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BPI Packaging Services is pleased to confirm that the grades of LDPE/ULDPE used in the manufacture of Hydropac’s products meet the requirements of the following Recommendations, Codes of Practice and Legislation:
LDPE
UK
SI Number
1523 The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations
1987
1376 The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations
1998
3162 The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England)
Regulations 2000
402 Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 2000
(N. Ireland)
431 The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations
2000 (Scotland)
1263 (W70) The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations
2000 (Wales)
USA
FDA Regulations 21 CFR 177.1520 (1998 edition) Polyolefins
GERMANY
Bedarfsgegenständeverordnung 10/4/92 and amendments (11/4/94, 15/7/94
and 16/12/94)
Bedarfsgegenständeverordnung 17/4/97 and 23/12/97
Bedarfsgegenständeverordnung 7/4/03
BELGUIM
Royal Decree 11/5/92 published in Moniteur Belge 24/7/92
Royal Decree 9/7/93 published in Moniteur Belge 9/1/93
Royal Decree 24/11/97 published in Moniteur Belge 13/2/98
NETHERLANDS
Verpakkingen en Gebruiksartikelenbesluit (Warenwet), 12e suppl, October
1999
ITALY
Decree of the Ministry of Health no. 220 of 26.4.93
Ministerial Decree no. 735 of 28.10.94
Ministerial Decree no. 572 of 24.9.96
Decree of the Ministry of Health no. 91 of 6.2.97
Decree of the Ministry of Health no. 210 of 15.6.2000
FRANCE
1997 Edition Brochure number 1227 Matériaux au contact des denrées
alimentaires, produits de nettoyage de ces matériaux and subsequent
amendements.
Arrêté of 30 September 1997, Journal Officiel Français
of 19/10/1997
SPAIN
Real Decreto 211/1992 (6/3/92) and amendments 1769/1993 (8/10/93), 2207/1994
(16/11/94), and 1042/1997 (27/6/97)
EU
Produced from monomers and additives listed in EU Directive 2002/72/EC
(published 06/08/2002, corrigenda 13/02/2003), and 90/128/EEC relating
to plastics materials and articles likely to come into contact with foodstuffs
published 23/2/90 corrigenda 13/12/90, and its amendments 92/39/EEC (14/5/92),
93/9/EEC (15/3/93), 95/3/EC (14/2/95), 96/11/EC (5/3/96), 99/91/EC (23/11/99),
2001/62/EC (09/08/01), 2002/17/EC (21/02/02).
No monomers subject to restriction (specific migration limit or quantitative maximum) are used.
See attached:
- note for position on Overall Migration
- information note on EU Directive 2001/62/EC of 09/08/01
ULDPE
EU
EU Commission Directive 2002/72/EC, Annex II, Section
A and Annex III (6.8.2002) +
EU-OJ (13.2.2003), incl. subsequent amendments like the EU-Directives:
-2004/1/EC (6.1.2004)
-2004/19/EC (1.2.2004)
(applies to all EU-Member States)
(The EU Commission Directive 90/128/EEC and its amendments, EU-Directive 92/39/EEC, 93/9/EEC, 95/3/EC, 96/11/EC, 1999/91/EC, 2001/62/EC and 2002/17/EC, are repealed).
GREAT BRITAIN
a) The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1998 (SI 1998 No. 1376), Schedule 1, Part I, Section A and Schedule 2, Part I and II (2002/2364) incl. subsequent amendments like SI 2000/3162 (31.12.2000), S.12002/2364 (16.9.2002) and S.I 2002/3008 (4.12.2002)
b) BPF/BIBRA Code of Practice, Polymer Specification 4 (1994)
(Other European Companies available on request).
Please note it is up to the end user of the material/packaging
to determine in each individual instance if the material/packaging is
fit for the intended use or purpose.