# The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Regulations 2008, Paragraph 6: Special provisions relating to the fat reduction factor

Extent: S
Status: prospective

(1) Subject to paragraph 7, the results of tests for specific migration in foods containing more than 20% fat shall be corrected by the fat reduction factor (“FRF”), being a factor between 1 and 5 (expressed as MFRF) by which measured migration of lipophilic substances listed in Annex IVa into a fatty food or stimulant D and its substitutes are divided before comparison with specific migration limits.
(2) The following equations shall be applied before comparison with the specific migration limit–
(a) MFRF = M/FRF, and
(b) FRF = (g fat in food/kg of food)/200 = (% fat × 5)/100.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/127/schedule/2/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plastic-materials-and-articles-in-contact-with-food-scotland-regulations-2008/schedule-2/paragraph-6
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