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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 23 April 2024. Database contains 1080 unique substances/entries.
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248-027-9
26836-47-5
654
88600
yes
no
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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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248-104-7
26914-43-2
656
24760
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
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246-563-8
25013-16-5
635
40720
yes
no
30 mg/kg
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247-117-5
25583-20-4
807
93485
yes
no
No migration of titanium nitride nanoparticles.
Only to be used in polyethelyne terephthalate (PET) bottles up to 20 mg/kg.
In the PET, the agglomerates have a diameter of 100 - 500 nm consisting of primary titanium nitride nanoparticles; primary particles have a diameter of approximately 20 nm.
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248-096-5
26896-48-0
655
25450
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
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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.
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927-697-2
28931-67-1
664
95000
yes
no
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246-466-0
24800-44-0
634
25910
no
no
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220-449-8
2768-02-7
453
26320
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
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243-814-3
20427-58-1
628
96190
yes
no
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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.
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221-950-4
3290-92-4
463
25840
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
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252-816-3
35958-30-6
679
39060
yes
yes
5 mg/kg
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251-581-4
33587-20-1
677
82560
yes
no
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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.
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221-641-4
3173-72-6
461
22420
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
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252-346-9
35074-77-2
678
59200
yes
yes
6 mg/kg
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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.
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253-149-0
36653-82-4
681
18310
no
no
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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.
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253-781-7
38103-06-9
687
13614
13530
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
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223-445-4
3896-11-5
470
60400
yes
yes
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223-383-8
3864-99-1
469
60480
yes
yes
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3293-97-8
464
61280
yes
yes
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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.
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221-532-1
3135-18-0
459
46870
yes
no
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206-466-3
345-92-6
337
15820
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
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223-578-8
3965-55-7
471
24888
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
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222-067-7
3333-62-8
465
68040
yes
no
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609-389-7
37293-22-4
598
41600
yes
no
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221-304-1
3061-75-4
458
36960
yes
no
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223-077-4
3724-65-0
467
45600
14800
yes
no
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221-639-3
3173-53-3
460
14950
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
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251-576-7
33568-99-9
676
50400
yes
no
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222-883-3
3648-18-8
466
50640
yes
no
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251-136-4
32647-67-9
674
46480
yes
no
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37205-99-5
682
53270
yes
no
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251-073-2
32509-66-3
673
53670
yes
yes
6 mg/kg
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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).
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919-828-7
308066-94-6
39
55600
yes
no
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250-097-0
30233-64-8
669
56610
yes
no
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250-379-3
30899-62-8
670
56800
yes
no
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253-407-2
37220-82-9
49
56540
yes
no
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609-415-7
37353-59-6
686
61390
yes
no
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37206-01-2
683
66200
yes
no
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915-277-1
32052-51-0
4
22332
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
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251-156-3
32687-78-8
675
38800
yes
yes
15 mg/kg
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206-376-4
334-48-5
336
45940
15095
yes
no
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221-698-5
3195-78-6
462
26170
no
no
0.02 mg/kg
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