Paragraph 8 C. Special cases

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch 4, Pt I, para 4 am (E) by Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food 2005 regs 2, 16
Sch 4, Pt I, para 4 am (W) by Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food 2005 regs 2, 16
Sch 4, Pt I, para 4 am (S) by Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Amendment 2005 regs 2, 16

The Table to this Part of this Schedule shall be read with the notes to it.

TABLE

Conditions of contact in worst foreseeable use	Test conditions
Contact time	Test time
t<=5 minutes	^f1
5 minutes<t<=0.5 hours	0.5 hours
0.5 hours<t<=0.5 hours	1 hour
1 hour<t<=2 hours	2 hours
2 hours<t<=4 hours	4 hours
4 hours<t<=24 hours	24 hours
t>24 hours	10 days

contact temperature	Test temperature
NOTES:
(1) The period of time which represents the worst foreseeable conditions of contact.
(2) This temperature shall be used only for simulant D. For simulant A, B or C the test may be replaced by a test at 100°C or at reflux temperature for a duration of four times the time selected in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Part of this Schedule.
T<=5°C	5°C
5°C<T<=20°C	20°C
20°C<T<=40°C	40°C
40°C<T<=70°C	70°C
70°C<T<=100°C	100°C or reflux temperature
100°C<T<=121°C	121°C^f2
121°C<T<=130°C	130°C
130°C<T<=150°C	150°C
T>150°C	175°C

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

(*)

Simulant B shall not be used where the pH is more than 4.5.

f2

(2)

This temperature shall be used only for simulant D. For simulant A, B or C the test may be replaced by a test at 100°C or at reflux temperature for a duration of four times the time selected in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Part of this Schedule.