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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 28 March 2024. Database contains 1080 unique substances/entries.
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1043
yes
no
Only to be used as particles in non-plasticised PVC up to 10 % w/w in contact with all food types at room temperature or below including long- term storage.
When used together with the substance with FCM No 859 and/or the substance with FCM No 998, the restriction of 10 % w/w applies to the sum of those substances.
The diameter of particles shall be > 20 nm, and for at least 95 % by number it shall be > 40 nm.
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859
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no
Only to be used as particles in non-plasticised PVC up to 10 % w/w in contact with all food types at room temperature or below including long- term storage.
When used together with the substance with FCM No 998 and/or the substance with FCM No 1043, the restriction of 10 % w/w applies to the sum of those substances.
The diameter of particles shall be > 20 nm, and for at least 95 % by number it shall be > 40 nm.
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998
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no
Only to be used as particles in non-plasticised PVC up to 10 % w/w in contact with all food types at room temperature or below including long- term storage.
When used together with the substance with FCM No 859 and/or the substance with FCM No 1043, the restriction of 10 % w/w applies to the sum of those substances.
The diameter of particles shall be > 20 nm, and for at least 95 % by number it shall be > 40 nm.
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40560
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no
Only to be used in rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at a maximum level of 12 % at room temperature or below.
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40620
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no
Only to be used in rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at a maximum level of 7 %.
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1016
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no
Only to be used up to: (a) 10 % w/w in non-plasticised PVC; (b) 15 % w/w in non-plasticised PLA.
The final material shall be used at room temperature or below.
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979
79987
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no
Only to be used in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) at a maximum level of 5 % w/w.
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26
46700
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no
5 mg/kg
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823
24889
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no
5 mg/kg
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27
48960
yes
no
5 mg/kg
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7
30370
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30401
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11
30960
yes
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30610
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801
30607
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10
30612
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879
31336
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878
31335
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880
31348
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31328
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12375
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33120
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34230
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6 mg/kg
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17
34281
yes
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15
34130
yes
yes
30 mg/kg
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752
39890
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662
25927
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no
0.005 mg/kg
Only to be used in polycarbonates.
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23740
81840
yes
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343
23770
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no
0.05 mg/kg
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14876
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no
5 mg/kg
Only to be used for manufacture of polyesters.
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15404
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no
5 mg/kg
Only to be used as: (a) a co-monomer in poly (ethylene-co-isosorbide terephthalate); (b) a co-monomer at levels of up to 40 mole % of the diol component in combination with ethylene glycol and/or 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane, for the production of polyesters. Polyesters made using dianhydrosorbitol together with 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane shall not be used in contact with foods containing more than 15 % alcohol.
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18700
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
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13840
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no
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15100
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no
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681
18310
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22480
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22600
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22870
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23800
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12788
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5 mg/kg
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369
12761
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no
0.05 mg/kg
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61840
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285
66480
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yes
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66580
yes
yes
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66560
yes
yes
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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.
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13395
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no
0.05 mg/kg
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882
25872
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no
0.05 mg/kg
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758
38940
yes
yes
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756
40020
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yes
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765
49485
yes
yes
1 mg/kg
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477
46720
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yes
4.8 mg/kg
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46640
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3 mg/kg
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16360
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no
0.05 mg/kg
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389
22360
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5 mg/kg
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770
51700
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0.05 mg/kg
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10660
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no
0.05 mg/kg
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35170
12763
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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.
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17050
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no
30 mg/kg
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81882
23830
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13932
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no
0.01 mg/kg
Only to be used as a co-monomer for the preparation of polymeric additive.
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92800
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yes
0.48 mg/kg
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14841
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no
0.05 mg/kg
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14020
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0.05 mg/kg
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10030
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30000
10090
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10690
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31730
12130
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566
33350
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35840
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35845
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36000
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12820
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37040
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37600
13090
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13150
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766
38879
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743
38950
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808
38550
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5 mg/kg
SML including the sum of its hydrolysis products.
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752
39890
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40320
13620
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14140
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14320
41960
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44160
14680
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45600
14800
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752
39890
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13326
15760
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51200
16480
yes
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16660
13550
51760
yes
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52000
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30 mg/kg
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52730
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52800
16780
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53600
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53650
16990
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55040
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55120
17290
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1031
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no
5 mg/kg
Only to be used as a monomer in the production of polyethylene furanoate.
The migration of the oligomeric fraction of less than 1 000 Da shall not exceed 50 µg/kg food (expressed as furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid).
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667
55190
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18010
55680
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18100
55920
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794
18117
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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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58720
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18250
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no
0.01 mg/kg
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59360
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59990
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62140
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19150
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19270
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92160
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19460
62960
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63280
19470
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63840
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63920
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63940
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0.24 mg/kg
Only to be used as dispersant for plastics dispersions.
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64015
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663
64150
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14710
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19540
64800
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19965
65020
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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.
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65040
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65520
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20020
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21550
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67891
22350
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45940
15095
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16697
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18220
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0.05 mg/kg
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483
68860
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0.05 mg/kg
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14740
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22763
69040
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69760
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22775
69920
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6 mg/kg
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14770
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18880
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22780
70400
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71020
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22840
71600
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71990
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Only to be used in the polymerisation of fluoropolymers that are processed at temperatures at or above 265 °C and are intended for use in repeated use articles.
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22960
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3 mg/kg
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23170
72640
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23187
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534
80720
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82000
23890
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445
83440
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609
83455
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83700
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42 mg/kg
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24280
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417
85680
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87200
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88320
24490
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24550
89040
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24760
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0.05 mg/kg
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90960
24820
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511
91920
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92150
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According to the JECFA specifications.
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785
24910
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92350
25090
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655
25450
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0.05 mg/kg
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25510
94320
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25540
13050
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93520
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34480
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42500
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43200
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43515
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0.9 mg/kg
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816
45704
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5 mg/kg
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38507
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5 mg/kg
Not to be used with polyethylene in contact with acidic foods.
Purity ≥ 96 %.
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45280
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45440
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12 mg/kg
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50160
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50800
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50880
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51120
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54270
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54280
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54450
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54480
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1053
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Only to be used when produced from a fatty acid precursor that is obtained from edible fats or oils.
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55520
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57040
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57120
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57200
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57280
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57600
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57680
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56495
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56486
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56487
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56490
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56500
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56510
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56535
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56570
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58300
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1060
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Only to be used at room temperature or below in contact with foods for which Table 2 of Annex III assigns food simulant E.
The seed hulls shall be obtained from sunflower seeds that are fit for human consumption.
The processing temperature of the plastic containing the additive shall not exceed 240 °C.
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60027
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Average molecular weight not less than 440 Da.
Viscosity at 100 °C not less than 3,8 cSt (3,8 × 10-6 m2/s).
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64500
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65440
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21530
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5 mg/kg
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66695
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