Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland 1998 No. 264
Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998
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SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 4



Part I

Authorised Monomers

SECTION A

Monomers authorised without time limit

  1 2 3 4
Item PM/REF No. CAS No. Name Restrictions
1. 10030 000514-10-3 Abietic acid  
2. 10060 000075-07-0 Acetaldehyde  
3. 10090 000064-19-7 Acetic acid  
4. 10120 000108-05-4 Acetic acid, vinyl ester The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 12 mg/kg
5. 10150 000108-24-7 Acetic anhydride  
6. 10210 000074-86-2 Acetylene  
7. 10630 000079-06-1 Acrylamide The specific migration of this substance shall be not detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0·01 mg/kg)
8. 10660 015214-89-8 2-Acrylamido-2-methylpropane- sulphonic acid The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0·05 mg/kg
9. 10690 000079-10-7 Acrylic acid  
10. 10750 002495-35-4 Acrylic acid, benzyl ester  
11. 10780 000141-32-2 Acrylic acid, n-butyl ester  
12. 10810 002998-08-5 Acrylic acid, sec-butyl ester  
13. 10840 001663-39-4 Acrylic acid, tert-butyl ester  
14. 11470 000140-88-5 Acrylic acid, ethyl ester  
15. As item 19 000818-61-1 Acrylic acid, hydroxyethyl ester  
16. 11590 000106-63-8 Acrylic acid, isobutyl ester  
17. 11680 000689-12-3 Acrylic acid, isopropyl ester  
18. 11710 000096-33-3 Acrylic acid, methyl ester  
19. 11830 000818-61-1 Acrylic acid, monoester with ethylene glycol  
20. 11890 002499-59-4 Acrylic acid, n-octyl ester  
21. 11980 000925-60-0 Acrylic acid, propyl ester  
22. 12100 000104-13-1 Acrylonitrile The specific migration of this substance shall be not detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0·02 mg/kg analytical tolerance included)
23. 12130 000124-04-9 Adipic acid  
24. 12280 002035-75-8 Adipic anhydride  
25. 12310  -  Albumin  
26. 12340  -  Albumin, coagulated by formaldehyde  
27. 12375  -  Alcohols, aliphatic, monohydric, saturated, linear, primary (C4-C22)  
28. 12670 002855-13-2 1-Amino-3-aminomethyl-3,5,5- trimethylcyclohexane The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 6 mg/kg
29. 12788 002432-99-7 11-Aminoundecanoic acid The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 5 mg/kg
30. 12789 007664-41-7 Ammonia  
31. 12820 000123-99-9 Azelaic acid  
32. 12970 004196-95-6 Azelaic anhydride  
33. 13000 001477-55-0 1,3-Benzenedimethanamine The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0·05 mg/kg
34. 13090 000065-85-0 Benzoic acid  
35. 13150 000100-51-6 Benzyl alcohol  
36. As item 79 000111-46-6 Bis(2-hydroxymethyl)ether As item 79
37. As item 217 000077-99-6 2,2-Bis(hydroxymethylbutan- 1-o1) As item 217
38. 13390 000105-08-8 1,4-Bis(hydroxymethyl)- cyclohexane  
39. 13480 000080-05-7 2,2-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)- propane The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 3 mg/kg
40. 13510 001675-54-3 2,2-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)- propane bis(2,3-epoxypropyl) ether The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 1 mg/kg or the specific migration of this substance shall be not detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0·02 mg/kg, analytical tolerance included)
41. 13530 038103-06-9 2,2-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) propane bis(phthalic anhydride) The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0·05 mg/kg
42. As item 93 000110-98-5 Bis(hydroxypropyl) ether  
43. As item 78 005124-30-1 Bis(4-isocyanatocyclohexyl) methane As item 78
44. 13600 047465-97-4 3,3-Bis(3-methyl-4- hydroxyphenyl-indolin-2-one The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 1·8 mg/kg
45. As item 39 000080-05-7 Bisphenol A As item 39
46. As item 40 001675-54-3 Bisphenol A bis(2,3- epoxypropyl) ether As item 40
47. 13614 038103-06-9 Bisphenol A bis (phthalic anhydride) As item 41
48. 13630 000106-99-0 Butadiene The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 1 mg/kg or the specific migration of this substance shall be not detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0·02 mg/kg, analytical tolerance included)
49. 13690 000107-88-0 Butan-1,3-diol  
50. 13840 000071-36-3 Butan-1-ol  
51. 13870 000106-98-9 But-1-ene  
52. 13900 000107-01-7 But-2-ene  
53. 14110 000123-72-8 Butyraldehyde  
54. 14140 000107-92-6 Butyric acid  
55. 14170 000106-31-0 Butyric anhydride  
56. 14200 000105-60-2 Caprolactam The specific migration of this substance alone or together with item 57 shall not exceed a total of 15 mg/kg
57. 14230 002123-24-2 Caprolactam, sodium salt The specific migration of this substance alone or together with item 56 shall not exceed a total of 15 mg/kg (expressed as caprolactam)
58. 14320 000124-07-2 Caprylic acid  
59. 14350 000630-08-0 Carbon monoxide  
60. 14380 000075-44-5 Carbonyl chloride The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 1 mg/kg
61. 14411 008001-79-4 Castor oil  
62. 14500 009004-34-6 Cellulose  
63. 14530 007782-50-5 Chlorine  
64. As item 94 000106-89-8 1-Chloro-2,3-expoxypropane As item 94
65. 14680 000077-92-9 Citric acid  
66. 14710 000108-39-4 m-Cresol  
67. 14740 000095-48-7 o-Cresol  
68. 14770 000106-44-5 p-Cresol  
69. As item 38 000105-08-8 1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol  
70. 14950 003173-53-3 Cyclohexyl isocyanate The quantity in the finished plastic material or article of any substance within, or any combination of substances within, items 70, 78, 88, 90, 91, 92, 117, 150, 153, 211, 212 and 213 shall not exceed 1 mg/kg (expressed as isocyanate moiety)
71. 15070 001647-16-1 Dec-1,9-diene The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0·05 mg/kg
72. 15095 000334-48-5 Decanoic acid  
73. 15100 000112-30-1 Decan-1-ol  
74. 15250 000110-60-1 1,4-Diaminobutane  
75. As item 97 000107-15-3 1,2-Diaminoethane As item 97
76. As item 116 000124-09-4 1,6-Diaminohexane As item 116
77. 15565 000106-46-7 1,4-Dichlorobenzene The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 12 mg/kg
78. 15700 005124-30-1 Dicyclohexylmethane- 4,4'-diisocyanate As item 70
79. 15760 000111-46-6 Diethylene glycol The specific migration of this substance alone or together with item 98 shall not exceed a total of 30 mg/kg
80. 15790 000111-40-0 Diethylenetriamine The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 5 mg/kg
81. 15820 000345-92-6 4,4'-Difluorobenzophenone The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0·05 mg/kg
82. 15880 000120-80-9 1,2-Dihydroxybenzene The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 6 mg/kg
83. 15910 000108-46-3 1,3-Dihydroxybenzene The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 2·4 mg/kg
84. 15940 000123-31-9 1,4-Dihydroxybenzene The specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0·6 mg/kg
 
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