Extractability Testing in the UK

In the UK, the EU Framework Directive 76/893/EEC, the EU Framework Directive 89/109/EEC and 2002/71/EEC have all been incorporated into UK Statutory Instruments 2006 No.l401, Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations, 2006 [4]. 

To assist plastics manufacturers and users in the UK in the interpretation of Statutory Instrument 3145, the British Plastics Federation has published Plastics in Contact with Food - A Guide [5]. There is also the PIRA publication Food Packaging Migration 

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