# The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1998, Paragraph 7: D. Selection of simulants for testing materials and articles which are accompanied by a specific indication


The simulant or simulants to be used in testing a plastic material or article which, pursuant to regulation 7 or 8, as appropriate, of the 1987 Regulations, is accompanied by a specific indication, expressed in accordance with paragraph 8 of this Part of this Schedule, stating any food or group of foods described in the Table to Part IV of this Schedule with which it may or may not be used shall be—
(a) where the indication states that the plastic material or article may be used with a food or group of foods described in column 2 of the Table to Part IV, the food simulant or food simulants which, for the purposes of Part IV of this Schedule, is or are specified in relation to that food or group of foods;
(b) where the indication states that the plastic material or article should not be used with any food or group of foods described in column 2 of the Table to Part IV of this Schedule, a simulant other than the simulant or simulants which, for the purposes of Part IV of this Schedule, is or are specified in relation to that food or group of foods.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1376/schedule/4/part/III/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plastic-materials-and-articles-in-contact-with-food-regulations-1998/schedule-4/part-III/paragraph-7
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