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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 16 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)
trimethylolpropane, mixed triesters and diesters with benzoic acid and 2-ethylhexanoic acid	-	-	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
cis-1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, salts	-	-	816	45704	yes	no	5 mg/kg		Details
cis-endo-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,3-dicarboxylic acid, salts	-	-	817	38507	yes	no	5 mg/kg	Not to be used with polyethylene in contact with acidic foods. Purity ≥ 96 %.	Details
methallylsulphonic acid, salts	-	-	818	21530	no	no	5 mg/kg		Details
neodecanoic acid, salts	248-093-9	26896-20-8	819	68110	yes	no	0.05 mg/kg	Not to be used in polymers contacting fatty foods. Not to be used for articles in contact with fatty foods for which simulant D1 and/or D2 is laid down. SML expressed as neodecanoic acid.	Details
propylhydroxymethylcellulose	-	-	82	83325	yes	no			Details
pimelic acid, salts	-	-	820	76420	yes	no			Details
stearoyl-2-lactylic acid, salts	-	-	821	90810	yes	no			Details
Perchlorate	623-712-9	14797-73-0	822	71938	yes	no			Details
perchloric acid, salts	-	-	822	71938	yes	no			Details
5-sulphoisophthalic acid, salts	-	-	823	24889	no	no	5 mg/kg		Details
propylhydroxypropylcellulose	-	-	83	83330	yes	no			Details
silicates, natural (with the exception of asbestos)	-	-	84	85601	yes	no			Details
silicates, natural, silanated (with the exception of asbestos)	-	-	85	85610	yes	no			Details
perfluoro acetic acid, α-substituted with the copolymer of perfluoro-1,2-propylene glycol and perfluoro-1,1-ethylene glycol, terminated with chlorohexafluoropropyloxy groups	682-234-9	329238-24-6	854	71943	yes	no		Only to be used in concentrations up to 0,5 % w/w in the polymerisation of fluoropolymers that are processed at temperatures at or above 340 °C and are intended for use in repeated use articles.	Details
(butadiene, styrene, methyl methacrylate) copolymer cross-linked with 1,3-butanediol dimethacrylate	-	-	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
STYRENE, POLYMER WITH 1,3-BUTADIENE, BUTYL ACRYLATE AND METHYL METHACRYLATE	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.	Details
(methyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate, styrene, glycidyl methacrylate) copolymer	-	37953-21-2	857	66765	yes	no		Only to be used in rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at a maximum level of 2 % at room temperature or below.	Details
3,9-bis[2-(3-(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl) propionyloxy)-1,1-dimethylethyl]-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5,5] undecane 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.	Details
(butadiene, ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, styrene) copolymer crosslinked with divinylbenzene	-	-	859		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 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.	Details
silicic acid, silylated	-	-	86	86000	yes	no			Details
perfluoro[2-(poly(n-propoxy))propanoic acid]	680-272-0	51798-33-5	860	71980	yes	no		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.	Details
All salts of Al, NH4, Ba, Ca, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mg, Mn, K, Na, Zn, Eu, Gd, La and Tb of Perfluoro[2-(n-propoxy)propanoic acid]	-	-	861	71990	yes	no		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.	Details
perfluoro[2-(n-propoxy)propanoic acid]	236-236-8	13252-13-6	861	71990	yes	no		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.	Details
3,4-diacetoxy-1-butene 3,4-DIACETOXY-1-BUTENE	421-720-5	18085-02-4	862	15180	no	no	0.05 mg/kg	SML including the hydrolysis product 3,4- dihydroxy-1-butene. Only to be used as a co-monomer for ethylvinylalcohol (EVOH) and polyvinylalcohol (PVOH) copolymers.	Details
1,10-decanediamine	211-471-9	646-25-3	863	15260	no	no	0.05 mg/kg	Only to be used as a co-monomer for manufacturing polyamide articles for repeated use in contact with aqueous, acidic and dairy foodstuffs at room temperature or for short term contact up to 150 °C.	Details
2,4-diamino-6-hydroxypyrimidine	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
(butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate) copolymer	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.	Details
(butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate) copolymer, cross-linked with allyl methacrylate	-	-	866	40620	yes	no		Only to be used in rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at a maximum level of 7 %.	Details
(butyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate) copolymer	-	40471-03-2	867	40815	yes	no		Only to be used in rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at a maximum level of 2 %.	Details
(ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate) copolymer	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.	Details
(butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, styrene) copolymer	608-050-0	27136-15-8	869	66763	yes	no		Only to be used in rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at a maximum level of 3 %.	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
N,N',N''-tris(2-methylcyclohexyl)-1,2,3-propane-tricarboxamide	481-840-9	160535-46-6	870	95500	yes	no	5 mg/kg		Details
dodecanoic acid, 12-amino-, polymer with ethene, 2,5-furandione, α-hydro-ω-hydroxypoly (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) and 1-propene	-	287916-86-3	871		yes	no		Only to be used in polyolefins at levels of up to 20 weight %. These polyolefins shall only be used in contact with foods for which Table 2 of Annex III assigns food simulant E, at ambient temperature or below, and when migration of the total oligomeric fraction of less than 1 000 Da does not exceed 50 µg/kg food.	Details
2-phenyl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)phthalimidine	455-890-7	6607-41-6	872		no	no	0.05 mg/kg	To be used only as a co-monomer in polycarbonate copolymers.	Details
titanium dioxide reacted with octyltriethoxysilane	-	-	873	93460	yes	no		Reaction product of titanium dioxide with up to 2 % w/w surface treatment substance octyltriethoxysilane, processed at high temperatures.	Details
α-dimethyl-3-(4'-hydroxy-3'-methoxyphenyl)propylsilyloxy, ω-3-dimethyl-3-(4'-hydroxy-3'-methoxyphenyl) propylsilyl polydimethylsiloxane	641-029-4	156065-00-8	874	16265	no	no	0.05 mg/kg	Only to be used as comonomer in siloxane modified polycarbonate. The oligomeric mixture shall be characterised by the formula C24H38Si2O5(SiOC2H6)n (50 > n ≥ 26).	Details
α-dimethyl-3-(4'-hydroxy-3'-methoxyphenyl)propylsilyloxy, ω-3-dimethyl-3-(4'-hydroxy-3'-methoxyphenyl) propylsilyl polydimethylsiloxane	641-029-4	156065-00-8	874	16265	no	no		Only to be used as comonomer in siloxane modified polycarbonate. The oligomeric mixture shall be characterised by the formula C24H38Si2O5(SiOC2H6)n (50 > n ≥ 26).	Details
poly(12-hydroxystearic acid) stearate	500-140-7	58128-22-6	875	80345	yes	yes	5 mg/kg		Details
acids, fatty (C8-C22) from animal or vegetable fats and oils, esters with branched alcohols, aliphatic, monohydric, saturated, primary (C3-C22)	-	-	878	31335	yes	no			Details
acids, fatty (C8-C22) from animal or vegetable fats and oils, esters with alcohols, linear, aliphatic, monohydric, saturated, primary (C1-C22)	-	-	879	31336	yes	no			Details
sodium monoalkyl dialkylphenoxybenzenedisulphonate	-	-	88	86880	yes	no	9 mg/kg		Details
acids, fatty (C8-C22), esters with pentaerythritol	-	-	880	31348	yes	no			Details
2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol	221-140-0	3010-96-6	881	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.	Details
All salts of Al, NH4, Ba, Ca, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mg, Mn, K, Na, Zn, Eu, Gd, La and Tb of 2,2,4,4-Tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol	-	-	881	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.	Details
2,3,6-trimethylphenol	219-330-3	2416-94-6	882	25872	no	no	0.05 mg/kg		Details
All salts of Al, NH4, Ba, Ca, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mg, Mn, K, Na, Zn, Eu, Gd, La and Tb of 2,3,6-Trimethylphenol	-	-	882	25872	no	no	0.05 mg/kg		Details
3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol	224-709-1	4457-71-0	883	22074	no	no	0.05 mg/kg	Only to be used in materials in contact with food at a surface to mass ratio up to 0,5 dm2/kg.	Details
alkyl(C10-C21)sulphonic acid, esters with phenol	293-728-5	91082-17-6	884	34240	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.	Details
cyclic oligomers of (butylene terephthalate)	-	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.	Details
stearic acid, esters with ethyleneglycol	-	-	89	89440	yes	no			Details
thiodipropionic acid, ditetradecyl ester	240-613-2	16545-54-3	894	93360	yes	no			Details
3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propanoic acid, esters with C13-C15 branched and linear alcohols 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.	Details
3H-perfluoro-3-[(3-methoxy-propoxy) propanoic acid], ammonium salt	-	958445-44-8	896	71958	yes	no		Only to be used in the polymerisation of fluoropolymers when: (1.) processed at temperatures higher than 280 °C for at least 10 minutes, (2.) processed at temperatures higher than 190 °C up to 30 % w/w for use in blends with polyoxymethylene polymers and intended for repeated use articles.	Details
acids, C2-C24, aliphatic, linear, monocarboxylic from natural oils and fats, and their mono-, di- and triglycerol esters (branched fatty acids at naturally occuring levels are included)	-	-	9	30610	yes	no			Details
taurine, salts	-	-	90	92195	yes	no			Details
1,2-benziso-thiazol-3(2H)-one 1,1-dioxide, sodium salt	204-886-1	128-44-9	902		yes	no		The substance shall comply with the specific purity criteria as set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 (OJ L 83, 22.3.2012, p. 1).	Details
2H-perfluoro-[(5,8,11,14-tetramethyl)-tetraethyleneglycol ethyl propyl ether]	-	37486-69-4	903		yes	no		Only to be used as a polymer production aid in the polymerisation of fluoropolymers intended for: (a) repeated and single use materials and articles when sintered or processed (non-sintered) at temperatures at or above 360 °C for at least 10 minutes or at higher temperatures for equivalent shorter times; (b) repeated use materials and articles when processed (non-sintered) at temperatures from 300 °C and up to 360 °C for at least 10 minutes.	Details
tetradecyl-polyethyleneglycol(EO = 3-8) ether of glycolic acid	-	-	91	92320	yes	yes	15 mg/kg		Details
tricyclodecanedimethanol bis(hexahydrophthalate)	-	-	92	93970	yes	no	0.05 mg/kg		Details
N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)dodecanamide	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.	Details
trimethylolpropane, mixed triesters and diesters with n-octanoic and n-decanoic acids	-	-	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
perfluoro[(2-ethyloxy-ethoxy)acetic acid], ammonium salt	700-323-3	908020-52-0	926	71955	yes	no		Only to be used in the polymerisation of fluoropolymers that are processed at temperatures higher than 300 °C for at least 10 minutes.	Details
waxes, paraffinic, refined, derived from petroleum based or synthetic hydrocarbon feedstocks, low viscosity	-	-	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).	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
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
ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer wax	429-840-1	24937-78-8	969		yes	no		Only to be used as a polymeric additive up to 2 % w/w in polyolefins. The migration of low molecular weight oligomeric fraction below 1 000 Da shall not exceed 5 mg/kg food.	Details
petroleum hydrocarbon resins (hydrogenated)	-	-	97	72081/10	yes	no		Petroleum hydrocarbon resins, hydrogenated are produced by the catalytic or thermalpolymerisation of dienes and olefins of the aliphatic, alicyclic and/or monobenzenoidarylalkene types from distillates of cracked petroleum stocks with a boiling range not greater than 220 °C, as well as the pure monomers found in these distillation streams, subsequently followed by distillation, hydrogenation and additional processing. Properties: Viscosity at 120 °C: > 3 Pa.s,Softening point: > 95 °C as determined by ASTM Method E 28-67,Bromine number: < 40 (ASTM D1159),The colour of a 50 % solution in toluene < 11 on the Gardner scale,Residual aromatic monomer ≤ 50 ppm.	Details
trimethyl trimellitate	219-547-3	2459-10-1	971	25885	no	no		Only to be used as a co-monomer up to 0,35 % w/w to produce modified polyesters intended to be used in contact with aqueous and dry foodstuffs containing no free fat at the surface.	Details
copper hydroxide phosphate	235-285-2	12158-74-6	972	45197	yes	no			Details
(perfluorobutyl)ethylene	243-053-7	19430-93-4	973	22931	no	no		Only to be used as a co-monomer up to 0,1 % w/w in the polymerisation of fluoropolymers, sintered at high temperatures.	Details
phosphorous acid, mixed 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenyl and 4-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenyl triesters	700-485-5	939402-02-5	974	74050	yes	yes	10 mg/kg	SML expressed as the sum of the phosphite and phosphate forms of the substance, 4-tert-amylphenol and 2,4-di-tert-amylphenol.	Details
phosphorous acid, mixed 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenyl and 4-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenyl triesters	700-485-5	939402-02-5	974	74050	yes	yes	1 mg/kg	The migration of 2,4-di-tert-amylphenol shall not exceed 1 mg/kg food.	Details
(polyethylene terephthalate, hydroxylated polybutadiene, pyromellitic anhydride) copolymer	-	-	979	79987	yes	no		Only to be used in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) at a maximum level of 5 % w/w.	Details
formaldehyde	200-001-8	50-00-0	98	17260 54880	yes	no			Details
1,3-bis(isocyanatomethyl)benzene	222-852-4	3634-83-1	988		no	no		SML(T) applies to the migration of its hydrolysis product, 1,3- benzenedimethanamine. To be used only as co-monomer in the manufacture of a middle layer coating on a poly(ethylene terephthalate) polymer film in a multilayer film.	Details
All salts of Al, NH4, Ba, Ca, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mg, Mn, K, Na, Zn, Eu, Gd, La and Tb of Lactic acid	-	-	99	19460 62960	yes	no			Details
lactic acid	200-018-0	50-21-5	99	19460 62960	yes	no			Details
(butadiene, ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, styrene) copolymer not cross-linked	-	-	998		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 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.	Details

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