# The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1998, Paragraph 3


The characteristics of rectified olive oil referred to in the Table are as hereinafter described—
Iodine value (Wijs) = 80 to 88
Refractive index at 25°C = 1.4665 to 1.4679
Acidity (expressed as % of oleic acid) = 0.5% maximum
Peroxide number (expressed as oxygen milliequivalents per kg of oil) = 10 maximum

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1376/schedule/4/part/II/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plastic-materials-and-articles-in-contact-with-food-regulations-1998/schedule-4/part-II/paragraph-3
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