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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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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.
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203-867-5
111-41-1
262
35284
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.
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235-183-8
12124-97-9
601
35440
yes
no
Details
215-647-6
1336-21-6
413
35600
yes
no
Details
215-175-0
1309-64-4
398
35760
yes
no
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-
345
35840
yes
no
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208-031-3
506-30-9
345
35840
yes
no
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518
35845
yes
no
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7771-44-0
518
35845
yes
no
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101
36000
yes
no
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200-066-2
50-81-7
101
36000
yes
no
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205-305-4
137-66-6
321
36080
yes
no
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234-231-5
10605-09-1
591
36160
yes
no
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241-234-5
17194-00-2
625
36720
yes
no
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233-020-5
10022-31-8
581
36800
yes
no
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12007-55-5
599
36840
yes
no
Details
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
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221-304-1
3061-75-4
458
36960
yes
no
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272
37040
yes
no
Details
204-010-8
112-85-6
272
37040
yes
no
Details
A colloidal clay. Consists primarily of montmorillonite.
215-108-5
1302-78-9
393
37280
yes
no
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202-860-4
100-52-7
195
37360
yes
no
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116
37600
13090
yes
no
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200-618-2
65-85-0
116
37600
13090
yes
no
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205-252-7
136-60-7
320
37680
yes
no
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202-284-3
93-89-0
172
37840
yes
no
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202-259-7
93-58-3
171
38080
yes
no
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219-020-8
2315-68-6
441
38160
yes
no
Details
204-337-6
119-61-9
286
38240
yes
yes
0.6 mg/kg
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817
38507
yes
no
5 mg/kg
Not to be used with polyethylene in contact with acidic foods.
Purity ≥ 96 %.
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500-311-6
136504-96-6
767
38510
yes
no
5 mg/kg
Details
216-245-3
1533-45-5
422
38515
yes
yes
0.05 mg/kg
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808
38550
yes
no
5 mg/kg
SML including the sum of its hydrolysis products.
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618-128-6
882073-43-0
808
38550
yes
no
5 mg/kg
SML including the sum of its hydrolysis products.
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230-426-4
7128-64-5
500
38560
yes
yes
0.6 mg/kg
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.
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264-122-8
63397-60-4
710
38700
yes
yes
18 mg/kg
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251-156-3
32687-78-8
675
38800
yes
yes
15 mg/kg
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ADK STAB PEP-36
410-290-4
80693-00-1
746
38810
yes
yes
5 mg/kg
SML expressed as sum of phosphite and phosphate.
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247-952-5
26741-53-7
652
38820
yes
yes
0.6 mg/kg
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421-920-2
154862-43-8
773
38840
yes
yes
5 mg/kg
SML expressed as sum of the substance itself, its oxidised form bis(2,4-dicumylphenyl)pentaerythritol-phosphate and its hydrolysis product (2,4-dicumylphenol).
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766
38879
yes
no
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413-110-2
135861-56-2
766
38879
yes
no
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412-440-4
2725-22-6
452
38885
yes
no
5 mg/kg
Details
438-600-3
110675-26-8
758
38940
yes
yes
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758
38940
yes
yes
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743
38950
yes
no
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NC-4
406-176-9
79072-96-1
743
38950
yes
no
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252-816-3
35958-30-6
679
39060
yes
yes
5 mg/kg
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19
39090
yes
no
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20
39120
yes
no
SML(T) expressed excluding HCl.
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204-393-1
120-40-1
923
39150
yes
no
5 mg/kg
The residual amount of diethanolamine in plastics, as an impurity and decomposition product of the substance, shall not result in a migration of diethanolamine higher than 0,3 mg/kg food.
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228-253-4
6200-40-4
493
39200
yes
no
1.8 mg/kg
Details
682-678-3
182121-12-6
779
39815
yes
yes
0.05 mg/kg
Details
617-241-8
81541-12-0
752
39890
yes
no
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752
39890
yes
no
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752
39890
yes
no
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752
39890
yes
no
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69158-41-4
752
39890
yes
no
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CLEARLITE NU 005; DISORBENE M; GENISET MD; GLC NU 005; MILLAD 3940; NU 005
402-950-5
87826-41-3
752
39890
yes
no
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611-185-8
54686-97-4
752
39890
yes
no
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430-800-9
129228-21-3
763
39925
yes
yes
0.05 mg/kg
Details
213-590-1
991-84-4
384
40000
yes
yes
30 mg/kg
Details
CG 25-1320; IRGANOX 1520; TK 12229/1
402-860-6
110553-27-0
756
40020
yes
yes
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756
40020
yes
yes
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614-830-1
68951-50-8
735
40120
yes
no
0.6 mg/kg
Details
LICHTSCHUTZMITTEL 1736
413-610-0
124172-53-8
795
40155
yes
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
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61269-61-2
701
40160
yes
no
2.4 mg/kg
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584
40320
13620
yes
no
Details
233-139-2
10043-35-3
584
40320
13620
yes
no
Details
233-136-6
10043-11-5
583
40400
yes
no
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855
40560
yes
no
Only to be used in rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at a maximum level of 12 % at room temperature or below.
Details
843-371-1
25101-28-4
856
40563
yes
no
Only to be used in: rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at a maximum level of 12 % at room temperature or below; or at up to 40 % w/w in blends of styrene acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN)/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) repeatuse articles at room temperature or below, and when either in contact only with aqueous, acidic and/or low alcoholic (< 20 %) foodstuffs for less than 1 day, or when in contact only with dry foodstuffs for any duration of time.
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203-448-7
106-97-8
221
40570
yes
no
Details
203-786-5
110-63-4
254
40580
13720
yes
no
Details
607-698-1
25322-99-0
865
40619
yes
no
Only to be used in: (a) rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at a maximum level of 1 % w/w. (b) polylactic acid (PLA) at a maximum level of 5 % w/w.
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866
40620
yes
no
Only to be used in rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at a maximum level of 7 %.
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246-563-8
25013-16-5
635
40720
yes
no
30 mg/kg
Details
235-841-4
13003-12-8
608
40800
yes
yes
6 mg/kg
Details
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40471-03-2
867
40815
yes
no
Only to be used in rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at a maximum level of 2 %.
Details
227-265-7
5743-36-2
489
41040
yes
no
Details
233-140-8
10043-52-4
585
41120
yes
no
Details
215-137-3
1305-62-0
394
41280
yes
no
Details
215-138-9
1305-78-8
395
41520
yes
no
Details
609-389-7
37293-22-4
598
41600
yes
no
Details
234-448-5
12004-14-7
598
41600
yes
no
Details
200-945-0
76-22-2
136
41680
yes
no
Details
The wax from Euphorbia antisiphylitica or Pedilanthus pavonis, Euphorbiaceae.
232-347-0
8006-44-8
530
41760
yes
no
Details
203-313-2
105-60-2
212
41840
14200
yes
no
Details
264-144-8
63438-80-2
711
42000
yes
yes
30 mg/kg
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.
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204-696-9
124-38-9
307
42160
yes
no
Details
209-530-9
584-09-8
353
42480
yes
no
12 mg/kg
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21
42500
yes
no
Details
618-326-2
9000-11-7
542
42640
yes
no
Details
The wax derived from Copernicia cerifera, Palmae.
232-399-4
8015-86-9
533
42720
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
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
264-705-7
64147-40-6
712
42960
yes
no
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22
43200
yes
no
Details
232-674-9
9004-34-6
553
43280
14500
yes
no
Details
618-381-2
9004-36-8
554
43300
yes
no
Details
The product obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda, reacting this with carbon disulfide, dissolving this in a dilute alkali solution and extruding into an acid to form a continuous viscose tube.
270-493-7
68442-85-3
727
43360
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
Details
231-153-3
7440-44-0
713
43480
yes
no
Only for use in PET at maximum 10 mg/kg of polymer.
Same purity requirements as for Vegetable Carbon (E 153) set out by Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 with exception of ash content which can be up to 10 % (w/w).
Details
264-846-4
64365-11-3
713
43480
yes
no
Only for use in PET at maximum 10 mg/kg of polymer.
Same purity requirements as for Vegetable Carbon (E 153) set out by Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 with exception of ash content which can be up to 10 % (w/w).
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23
43515
yes
no
0.9 mg/kg
Details
223-805-0
4080-31-3
474
43600
yes
no
0.3 mg/kg
Details
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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139
44160
14680
yes
no
Details
201-069-1
77-92-9
139
44160
14680
yes
no
Details
201-070-7
77-93-0
140
44640
yes
no
Details
234-334-5
11104-61-3
593
44960
yes
no
Details
232-131-6
7787-70-4
523
45195
yes
no
Details
235-285-2
12158-74-6
972
45197
yes
no
Details
215-625-6
1335-23-5
412
45200
yes
no
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24
45280
yes
no
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25
45440
yes
no
12 mg/kg
Details
271-867-2
68610-51-5
732
45450
yes
yes
5 mg/kg
Details
238-455-4
14464-46-1
614
45560
yes
no
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467
45600
14800
yes
no
Details
223-077-4
3724-65-0
467
45600
14800
yes
no
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
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263244-54-8
885
45676
yes
no
Only to be used in poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT), polycarbonate (PC), polystyrene (PS) and rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) plastics in concentrations up to 1 % w/w, in contact with aqueous, acidic and alcoholic foods, for long term storage at room temperature.
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816
45704
yes
no
5 mg/kg
Details
431-890-2
166412-78-8
775
45705
yes
no
Details
203-629-0
108-91-8
240
45760
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
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336
45940
15095
yes
no
Details
206-376-4
334-48-5
336
45940
15095
yes
no
Details
233-007-4
10016-20-3
580
46070
yes
no
Details
231-493-2
7585-39-9
503
46080
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
612-383-7
61790-53-2
707
46375
yes
no
Details
272-489-0
68855-54-9
734
46380
yes
no
Details
251-136-4
32647-67-9
674
46480
yes
no
Details
204-881-4
128-37-0
315
46640
yes
no
3 mg/kg
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315
46640
yes
no
3 mg/kg
Details
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26
46700
yes
no
5 mg/kg
Details
223-945-2
4130-42-1
477
46720
yes
yes
4.8 mg/kg
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-
477
46720
yes
yes
4.8 mg/kg
Details
224-166-0
4221-80-1
480
46790
yes
no
Details
267-342-2
67845-93-6
721
46800
yes
no
Details
221-532-1
3135-18-0
459
46870
yes
no
Details
265-512-0
65140-91-2
715
46880
yes
no
6 mg/kg
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.
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26427-07-6
649
47210
yes
no
Molecular unit = (C8H18S3Sn2)n (n = 1,5-2).
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207-312-8
461-58-5
340
47440
yes
no
60 mg/kg
Details
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153250-52-3
772
47500
yes
no
5 mg/kg
Details
248-468-7
27458-90-8
660
47540
yes
yes
0.05 mg/kg
Details
281-837-0
84030-61-5
747
47600
yes
yes
Details
203-872-2
111-46-6
263
47680
13326
15760
yes
no
Details
200-866-1
75-37-6
131
48460
yes
no
Details
204-617-8
123-31-9
295
48620
15940
18867
yes
no
0.6 mg/kg
Details
205-029-4
131-56-6
318
48640
yes
no
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
204-432-2
120-87-6
27
48960
yes
no
5 mg/kg
Details
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-
27
48960
yes
no
5 mg/kg
Details
-
852282-89-4
809
49080
yes
yes
0.05 mg/kg
Only for use in PET.
Details
CG 27-145
411-220-5
134701-20-5
765
49485
yes
yes
1 mg/kg
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-
765
49485
yes
yes
1 mg/kg
Details
200-664-3
67-68-5
120
49540
yes
no
Details
260-829-0
57583-35-4
698
49595
yes
no
Details
247-862-6
26636-01-1
650
49600
yes
no
Details
219-702-5
2500-88-1
449
49840
yes
yes
0.05 mg/kg
Details
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-
28
50160
yes
no
Details
233-117-2
10039-33-5
582
50240
yes
no
Details
239-622-4
15571-58-1
619
50320
yes
no
Details
268-500-3
68109-88-6
29
50360
yes
no
Details
251-576-7
33568-99-9
676
50400
yes
no
Details
247-666-0
26401-97-8
646
50480
yes
no
Details
-
69226-46-6
30
50560
yes
no
Details
222-883-3
3648-18-8
466
50640
yes
no
Details
239-625-0
15571-60-5
620
50720
yes
no
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-
31
50800
yes
no
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-
32
50880
yes
no
Details
260-414-4
56875-68-4
736
50960
yes
no
Details
239-581-2
15535-79-2
618
51040
yes
no
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-
33
51120
yes
no
Details
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-
311
51200
16480
yes
no
Details
204-794-1
126-58-9
311
51200
16480
yes
no
Details
204-853-1
127-63-9
313
51570
16650
yes
no
3 mg/kg
Details
203-004-2
102-08-9
200
51680
yes
yes
3 mg/kg
Details
CG 30-1577
411-380-6
147315-50-2
770
51700
yes
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
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-
770
51700
yes
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
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-
658
52000
yes
no
30 mg/kg
Details
248-289-4
27176-87-0
658
52000
yes
no
30 mg/kg
Details
257-624-3
52047-59-3
692
52320
yes
yes
0.06 mg/kg
Details
240-440-2
16389-88-1
623
52640
yes
no
Details
-
10436-08-5
589
52645
yes
no
Details
204-009-2
112-84-5
271
52720
yes
no
Details
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-
273
52730
yes
no
Details
204-011-3
112-86-7
273
52730
yes
no
Details
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-
113
52800
16780
yes
no
Details
200-578-6
64-17-5
113
52800
16780
yes
no
Details
245-818-0
23676-09-7
632
52880
yes
no
3.6 mg/kg
Details
245-950-9
23949-66-8
633
53200
yes
yes
30 mg/kg
Details
618-459-6
9010-88-2
868
53245
yes
no
Only to be used in: (a) rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at a maximum level of 2 % w/w. (b) polylactic acid (PLA) at a maximum level of 5 % w/w. (c) polyethylene terephthalate (PET) at a maximum level of 5 % w/w.
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