# The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2006, Paragraph 3: Testing, reduction factors and definition of food types


Food types are defined in Table 1 below as follows —
Table 1: Food types
Definition
Meaning
Aqueous foods having a pH > 4.5
Foods in relation to which simulant A only is specified in the Table to Part 4
Acidic foods having a pH ≤ 4.5
Foods in relation to which simulant B only is specified in Table to Part 4
Alcoholic foods
Foods in relation to which simulant C only is specified in the Table to Part 4
Fatty foods
Foods in relation to which simulant D only is specified in the Table to Part 4
Dry Foods
Foods in relation to which no simulant is specified in the Table to Part 4

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1401/schedule/6/part/3/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plastic-materials-and-articles-in-contact-with-food-england-regulations-2006/schedule-6/part-3/paragraph-3
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