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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/materials-and-articles-in-contact-with-food-regulations-1987/schedule-1/part-II",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1523",
  "legislation_title": "The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/materials-and-articles-in-contact-with-food-regulations-1987",
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  "number": "II",
  "heading": "Substances Permitted For Use In The Manufacture Of Coated Regenerated Cellulose Film",
  "text": "Column 1\nColumn 2\nSubstances\nConditions and restrictions\n(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.\n(2) Substances named or described in this Schedule shall be of good commercial quality.\n1 Regenerated cellulose\nFor that part of the film other than the coating\nNot less than 72%\n2 Additives\nFor that part of the film other than the coating\nSofteners\nNot more than 27% in total\n(a) Any softener specified in item 2 of Part I\nAny condition or restriction specified in relation to that additive\n(b) bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ether }\n[=diethylene glycol] — ethanediol [=monoethylene glycol] }\nIn accordance with regulation 6(5)\nOther additives\nNot more than 1% in total\nAny other additive specified in item 2 of Part I\nAny condition or restriction specified in relation to that additive\n3 Coating substances\nPolymers\n— ethyl, hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl and methyl ethers of cellulose\n— cellulose nitrate\nNot more than 20 mg/dm2 on the side for contact with food; nitrogen content between 10.8 and 12.2%\n— polymers, copolymers and their mixtures made with the following monomers:\nvinyl acetals derived from saturated aldehydes (C1 to C6)\nvinyl acetate\nalkyl C1 to C4 vinyl ethers\nacrylic, crotonic, itaconic, maleic, methacrylic acids and their esters\nbutadiene\nstyrene\nmethylstyrene\nvinylidene chloride\nacrylonitrile\nmethacrylonitrile\nethylene, propylene, 1-and 2-butylene\nvinyl chloride\nIn accordance with regulation 5\nResins\nNot 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\n— casein\n— 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\n— 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\n— esters derived from bis-(2-hydroxyethyl) ether with addition products of β-pinene and/or dipentene and/or diterpene and maleic anhydride\n— edible gelatine\n— castor oil and its products of dehydration or hydrogenation and its condensation products with polyglycerol, adipic, citric, maleic, phthalic and sebacic acids\n— natural gum [=damar]\n— poly-β-pinene [=terpenic resins]\n— urea-formaldehyde resin (see Anchoring agents in item 2 of Part I)\nPlasticisers\nNot 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\n— di-isobutyl and di-n-butyl adipate\n— di-n-hexyl azelate\n— butyl benzyl phthalate\n— butyl methylcarboxybutyl phthalate [=butylphthalyl butyl glycolate]\n— di-n-butyl phthalate and di-isobutyl phthalate\n— dicyclohexyl phthalate\n— di(methylcyclohexyl) phthalate and its isomers [=sextolphthalate]\n— 2-ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphate\nNot more than 2.5 mg/dm2 on the side for contact with food\n— glycerol monoacetate [=monoacetin]\n— glycerol diacetate [=diacetin]\n— glycerol triacetate [=triacetin]\n— methylmethylcarboxyethyl phthalate [=methylphthalyl ethyl glycolate]\n— bis(2-ethylhexyl) sebacate [=dioctyl sebacate]\n— dibutyl sebacate\n— di-n-butyl tartrate and di-isobutyl tartrate\n— tributyl acetyl citrate\n— tris(2-ethylhexyl) acetyl citrate\nAlso 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\nOther coating additives\nNot more than 6 mg/dm2 in total on the side for contact with food\n(a) Any additive specified in item 2 of Part I\nAny condition or restriction specified in relation to that additive\n(b) Specific coating additives\nThe 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\n— hexadecan-1-ol and octadecan-1-ol\n— 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\n— 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\n— carnauba wax\n— beeswax\n— esparto wax\n— candelilla wax\n— dimethylpolysiloxane\nNot more than 1 mg/dm2 on the side for contact with food\n— epoxidized soya-bean oil (oxirane content 6 to 8%)\n— refined paraffin and microcrystalline waxes\n— pentaerythritol tetrastearate\n— mono-and bis(octadecyldiethyleneoxide) phosphates\nNot more than 0.2 mg/dm2 on the side for contact with food\n— aliphatic acids (C8 to C20) esterified with mono-or bis(2-hydroxyethyl) amine\n— 2-and 3—tert. butyl-4-hydroxyanisole [=butylated hydroxyanisole-BHA]\nNot more than 0.06 mg/dm2 on the side for contact with food\n— 2,6-di—tert. butyl-4-methylphenol [=butylated hydroxytoluene-BHT]\nNot more than 0.06 mg/dm2 on the side for contact with food\n— di-n-octyltin-bis(2-ethylhexyl) maleate\nNot more than 0.06 mg/dm2 on the side for contact with food\n4 Solvents for coating substances\nTotal quantity of all solvents may not exceed 0.6 mg/dm2 on the side for contact with food\n— n-butyl acetate\n— ethyl acetate\n— isobutyl acetate\n— isopropyl acetate\n— propyl acetate\n— butan-l-ol [=butyl alcohol]\n— ethanol [=ethyl alcohol]\n— butan-2-ol [=isobutyl alcohol]\n— propan-2-ol [=isopropyl alcohol]\n— propan-1-ol [=propyl alcohol]\n— cyclohexane\n— ethanediol monobutyl ether [=ethylene glycol monobutyl ether]\n— ethanediol monobutyl ether acetate [=ethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate]\n— ethanediol monoethyl ether [=ethylene glycol monoethyl ether]\n— ethanediol monoethyl ether acetate [=ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate]\n— ethanediol monomethyl ether [=ethylene glycol monomethyl ether]\n— ethanediol monomethyl ether acetate [=ethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate]\n— acetone\n— butanone [=methyl ethyl ketone]\n— 4-methylpentan-2-one [=methyl isobutyl ketone]\n— tetrahydrofuran\n— toluene\n5 Adhesives and colourants\nIn accordance with regulation 6(4)",
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