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FCM and Articles Regulation, Annex I - Authorised Substances

EU. Union List of Authorized Substances: Annex I, Plastics Food Contact Regulation 10/2011/EU, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/1627, OJ L 201, 11 August 2023

This list contains the Union list of authorised monomers, other starting substances, macromolecules obtained from microbial fermentation, additives and polymer production aids. It is taken from Annex I of the Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.

Last updated 19 April 2024. Database contains 1080 unique substances/entries.
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208-178-3
514-10-3
346
10030
no
no
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-
346
10030
no
no
Details
200-836-8
75-07-0
128
10060
no
no
Details
203-545-4
108-05-4
231
10120
no
no
12 mg/kg
Details
200-816-9
74-86-2
126
10210
no
no
Details
500-148-0
61788-89-4
705
10599/91
10599/90A
no
no
Details
500-231-1
68783-41-5
733
10599/93
10599/92A
no
no
Details
201-173-7
79-06-1
145
10630
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
Details
239-268-0
15214-89-8
617
10660
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
-
-
617
10660
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
201-177-9
79-10-7
147
10690
no
no
Details
-
-
147
10690
no
no
Details
219-673-9
2495-35-4
446
10750
no
no
Details
205-480-7
141-32-2
325
10780
no
no
Details
221-072-1
2998-08-5
456
10810
no
no
Details
216-768-7
1663-39-4
425
10840
no
no
Details
235-697-2
12542-30-2
605
11005
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
218-463-4
2156-97-0
437
11245
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
205-438-8
140-88-5
323
11470
no
no
Details
203-080-7
103-11-7
206
11500
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
213-663-8
999-61-1
385
11530
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
SML expressed as the sum of acrylic acid, 2-hydroxypropyl ester and acrylic acid, 2-hydroxyisopropyl ester.
It may contain up to 25 % (m/m) of acrylic acid, 2-hydroxyisopropyl ester (CAS No 0002918-23-2).
Details
203-417-8
106-63-8
218
11590
no
no
Details
211-710-7
689-12-3
365
11680
no
no
Details
202-500-6
96-33-3
176
11710
no
no
Details
212-454-9
818-61-1
371
11830
11510
no
no
Details
219-696-4
2499-59-4
448
11890
no
no
Details
213-120-5
925-60-0
380
11980
no
no
Details
203-466-5
107-13-1
225
12100
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
Details
223-792-1
4074-90-2
473
12265
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
5 mg/kg in final product.
Only to be used as co-monomer.
Details
218-001-1
2035-75-8
432
12280
no
no
Details
-
266309-43-7
1
12310
no
no
Details
-
-
2
12340
no
no
Details
-
-
3
12375
no
no
Details
220-666-8
2855-13-2
454
12670
no
no
6 mg/kg
Details
211-754-7
693-57-2
369
12761
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
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-
369
12761
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
282-811-1
84434-12-8
748
12765
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
213-048-4
919-30-2
377
12786
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Residual extractable content of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane to be less than 3 mg/kg filler when used for the reactive surface treatment of inorganic fillers.
SML = 0,05 mg/kg when used for the surface treatment of materials and articles.
Details
219-417-6
2432-99-7
443
12788
no
no
5 mg/kg
Details
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-
443
12788
no
no
5 mg/kg
Details
231-635-3
7664-41-7
510
12789
35320
yes
no
Details
-
-
302
12820
no
no
Details
204-669-1
123-99-9
302
12820
no
no
Details
-
4196-95-6
479
12970
no
no
Details
216-032-5
1477-55-0
421
13000
no
no
Details
224-594-8
4422-95-1
481
13060
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
SML expressed as 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid.
Details
202-095-6
91-76-9
168
13075
15310
no
no
5 mg/kg
Details
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-
194
13150
no
no
Details
202-859-9
100-51-6
194
13150
no
no
Details
217-168-8
1761-71-3
429
13210
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
218-487-5
2162-74-5
438
13303
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Expressed as the sum of bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)carbodiimide and its hydrolysis product 2,6-diisopropylaniline
Details
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132459-54-2
764
13317
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Purity > 98,1 % (w/w).
Only to be used as co-monomer (max 4 %) for polyesters (PET, PBT).
Details
203-028-3
102-40-9
203
13323
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
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-
263
13326
15760
yes
no
Details
203-268-9
105-08-8
210
13390
14880
no
no
Details
225-306-3
4767-03-7
484
13395
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
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-
484
13395
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
201-245-8
80-05-7
151
13480
13607
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Not to be used for the manufacture of polycarbonate infant [Infant as defined in Article 2(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013] feeding bottles [This restriction is applicable from 1 May 2011 as regards the manufacture and from 1 June 2011 as regards the placing on the market and importation into the Union].
Not to be used for the manufacture of polycarbonate drinking cups or bottles which, due to their spill proof characteristics, are intended for infants [Infant as defined in Article 2(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013] and young children [Young children as defined in Article 2(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013].
Details
256-318-7
47465-97-4
691
13600
no
no
1.8 mg/kg
Details
216-823-5
1675-54-3
426
13610
13510
no
no
In compliance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1895/2005 [OJ L 302, 19.11.2005, p. 28].
Details
253-781-7
38103-06-9
687
13614
13530
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
201-250-5
80-09-1
154
13617
16090
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
203-450-8
106-99-0
223
13630
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
1 mg/kg in final product.
Details
203-529-7
107-88-0
228
13690
no
no
Details
219-371-7
2425-79-8
442
13780
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
Residual content = 1 mg/kg in final product expressed as epoxygroup.
Molecular weight is 43 Da.
Details
200-751-6
71-36-3
123
13840
no
no
Details
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-
123
13840
no
no
Details
203-449-2
106-98-9
222
13870
no
no
Details
203-452-9
107-01-7
224
13900
no
no
Details
209-929-8
598-32-3
357
13932
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
Only to be used as a co-monomer for the preparation of polymeric additive.
Details
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-
357
13932
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
Only to be used as a co-monomer for the preparation of polymeric additive.
Details
202-679-0
98-54-4
186
14020
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
-
-
186
14020
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
204-646-6
123-72-8
298
14110
no
no
Details
-
-
229
14140
no
no
Details
203-532-3
107-92-6
229
14140
no
no
Details
203-383-4
106-31-0
215
14170
no
no
Details
218-336-3
2123-24-2
435
14230
no
no
Details
207-938-1
502-44-3
342
14260
no
no
Details
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-
304
14320
41960
yes
no
Details
204-677-5
124-07-2
304
14320
41960
yes
no
Details
211-128-3
630-08-0
362
14350
no
no
Details
231-959-5
7782-50-5
522
14530
no
no
Details
203-439-8
106-89-8
219
14570
16750
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
1 mg/kg in final product.
Details
204-179-8
117-21-5
786
14627
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
SML expressed as 3-chlorophthalic acid.
Details
204-251-9
118-45-6
787
14628
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
SML expressed as 4-chlorophthalic acid.
Details
201-201-8
79-38-9
148
14650
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
Details
-
-
235
14710
no
no
Details
203-577-9
108-39-4
235
14710
no
no
Details
-
-
174
14740
no
no
Details
202-423-8
95-48-7
174
14740
no
no
Details
-
-
216
14770
no
no
Details
203-398-6
106-44-5
216
14770
no
no
Details
209-968-0
599-64-4
358
14841
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
-
-
358
14841
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
214-068-6
1076-97-7
806
14876
no
no
5 mg/kg
Only to be used for manufacture of polyesters.
Details
-
-
806
14876
no
no
5 mg/kg
Only to be used for manufacture of polyesters.
Details
221-639-3
3173-53-3
460
14950
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
Details
213-245-5
931-88-4
381
15030
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Only to be used in polymers contacting foods for which simulant A is laid down.
Details
216-711-6
1647-16-1
424
15070
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
203-956-9
112-30-1
267
15100
no
no
Details
-
-
267
15100
no
no
Details
212-819-2
872-05-9
375
15130
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
3,4-DIACETOXY-1-BUTENE
421-720-5
18085-02-4
862
15180
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
SML including the hydrolysis product 3,4- dihydroxy-1-butene.
Only to be used as a co-monomer for ethylvinylalcohol (EVOH) and polyvinylalcohol (PVOH) copolymers.
Details
203-782-3
110-60-1
253
15250
no
no
Details
211-471-9
646-25-3
863
15260
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Only to be used as a co-monomer for manufacturing polyamide articles for repeated use in contact with aqueous, acidic and dairy foodstuffs at room temperature or for short term contact up to 150 °C.
Details
201-248-4
80-08-0
153
15267
no
no
5 mg/kg
Details
211-492-3
652-67-5
364
15404
no
no
5 mg/kg
Only to be used as: (a) a co-monomer in poly (ethylene-co-isosorbide terephthalate); (b) a co-monomer at levels of up to 40 mole % of the diol component in combination with ethylene glycol and/or 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane, for the production of polyesters. Polyesters made using dianhydrosorbitol together with 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane shall not be used in contact with foods containing more than 15 % alcohol.
Details
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-
364
15404
no
no
5 mg/kg
Only to be used as: (a) a co-monomer in poly (ethylene-co-isosorbide terephthalate); (b) a co-monomer at levels of up to 40 mole % of the diol component in combination with ethylene glycol and/or 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane, for the production of polyesters. Polyesters made using dianhydrosorbitol together with 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane shall not be used in contact with foods containing more than 15 % alcohol.
Details
203-400-5
106-46-7
217
15565
no
no
12 mg/kg
Details
201-247-9
80-07-9
152
15610
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
225-863-2
5124-30-1
485
15700
13560
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
Details
203-865-4
111-40-0
261
15790
no
no
5 mg/kg
Details
206-466-3
345-92-6
337
15820
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
210-288-1
611-99-4
359
15970
48720
yes
no
Details
202-200-5
92-88-6
170
16000
no
no
6 mg/kg
Details
203-542-8
108-01-0
230
16150
no
no
18 mg/kg
Details
229-962-1
6864-37-5
498
16210
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Only to be used in polyamides.
Details
202-112-7
91-97-4
169
16240
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
Details
641-029-4
156065-00-8
874
16265
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Only to be used as comonomer in siloxane modified polycarbonate.
The oligomeric mixture shall be characterised by the formula C24H38Si2O5(SiOC2H6)n (50 > n ≥ 26).
Details
641-029-4
156065-00-8
874
16265
no
no
Only to be used as comonomer in siloxane modified polycarbonate.
The oligomeric mixture shall be characterised by the formula C24H38Si2O5(SiOC2H6)n (50 > n ≥ 26).
Details
209-400-1
576-26-1
352
16360
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
-
-
352
16360
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
204-781-0
126-30-7
310
16390
22437
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
211-463-5
646-06-0
363
16450
no
no
5 mg/kg
Details
203-005-8
102-09-0
201
16540
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
626-593-1
4128-73-8
476
16570
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
Details
227-534-9
5873-54-1
490
16600
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
Details
202-966-0
101-68-8
198
16630
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
Details
-
-
257
16660
13550
51760
yes
no
Details
246-770-3
25265-71-8
257
16660
13550
51760
yes
no
Details
203-821-4
110-98-5
257
16660
13550
51760
yes
no
Details
215-325-5
1321-74-0
405
16690
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
SML expressed as the sum of divinylbenzene and ethylvinylbenzene.
It may contain up to 45 % (m/m) of ethylvinylbenzene
Details
237-457-2
13811-50-2
612
16694
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
-
-
367
16697
no
no
Details
211-746-3
693-23-2
367
16697
no
no
Details
203-968-4
112-41-4
268
16704
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
200-815-3
74-85-1
125
16950
no
no
Details
202-510-0
96-49-1
177
16955
no
no
30 mg/kg
SML expressed as ethyleneglycol.
Residual content of 5 mg ethylene carbonate per kg of hydrogel with max 10 g of hydrogel in contact with 1 kg of food.
Details
203-468-6
107-15-3
226
16960
15272
no
no
12 mg/kg
Details
205-793-9
151-56-4
334
17005
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
Details
200-849-9
75-21-8
129
17020
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
1 mg/kg in final product.
Details
203-234-3
104-76-7
209
17050
no
no
30 mg/kg
Details
-
-
209
17050
no
no
30 mg/kg
Details
240-347-7
16219-75-3
621
17110
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
202-589-1
97-53-0
180
17160
no
no
Details
262-978-7
61788-47-4
703
17170
no
no
Details
269-657-0
68308-53-2
722
17200
no
no
Details
263-107-3
61790-12-3
706
17230
no
no
Details
200-001-8
50-00-0
98
17260
54880
yes
no
Details
200-075-1
50-99-7
102
17530
no
no
Details
-
-
256
18010
55680
yes
no
Details
203-817-2
110-94-1
256
18010
55680
yes
no
Details
203-593-6
108-55-4
238
18070
no
no
Details
-
-
103
18100
55920
yes
no
Details
200-289-5
56-81-5
103
18100
55920
yes
no
Details
-
-
794
18117
no
no
Only to be used for manufacture of polyglycolic acid (PGA) for (i) indirect food contact behind polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polylactic acid (PLA); and (ii) direct food contact of a blend of PGA up to 3 % w/w in PET or PLA.
Details
201-180-5
79-14-1
794
18117
no
no
Only to be used for manufacture of polyglycolic acid (PGA) for (i) indirect food contact behind polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polylactic acid (PLA); and (ii) direct food contact of a blend of PGA up to 3 % w/w in PET or PLA.
Details
-
-
731
18220
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
271-487-7
68564-88-5
731
18220
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
-
-
278
18250
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
Details
204-078-9
115-28-6
278
18250
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
Details
204-077-3
115-27-5
277
18280
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
Details
253-149-0
36653-82-4
681
18310
no
no
Details
-
-
681
18310
no
no
Details
204-127-4
116-15-4
282
18430
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
Details
204-679-6
124-09-4
305
18460
15274
no
no
2.4 mg/kg
Details
212-485-8
822-06-0
372
18640
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
Details
202-905-8
100-97-0
196
18670
59280
yes
no
Details
211-074-0
629-11-8
361
18700
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
-
-
361
18700
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
209-753-1
592-41-6
356
18820
no
no
3 mg/kg
Details
-
-
190
18880
no
no
Details
202-804-9
99-96-7
190
18880
no
no
Details
616-996-0
80181-31-3
744
18888
no
no
The substance is used as product obtained by bacterial fermentation. In compliance with the specifications mentioned in the Table 4 of Annex I.
Details
216-847-6
1679-51-2
427
18896
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
240-759-7
16712-64-4
624
18897
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
203-157-5
103-90-2
208
18898
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
204-066-3
115-11-7
276
19000
no
no
Details
203-678-8
109-53-5
243
19060
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
223-861-6
4098-71-9
475
19110
no
no
1 mg/kg in final product expressed as isocyanate moiety.
Details
-
-
291
19150
no
no
Details
204-506-4
121-91-5
291
19150
no
no
Details
202-774-7
99-63-8
188
19180
no
no
Details
215-951-9
1459-93-4
420
19210
no
no
0.05 mg/kg
Details
-
-
182
19270
no
no
Details
202-599-6
97-65-4
182
19270
no
no
Details
-
-
99
19460
62960
yes
no
Details
200-018-0
50-21-5
99
19460
62960
yes
no
Details
218-414-7
2146-71-6
436
19480
no
no
Details
213-424-8
947-04-6
382
19490
no
no
5 mg/kg
Details
234-384-8
11132-73-3
595
19510
no
no
Details
-
-
248
19540
64800
yes
no
Details
203-742-5
110-16-7
248
19540
64800
yes
no
Details
203-571-6
108-31-6
234
19960
no
no
Details
-
-
499
19965
65020
yes
no
In case of use as a monomer only to be used as a co-monomer in aliphatic polyesters up to maximum level of 1 % on a molar basis.
Details
230-022-8
6915-15-7
499
19965
65020
yes
no
In case of use as a monomer only to be used as a co-monomer in aliphatic polyesters up to maximum level of 1 % on a molar basis.
Details
201-202-3
79-39-0
149
19990
no
no
0.01 mg/kg
Details
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-
150
20020
no
no
Details
201-204-4
79-41-4
150
20020
no
no
Details

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