UK Statutory Instrument SI 2012 England

Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2012

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Enforced by
FSA
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Imprisonment 6 of 11 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 3 carry different penalties and 2 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

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Any Person10 Trader1

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What it requires

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Part 1

Preliminary

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3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Title, application and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Scope
Part 2

General Requirements for Materials and Articles

2 of 3 sections shown
s.004 Offences of contravening specified provisions of Regulation 1935/2004 Prosecution
  • Meet general, active, intelligent, labelling and traceability requirementsAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.005 Offence of contravening Article 4 of Regulation 2023/2006 Prosecution
  • Comply with good manufacturing practice for food-contact materialsAny Person

Unlimited fine

1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.006 Competent authorities for the purposes of Regulation 1935/2004 and Regulation 2023/2006
Part 3

Requirements for Active and Intelligent Materials and Articles

1 of 2 sections shown
s.007 Offences of contravening specified provisions of Regulation 450/2009 Prosecution
  • Market only compliant active and intelligent food-contact materialsAny Person

Unlimited fine

1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.008 Competent authorities for the purposes of Regulation 450/2009
Part 4

Requirements for Ceramic Articles

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3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.009 Interpretation of this Part
s.010 Limits for lead and cadmium and declaration of compliance
s.010 (1) No person may place on the market a ceramic...
Part 5

Requirements for Regenerated Cellulose Film

1 of 2 sections shown
s.012 Controls and limits Regulated
  • Ensure regenerated cellulose film complies with substance and migration limitsAny Person
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.011 Interpretation of this Part
Part 6

Requirements for Plastic Materials and Articles

1 of 3 sections shown
s.014 Offences of contravening specified provisions of Regulation 10/2011 Prosecution
  • Market only compliant plastic food-contact materialsAny Person

Unlimited fine

2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.013 Interpretation of Part 6 and Schedule 1
s.015 Competent authorities for the purposes of Regulation 10/2011
Part 6

Requirements for Recycled Plastic Materials and Articles

1 of 3 sections shown
s.015 Offences of contravening Article 3(1) of Regulation 282/2008 Prosecution
  • Market only plastic food-contact materials meeting Article 3(1)Any Person

Unlimited fine

2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.015 Interpretation of this Part
s.015 Competent authorities for the purposes of Regulation 282/2008
Part 7

Requirements for certain epoxy derivatives

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2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.016 Restrictions on the use of certain epoxy derivatives (BADGE, BFDGE and NOGE)
s.017 Competent authorities for the purposes of Regulation 1895/2005
Part 7

Requirements for bisphenol A

1 of 3 sections shown
s.017 Offences of contravening Article 2 of Regulation 2018/213 Imprisonment
  • Market only food-contact materials meeting the Article 2 requirementsAny Person
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.017 Interpretation of Part 7A
s.017 Competent authorities for the purposes of Regulation 2018/213
Part 8

Requirements for Vinyl chloride

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s.018 (1) Materials and articles, other than those materials and articles... Regulated
  • Ensure vinyl chloride limits in food-contact materialsTrader
Part 9

Enforcement

3 of 12 sections shown
s.019 Offences and penalties Prosecution
  • Comply with food-contact requirements and enforcement noticesAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.021 Offences by corporate bodies or Scottish partnerships Regulated
  • Avoid consent, connivance or neglect causing corporate food-contact offencesAny Person
s.022 Offences due to the act or default of a third party Regulated
  • Avoid acts or defaults causing another food-contact offenceAny Person
9 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.019 Compliance notices
s.019 The provisions are— (a) paragraphs (2) and (3) of regulation...
s.019 Appeal against a compliance notice
s.020 Execution and enforcement
s.023 Time limit for prosecutions
s.024 General defences
s.025 Procedure where a sample is to be analysed
s.026 Secondary analysis by the Government Chemist
s.027 Application of various provisions of the Act
Part 10

General and supplementary

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4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.028 Consequential amendment to the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) Regulations 1990
s.029 Amendment to the Food Labelling Regulations 1996
s.030 Statutory Review
s.031 Revocations
Schedules

Schedules

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11 other schedules
s.sch002 Test liquid 4 % (v/v) acetic acid, in a freshly...
s.sch002 Test conditions (a) Carry out the test at a temperature...
s.sch002 Filling (a) Samples which can be filled— Fill the article...
s.sch002 Determination of the surface area The surface area of the...
s.sch003 Object and field of application The method allows the specific...
s.sch003 Principle The determination of the specific migration of lead and/or...
s.sch003 Reagents All reagents must be of analytical quality, unless otherwise...
s.sch003 Performance criteria of the instrumental method of analysis
s.sch003 Method (a) Preparation of the sample The sample must be...
s.sch004 The written declaration referred to in regulation 10A must contain...
s.sch004 The written declaration must permit an easy identification of the...
2 other provisions
s.para.53 DESCRIPTION OF REGENERATED CELLULOSE FILM
s.para.54 LIST OF SUBSTANCES AUTHORISED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF REGENERATED CELLULOSE FILM

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