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The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Regulations 2009
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PART 5SMIGRATION TEST CONDITIONS (TIMES AND TEMPERATURES)
General criteriaS
1. Subject to paragraphs 2, 4, 6 and 7 and to paragraph 4.4 of Chapter II of the Annex to Directive 82/711, when carrying out migration tests the time and temperature used shall be the time and temperature selected from column 2 of the Table to this Part which correspond to the worst foreseeable conditions of contact specified in column 1 of that Table for the plastic material or article being tested and to any labelling information on maximum temperature for use.
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I1Sch. 3 Pt. 5 para. 1 in force at 7.3.2009, see reg. 1(1)
2. Where the plastic material or article being tested is intended for a food contact application covered by a combination of two or more times and temperatures specified in column 2 of the Table to this Part, the migration test shall be carried out by subjecting the test specimen successively to all the applicable worst foreseeable conditions appropriate to the sample, using the same portion of food simulant.
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I2Sch. 3 Pt. 5 para. 2 in force at 7.3.2009, see reg. 1(1)
3. For the purposes of this Part the worst foreseeable conditions of contact are those which are recognised to be the most severe on the basis of scientific evidence.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 3 Pt. 5 para. 3 in force at 7.3.2009, see reg. 1(1)
Volatile migrantsS
4. When carrying out a test of the specific migration of volatile substances any test using a simulant shall be performed in a manner which recognises the loss of volatile migrants which may occur in the worst foreseeable conditions of use.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 3 Pt. 5 para. 4 in force at 7.3.2009, see reg. 1(1)
Special casesS
5. When carrying out a migration test of a plastic material or article which is intended for use in a microwave oven, if the appropriate time and temperature is selected from the table to this Part, either a conventional oven or a microwave oven may be used.
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I5Sch. 3 Pt. 5 para. 5 in force at 7.3.2009, see reg. 1(1)
6. Where the carrying out of a migration test under contact conditions specified in the Table to this Part causes any physical or other change in the test specimen which does not occur under the worst foreseeable conditions of use of the plastic material or article being tested, the migration test shall be carried out in the worst foreseeable conditions of use in which such physical or other change does not occur.
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 3 Pt. 5 para. 6 in force at 7.3.2009, see reg. 1(1)
7. Where, in actual use, the plastic material or article being tested is intended to be used for periods of less than 15 minutes at any temperature of not less than 70°C and not more than 100°C and such use is indicated by appropriate labelling or instructions no test other than for 2 hours at 70°C shall be carried out on the plastic material or article unless the plastic material or article is also intended to be used or storage at room temperature in which case no test other than for 10 days test at 40°C shall be carried out.
| Conditions of contact in worst foreseeable use | Test conditions |
|---|---|
(1) The period of time which represents the worst foreseeable conditions of contact. | |
(2) This temperature shall be used only for simulant D. For simulant A, B or C the test may be replaced by a test at 100°C or at reflux temperature for a duration of four times the time selected in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Part. | |
| Contact time: | Test time: |
| less than or equal to 5 minutes | (1) |
| >5 minutes but less than or equal to 0.5 hours | 0.5 hours |
| >0.5 hours but less than or equal to 1 hour | 1 hour |
| >1 hour but less than or equal to 2 hours | 2 hours |
| >2 hours but less than or equal to 4 hours | 4 hours |
| >4 hours but less than or equal to 24 hours | 24 hours |
| >24 hours | 10 days |
| Contact temperature: | Test temperature: |
| less than or equal to 5°C | 5°C |
| >5°C but less than or equal to 20°C | 20°C |
| >20°C but less than or equal to 40°C | 40°C |
| >40°C but less than or equal to 70°C | 70°C |
| >70°C but less than or equal to 100°C | 100°C or reflux temperature |
| >100°C but less than or equal to 121°C | 121°C (2) |
| >121°C but less than or equal to 130°C | 130°C (2) |
| >130°C but less than 150°C | 150°C (2) |
| >150°C | 175°C (2) |
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 3 Pt. 5 para. 7 in force at 7.3.2009, see reg. 1(1)
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