Restriction on the use, sale or import of plastic materials and articles
This section has no associated Executive Note
3.—(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.