Division 5 Exceptions for assessment of materials used in minor and assembled components
United Kingdom
For assembled products: minor components, parts and materials shall be described in detail and testing shall be reduced accordingly. For this purpose, ‘minor’ refers to a level of influence on the quality of water intended for human consumption that does not require full testing.
| Table 1. Testing related to material types | ||||
| Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (OJ L 12, 15.1.2011, p. 1). | ||||
| N.N.: Not necessary | ||||
| MTCtap: Maximum tolerable concentration at the tap (either derived from the opinion of ECHA for the purposes of inclusion of the substance in the European positive list, or based on a specific migration limit set in Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011f1 and considering a 10 % allocation factor and water consumption of 2 litres per day) | ||||
| GCMS: Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry (screening method) | ||||
| Note 1: Specific exceptions to be determined in line with point 5 of this Annex. | ||||
| Note 2: Metals shall not be subject to organoleptic testing because it is generally accepted that if the parametric values set out in Annex I are met, organoleptic problems are unlikely to arise. | ||||
| Note 3: Depending on the existence of organic substances in the composition. | ||||
| Criteria | Organic (See Note 1) | Metallic (See Note 2) | Cementitious | Enamels and ceramic materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European positive lists | ||||
| European positive list of starting substances for organic materials | X | N.N. | X | N.N. |
| European positive list of accepted metallic compositions | N.N. | X | N.N. | N.N. |
| European positive list of constituents for cementitious materials | N.N. | N.N. | X | N.N. |
| European positive list of compositions for enamels and ceramic materials | N.N. | N.N. | N.N. | X |
| Organoleptic tests | ||||
| Odour and flavour | X | N.N. | X | N.N. |
| Colour and Turbidity | X | N.N. | X | N.N. |
| General hygiene assessments | ||||
| Leaching of total organic carbon | X | N.N. | X | N.N. |
| Surface residues (metals) | N.N. | X | N.N. | N.N. |
| Migration testing | ||||
| Relevant parameters of this Directive | X | X | X | X |
| MTCtap of PL substances | X | N.N. | X (See Note 3) | N.N. |
| Unexpected substances (GCMS) | X | N.N. | X (See Note 3) | N.N. |
| Compliance with compositions lists | N.N. | X | N.N. | X |
| Enhancement of microbial growth | X | N.N. | X (See Note 3) | N.N. |
Annotations
Footnotes
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (OJ L 12, 15.1.2011, p. 1).