PART 2Requirements for Plastic Materials and Articles

Restriction on the use, sale or import of plastic materials and articles3

1

No person shall–

a

use for the handling of food in the course of a business; or

b

for the purpose of the handling of food–

i

sell; or

ii

import from anywhere other than an EEA State,

a plastic material or article which fails to meet the required standard.

2

For the purposes of this regulation a plastic material or article fails to meet the required standard if it–

a

has been manufactured with a prohibited monomer as described in regulation 4(2) or a prohibited additive as described in regulation 5(2);

b

does not meet the required standards set out in regulation 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10.