Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 3162 of 2000). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Packaging/labelling Standards Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations: (a) update the lists of monomers and additives which can be used in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (regs. 10 and 11 and Schedules 1 and 2); (b) impose restrictions and specifications in respect of some of those monomers and additives (regs. 5(a), 6, 8, 10, 11 and 12 and Schedules 1, 2 and 4); in particular, a new type of restriction is introduced (maximum permitted quantity of the substance in the finished material or Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 1376 of 1998). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1998 | Repealed Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Packaging/labelling, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX