# Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (Text with EEA relevance), Division 1: Food simulants

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For demonstration of compliance for plastic materials and articles not yet in contact with food the food simulants listed in Table 1 below are assigned.
Table 1
List of food simulants
Food simulant
Abbreviation
Ethanol 10 % (v/v)
Food simulant A
Acetic acid 3 % (w/v)
Food simulant B
Ethanol 20 % (v/v)
Food simulant C
Ethanol 50 % (v/v)
Food simulant D1
Any vegetable oil containing less than 1 % unsaponifiable matter
Food simulant D2
poly(2,6-diphenyl-p-phenylene oxide), particle size 60-80 mesh, pore size 200 nm
Food simulant E

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/10/annex/III/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-10/annex-III/division-1
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