Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 3113 of 2004). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Packaging/labelling Standards Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes These Regulations will come into force on 30 December 2004. Abstract The Regulations amend the 1998 Regulations by: (a) extending by a year the provisional authorization of 2,2-bis(hydroxyphenyl)propane bis(2,3-epoxypropyl)ether ("BADGE") (reg. 4); (b) prohibiting the use of the blowing agent azodicarbonamide (reg. 5); (c) amending the defence available under regulation 10 paragraphs (19) and (20) of the 1998 Regulations to allow for a date code as an alternative to the date of filling itself appearing on materials and articles covered by a surface coating, the defence being conditional on the meaning of the code having been disclosed on request to the Food Standards Agency and the enforcement authority (reg. 6(a)and (b)); (d) creating a defence relating to azodicarbonamide used in plastic materials or articles brought into contact with food before 2 August 2005 similar to that which applies to materials and articles covered by a surface coating (reg. 6(c)). Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Commission Directive 2004/13/EC amending Directive 2002/16/EC on the use of certain epoxy derivatives in materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. Legislation | European Union | 2004 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 1376 of 1998). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1998 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Packaging/labelling, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX