# The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1987, Regulation 3: Exemptions


The provisions of these Regulations shall not apply to—
(a) any fixed public or private water supply equipment;
(b) any substance which, being used as a covering or coating for a food, forms part of that food and may be consumed with it, including such a substance used as covering or coating for cheese rind or prepared meat products;
(c) any material or article intended for export to any place outside the United Kingdom;
(d) any material or article which is a collector’s piece of artistic, archaeological or ethnographic interest or to any other material or article of an age exceeding 100 years.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1523/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/materials-and-articles-in-contact-with-food-regulations-1987/regulation-3
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