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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 19 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)
albumin	-	266309-43-7	1	12310	no	no			Details
acids, C2-C24, aliphatic, linear, monocarboxylic, synthetic and their mono-, di- and triglycerol esters	-	-	10	30612	yes	no			Details
All salts of Al, NH4, Ba, Ca, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mg, Mn, K, Na, Zn, Eu, Gd, La and Tb of Sorbitol	-	-	100	88320 24490	yes	no			Details
sorbitol	200-061-5	50-70-4	100	88320 24490	yes	no			Details
diethyl[[3,5-bis (1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl]methyl] phosphonate	213-551-9	976-56-7	1007		no	no		Only to be used up to 0,2 % w/w based on the final polymer weight in the polymerisation process to manufacture poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and poly(ethylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate) (PEF)	Details
All salts of Al, NH4, Ba, Ca, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mg, Mn, K, Na, Zn, Eu, Gd, La and Tb of Ascorbic acid	-	-	101	36000	yes	no			Details
ascorbic acid	200-066-2	50-81-7	101	36000	yes	no			Details
(methacrylic acid, ethyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate and butadiene) copolymer	-	-	1016		yes	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.	Details
polyglycerol	607-759-2	25618-55-7	1017		yes	no		To be processed under conditions preventing the decomposition of the substance and up to a maximum temperature of 275 °C.	Details
glucose	200-075-1	50-99-7	102	17530	no	no			Details
All salts of Al, NH4, Ba, Ca, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mg, Mn, K, Na, Zn, Eu, Gd, La and Tb of Glycerol	-	-	103	18100 55920	yes	no			Details
glycerol	200-289-5	56-81-5	103	18100 55920	yes	no			Details
montmorillonite clay modified by dimethyldialkyl (C16-C18)ammonium chloride	-	-	1030		yes	no	0.05 mg/kg	Only to be used up to 12 % (w/w) in polyolefins in contact with dry foods to which simulant E is assigned in table 2 of Annex III at room temperature or below. The sum of the specific migration of 1-chlorohexadecane and 1-chlorooctadecane shall not exceed 0,05 mg/kg food. Can contain platelets in the nanoform that are only in one dimension thinner than 100 nm. Such platelets shall be oriented parallel to the polymer surface and shall be fully embedded in the polymer.	Details
All salts of Al, NH4, Ba, Ca, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mg, Mn, K, Na, Zn, Eu, Gd, La and Tb of Furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid	-	-	1031		no	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).	Details
furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid	221-800-8	3238-40-2	1031		no	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).	Details
1,7-octadiene	223-054-9	3710-30-3	1034		no	no	0.05 mg/kg	Only to be used as a crosslinking co-monomer in the manufacture of polyolefins for contact with any type of foods for long term storage at room temperature, including when packaged under hot-fill conditions.	Details
hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide	200-311-3	57-09-0	104	58960	yes	no	6 mg/kg		Details
(butadiene, ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, styrene) copolymer crosslinked with 1,3-butanediol dimethacrylate	-	-	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.	Details
perfluoro{acetic acid, 2-[(5-methoxy-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)oxy]}, ammonium salt	682-238-0	1190931-27-1	1045		yes	no		Only to be used as a polymer production aid during the manufacture of fluoropolymers under high temperature conditions of at least 370 °C.	Details
zinc oxide;zinc oxide, coated with [3-(methacryloxy)propyl] trimethoxysilane (FCM No 788)	215-222-5	1314-13-2	1046		yes	no		Only to be used in unplasticised polymers. The restrictions and specifications specified for FCM substance No 788 shall be respected.	Details
ethylene glycol dipalmitate	210-826-5	624-03-3	1048		yes	no		Only to be used when produced from a fatty acid precursor that is obtained from edible fats or oils.	Details
All salts of Al, NH4, Ba, Ca, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mg, Mn, K, Na, Zn, Eu, Gd, La and Tb of Palmitic acid	-	-	105	22780 70400	yes	no			Details
palmitic acid	200-312-9	57-10-3	105	22780 70400	yes	no			Details
zinc oxide;zinc oxide, coated with [3-(methacryloxy)propyl] trimethoxysilane (FCM No 788)	215-222-5	1314-13-2	1050		yes	no		Only to be used in unplasticised polymers.	Details
N,N'-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl) isophthalamide NYLOSTAB S-EED; NYSEED	419-710-0	42774-15-2	1051		yes	no	5 mg/kg		Details

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