The European Commission has approved Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1627 to amend Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on the plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. It shall be effective on 31 August 2023.
A new entry 1079 of bis(2-ethylhexyl) cyclohexane-1,4- dicarboxylate (DEHCH) is added in the Union List (Annex I) of the Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011. The detail is shown in the following:
| Entry | Substance | SML (mg/kg) | SML (T) (mg/kg) (Group restriction No) |
Restrictions and specifications |
| 1079 | bis(2-ethylhexyl) cyclohexane-1,4- dicarboxylate (DEHCH) | 0.05 | Only to be used as an additive in poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at up to 25 % w/w in contact at room temperature or below with foods for which food simulants A or B are assigned in Table 2 of Annex III. |
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