Part II Substances Permitted For Use In The Manufacture Of Coated Regenerated Cellulose Film

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Item 2 words inserted by Materials and Articles in Contact with Food 1994 reg. 2(g)
Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Item 3 words revoked by Materials and Articles in Contact with Food 1994 reg. 2(h)(i)
Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Item 3 words revoked by Materials and Articles in Contact with Food 1994 reg. 2(h)(ii)
Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Item 3 words revoked by Materials and Articles in Contact with Food 1994 reg. 2(h)(iii)
Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Item 3 words revoked by Materials and Articles in Contact with Food 1994 reg. 2(h)(iv)
Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Item 3 words inserted by Materials and Articles in Contact with Food 1994 reg. 2(i)(i)
Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Item 3 words inserted by Materials and Articles in Contact with Food 1994 reg. 2(i)(ii)
Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Item 3 words inserted by Materials and Articles in Contact with Food 1994 reg. 2(i)(iii)
Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Item 3 word revoked by Materials and Articles in Contact with Food 1994 reg. 2(j)
Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Item 3 words inserted by Materials and Articles in Contact with Food 1994 reg. 2(j)
Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Item 3 words inserted by Materials and Articles in Contact with Food 1994 reg. 2(k)(aa)
Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Item 3 words inserted by Materials and Articles in Contact with Food 1994 reg. 2(k)(bb)
Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Item 4 words inserted by Materials and Articles in Contact with Food 1994 reg. 2(l)

Column 1	Column 2
Substances	Conditions and restrictions
(1) All percentages specified in this Schedule are by weight and are to be calculated in relation to the total quantity of anhydrous regenerated cellulose film. (2) Substances named or described in this Schedule shall be of good commercial quality.
1 Regenerated cellulose	For that part of the film other than the coating Not less than 72%
2 Additives	For that part of the film other than the coating
Softeners	Not more than 27% in total
(a) Any softener specified in item 2 of Part I	Any condition or restriction specified in relation to that additive
(b) bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ether } [=diethylene glycol] — ethanediol [=monoethylene glycol] }	In accordance with regulation 6(5)
Other additives	Not more than 1% in total
Any other additive specified in item 2 of Part I	Any condition or restriction specified in relation to that additive
3 Coating substances
Polymers — ethyl, hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl and methyl ethers of cellulose
— cellulose nitrate	Not more than 20 mg/dm² on the side for contact with food; nitrogen content between 10.8 and 12.2%
— polymers, copolymers and their mixtures made with the following monomers: vinyl acetals derived from saturated aldehydes (C₁ to C₆) vinyl acetate alkyl C₁ to C₄ vinyl ethers acrylic, crotonic, itaconic, maleic, methacrylic acids and their esters butadiene styrene methylstyrene vinylidene chloride acrylonitrile methacrylonitrile ethylene, propylene, 1-and 2-butylene
vinyl chloride	In accordance with regulation 5
Resins	Not more than 12.5 mg/dm² in total on the side for contact with food and solely for the preparation of regenerated cellulose films with coatings based on nitrocellulose or polymers or copolymers of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate
— casein — colophony and/or its products of polymerization, hydrogenation, or disproportionation, and their esters of methyl, ethyl or C₂ to C₆ polyhydric alcohols, or mixtures of these alcohols — colophony and/or its products of polymerization, hydrogenation, or disproportionation, condensed with acrylic, maleic, citric, fumaric and/or phthalic acid and/or bisphenol formaldehyde and esterified with methyl, ethyl or C₂ to C₆ polyhydric alcohols or mixtures of these alcohols — esters derived from bis-(2-hydroxyethyl) ether with addition products of β-pinene and/or dipentene and/or diterpene and maleic anhydride — edible gelatine — castor oil and its products of dehydration or hydrogenation and its condensation products with polyglycerol, adipic, citric, maleic, phthalic and sebacic acids — natural gum [=damar] — poly-β-pinene [=terpenic resins] — urea-formaldehyde resin (see Anchoring agents in item 2 of Part I)
Plasticisers	Not more than 12.5 mg/dm² in total on the side for contact with food and, except as specified below, solely for the preparation of regenerated cellulose films with coatings based on nitrocellulose or polymers or copolymers of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate
— di-isobutyl and di-n-butyl adipate — di-n-hexyl azelate — butyl benzyl phthalate — butyl methylcarboxybutyl phthalate [=butylphthalyl butyl glycolate] — di-n-butyl phthalate and di-isobutyl phthalate — dicyclohexyl phthalate — di(methylcyclohexyl) phthalate and its isomers [=sextolphthalate]
— 2-ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphate	Not more than 2.5 mg/dm² on the side for contact with food
— glycerol monoacetate [=monoacetin] — glycerol diacetate [=diacetin] — glycerol triacetate [=triacetin] — methylmethylcarboxyethyl phthalate [=methylphthalyl ethyl glycolate] — bis(2-ethylhexyl) sebacate [=dioctyl sebacate] — dibutyl sebacate — di-n-butyl tartrate and di-isobutyl tartrate
— tributyl acetyl citrate — tris(2-ethylhexyl) acetyl citrate	Also for the preparation of regenerated cellulose films with coatings based on vinylidene chloride provided that they bear a distinctive indication that the film coating is based on vinylidene chloride and contains tributyl acetyl citrate or tris-(2-ethylhexyl) acetyl citrate, as the case may be
Other coating additives	Not more than 6 mg/dm² in total on the side for contact with food
(a) Any additive specified in item 2 of Part I	Any condition or restriction specified in relation to that additive
(b) Specific coating additives	The quantity of the substance or group of substances in each entry may not exceed 2 mg/dm² (or a lower limit where one is specified) on the side for contact with food
— hexadecan-1-ol and octadecan-1-ol — esters of linear fatty acids, saturated or unsaturated, with an even number of carbon atoms from 8 to 20 inclusive and of ricinoleic acid with ethyl, butyl, amyl and oleoyl linear alcohols — montan waxes, comprising purified montanic (C₂₆ to C₃₂) acids and/or their esters with ethanediol and/or 1,3-butanediol and/or their calcium and potassium salts — carnauba wax — beeswax — esparto wax — candelilla wax
— dimethylpolysiloxane	Not more than 1 mg/dm² on the side for contact with food
— epoxidized soya-bean oil (oxirane content 6 to 8%) — refined paraffin and microcrystalline waxes — pentaerythritol tetrastearate
— mono-and bis(octadecyldiethyleneoxide) phosphates	Not more than 0.2 mg/dm² on the side for contact with food
— aliphatic acids (C₈ to C₂₀) esterified with mono-or bis(2-hydroxyethyl) amine
— 2-and 3—tert. butyl-4-hydroxyanisole [=butylated hydroxyanisole-BHA]	Not more than 0.06 mg/dm² on the side for contact with food
— 2,6-di—tert. butyl-4-methylphenol [=butylated hydroxytoluene-BHT]	Not more than 0.06 mg/dm² on the side for contact with food
— di-n-octyltin-bis(2-ethylhexyl) maleate	Not more than 0.06 mg/dm² on the side for contact with food
4 Solvents for coating substances	Total quantity of all solvents may not exceed 0.6 mg/dm² on the side for contact with food
— n-butyl acetate — ethyl acetate — isobutyl acetate — isopropyl acetate — propyl acetate — butan-l-ol [=butyl alcohol] — ethanol [=ethyl alcohol] — butan-2-ol [=isobutyl alcohol] — propan-2-ol [=isopropyl alcohol] — propan-1-ol [=propyl alcohol] — cyclohexane — ethanediol monobutyl ether [=ethylene glycol monobutyl ether] — ethanediol monobutyl ether acetate [=ethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate] — ethanediol monoethyl ether [=ethylene glycol monoethyl ether] — ethanediol monoethyl ether acetate [=ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate] — ethanediol monomethyl ether [=ethylene glycol monomethyl ether] — ethanediol monomethyl ether acetate [=ethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate] — acetone — butanone [=methyl ethyl ketone] — 4-methylpentan-2-one [=methyl isobutyl ketone] — tetrahydrofuran — toluene
5 Adhesives and colourants	In accordance with regulation 6(4)