Presentation
The European Union Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Materials (EURL-FCM) and the National Reference Laboratories (NRL) in the network have agreed a set of test conditions to ensure the comparability of measurement results reported as part of the implementation of official controls for FCM. The detailed tables included in these new guidelines replace the previous version dated 2009. The test conditions presented enable harmonized implementation of Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 when testing cookware and tableware made of plastic or containing plastic parts likely to come into contact with food. A range of contact temperature conditions (cold, ambient and hot) and contact time (short- or long-term storage) must be taken into account when selecting the article preparation to be tested and the appropriate migration test to be carried out.
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