Paragraph 8 Selection of simulants for testing materials and articles which are accompanied by a specific indication
A specific indication referred to in paragraph 7 is expressed in accordance with this paragraph if it is expressed—
(a)
at a marketing stage other than retail, by using the reference number in column 1 of the Table to Part 4 of these Regulations or the description of food in column 2 of that Table which, in either case, corresponds to the food;
(b)
at the retail stage, by using an indication which refers to only a few foods or groups of foods described in the Table to Part 4.
Table 2: Simulants to be selected for testing food contact materials in special cases
| Contact foods | Simulant |
|---|---|
| Only aqueous foods | Simulant A |
| Only acidic foods | Simulant B |
| Only alcoholic foods | Simulant C |
| Only fatty foods | Simulant D |
| All aqueous and acidic foods | Simulant B |
| All alcoholic and aqueous foods | Simulant C |
| All alcoholic and acidic foods | Simulant C and B |
| All fatty and aqueous foods | Simulants D and A |
| All fatty and acidic foods | Simulants D and B |
| All fatty, alcoholic and aqueous foods | Simulants D and C |
| All fatty, alcoholic and acidic foods | Simulants D, C and B |