SCHEDULE 3Overall and Specific Migration Testing Using Food Simulants
PART 2Food Simulants to be used in Migration Testing
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Subject to Parts 3, 4, 5 and 7, the simulants to be used in migration testing are specified in the Table to this paragraph (referred to in this Part as “the Table”).
1 | 2 |
|---|---|
Abbreviation | Food Simulant |
Simulant A: | Distilled water or water of equivalent quality |
Simulant B: | 3% Acetic acid (w/v) in aqueous solution |
Simulant C: | 10% Ethanol (v/v) in aqueous solution save that the concentration of ethanol solution shall be adjusted to the actual alcoholic strength of the food if it exceeds 10% (v/v) |
Simulant D: | Rectified olive oil having the characteristics specified in paragraph 3 or, subject to paragraph 5, any of the fatty food simulants specified in paragraph 4 |