,4'-bis(2-benzoxazolyl) stilbene and 4,4'-bis(5-methyl-2-benzoxazolyl)stilbene	-	-	65	67155	yes	no		Not more than 0,05 % (w/w) (quantity of substance used/quantity of the formulation). Mixture obtained from the manufacturing process in the typical ratio of (58-62 %):(23-27 %):(13-17 %)	Details

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