The Regulations amend the 1998 Regulations by: (a) adding a provision declaring that, in addition to regulating (as previously) the contact with food of certain types of plastic materials and articles, the 1998 Regulations now also include provisions which regulate the contact with food of certain other types of food contact materials, namely adhesives and materials or articles covered by surface coatings; (b) providing for the definition of "plastic material or article" to have an extended meaning; (c) extending, so as to apply to adhesives and materials and articles covered by surface coatings, specified provisions in the 1998 Regulations; (d) adding to the provisions restricting the use of certain substances as monomers or additives in the manufacture of plastic materials or articles, etc.
The Regulations amend the 1998 Regulations by: (a) adding a provision declaring that, in addition to regulating (as previously) the contact with food of certain types of plastic materials and articles, the 1998 Regulations now also include provisions which regulate the contact with food of certain other types of food contact materials, namely adhesives and materials or articles covered by surface coatings; (b) providing for the definition of "plastic material or article" to have an extended mean
Title:
Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (S.R. No. 316 of 2002).
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type of document:
Regulation
Date of text:
2002
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