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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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45940
15095
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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
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no
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203-629-0
108-91-8
240
45760
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no
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431-890-2
166412-78-8
775
45705
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816
45704
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5 mg/kg
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263244-54-8
885
45676
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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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228-250-8
6197-30-4
492
45650
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0.05 mg/kg
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226-029-0
5232-99-5
487
45640
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0.05 mg/kg
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223-077-4
3724-65-0
467
45600
14800
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467
45600
14800
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238-455-4
14464-46-1
614
45560
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271-867-2
68610-51-5
732
45450
yes
yes
5 mg/kg
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25
45440
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12 mg/kg
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24
45280
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215-625-6
1335-23-5
412
45200
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235-285-2
12158-74-6
972
45197
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232-131-6
7787-70-4
523
45195
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234-334-5
11104-61-3
593
44960
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201-070-7
77-93-0
140
44640
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201-069-1
77-92-9
139
44160
14680
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139
44160
14680
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200-871-9
75-45-6
134
43680
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6 mg/kg
Content of chlorofluoromethane less than 1 mg/kg of the substance.
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223-805-0
4080-31-3
474
43600
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0.3 mg/kg
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23
43515
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0.9 mg/kg
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264-846-4
64365-11-3
713
43480
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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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231-153-3
7440-44-0
713
43480
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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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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
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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
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618-381-2
9004-36-8
554
43300
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232-674-9
9004-34-6
553
43280
14500
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22
43200
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264-705-7
64147-40-6
712
42960
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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
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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
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The wax derived from Copernicia cerifera, Palmae.
232-399-4
8015-86-9
533
42720
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618-326-2
9000-11-7
542
42640
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21
42500
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209-530-9
584-09-8
353
42480
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12 mg/kg
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204-696-9
124-38-9
307
42160
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215-609-9
1333-86-4
411
42080
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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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264-144-8
63438-80-2
711
42000
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yes
30 mg/kg
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203-313-2
105-60-2
212
41840
14200
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The wax from Euphorbia antisiphylitica or Pedilanthus pavonis, Euphorbiaceae.
232-347-0
8006-44-8
530
41760
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200-945-0
76-22-2
136
41680
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234-448-5
12004-14-7
598
41600
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609-389-7
37293-22-4
598
41600
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215-138-9
1305-78-8
395
41520
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215-137-3
1305-62-0
394
41280
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233-140-8
10043-52-4
585
41120
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227-265-7
5743-36-2
489
41040
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