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Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. No. 264 of 1998).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Northern Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
1998
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 14 September, 1998.
Abstract

These Regulations implement various Council and Commission Directives. They: (a) prohibit the use, sale or importation of plastic materials and articles which do not meet specified standards and provide a defence in relation to plastic materials and articles intended for export (reg. 3(1), (2) and (4)); (b) prohibit the manufacture of plastic materials and articles with any monomer other than one which meets specified requirements and provide a defence in relation to plastic materials and articles manufactured before 14th September 1998 and in accordance with regulation 4 of the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (regs. 3(3) and 4); (c) prohibit the use in the manufacture of plastic materials or articles of any specified additive which is not of good technical quality (reg. 5); (d) provide the methods for testing the capability of plastic materials or articles of transferring constituents to food (reg. 6); (e) stipulate the overall migration limit for plastic materials and articles (reg. 7); (f) require, at marketing stages other than retail, persons in possession of any plastic material or article intended to come into contact with food to ensure such material or article is accompanied by a specified declaration (reg. 8); etc.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Food Safety Act 1990.

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1990 (2021)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Fraud, Inspection, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Directive 85/572/EEC laying down the list of simulants to be used for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.

Legislation | European Union | 1985

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Packaging/labelling, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Commission Directive 90/128/EEC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuff.

Legislation | European Union | 1990

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Directive 82/711/EEC laying down the basic rules necessary for testing migration of the constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.

Legislation | European Union | 1982

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Residues, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (S.R. No. 402 of 2000).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Packaging/labelling, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (S.R. No. 316 of 2002).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Packaging/labelling, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. No. 316 of 2003).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Packaging/labelling, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX