# The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1998, Paragraph 8: D. Selection of simulants for testing materials and articles which are accompanied by a specific indication


A specific indication referred to in paragraph 7 of this Part of this Schedule 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 IV of these Regulations or the decription 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 IV of this Schedule.
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
Simulants 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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1376/schedule/4/part/III/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plastic-materials-and-articles-in-contact-with-food-regulations-1998/schedule-4/part-III/paragraph-8
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