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Plastics in food contact

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Please refer to the following list of plastics recommended for food contact applications from the acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene copolymers which comply with the reccommendations of the BfR and the provisions of the EC or the USA.

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Plastics for food contact applications
The most important requirements for materials for food contact applications are defined eg in Art. 30-33 of the German Foods, Commodities and Animal Feed Code of Law (LFGB) and Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 article 3, 1:

"Commodities must be of such a nature that they cannot cause damage to health when used for the intended purpose or in a foreseeable manner. Moreover, it is forbidden to use ... commodities ... commercially, or to put them into circulation, for applications in which substances can pass from them to foods or the surfaces thereof do not constitute a health risk to consumers, which do not impair foods in a sensory manner (taste and flavour) and which are technologically unavoidable when the above criteria are complied with."

These requirements are also included in similar form in the food law provisions of all other _EU-national laws, the _USA etc.

The provisions of food law include so-called positive lists as essential elements. These list the permissible starting materials, either in the form of overall lists or broken down according to polymer classes.
The starting materials, eg monomer units, auxiliaries or additives, may be regulated by limit values, such as the quantity used, or the residual content in the article, or specific migration limits.
If unlisted monomer units, auxiliaries or additives are to be used in the production of commodities, applications involving extensive data (material properties, technical application, complete data on migration, toxicological data) have to be submitted for inclusion in the positive lists.

Except in France and the USA, to date this does not apply to colored materials. In view of the vast number of colors and the wide variety of requirements, you are requested to contact Ecology special themes - Industrial & Environmental Affairs - Product Stewardship if, for example, you intend to use a particular color shade.

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67/548/EEC,1999/45/EC and 76/769/EEC - classification, packaging and labeling of dangerous substances

INEOS ABS thermoplastic resins Lustran® / Novodur® and Triax® comply with the requirements of European Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labeling of dangerous preparations, and 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations as stated by the following _Confirmation of conformity with Directives 67/548/EEC,1999/45/EC and 76/769/EEC

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94/62/EC, CONEG-legislation

All packaging and packaging components used for our thermoplastic resins INEOS ABS thermoplastic resins
Lustran® / Novodur® and Triax®
comply with the requirements for heavy metals content as stated in Article 11 of the European Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste and fulfil the CONEG requirements likewise.

Please find the following _Confirmation for the European Directive 94/62/EC

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2000/53/EC - End-of-Life Vehicles Guideline

All INEOS ABS engineering plastics including Lustran^® / Novodur^® and Triax^® comply with the requirements of the End-of-Life Vehicles guideline 2000/53/EC.

These products comply with the bans and restrictions on the use of lead, cadmium, mercury and chromium (VI) set out in this guideline. Compounds of these elements are not used in the production of our thermoplastic materials.

Please find following a _Confirmation for the European Directive 2000/53/EC.

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2002/95/EC - RoHS-Directive

INEOS ABS thermoplastic resins Lustran® / Novodur® and Triax® comply with the requirements of European Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (called RoHS-Directive) and Decision 2005/618/EC as stated by the following _Confirmation for the European Directive 2002/95/EC

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2003/11/EC - Marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations

INEOS ABS thermoplastic resins Lustran® / Novodur® and Triax® comply with the requirements of European Directive 2003/11/EC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (pentabromodiphenyl ether, octabromodiphenylether), as stated with the _Confirmation for the European Directive 2003/11/EC

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1005/2009/EC - Montreal Protocol (Ozone Depleting Substances) - 2037/2000 repealed

Ozone Depleting Substances mentioned in the Montreal Protocol are not used in the manufacture of INEOS ABS thermoplastic resins Lustran® / Novodur® and Triax® and are not known to be present as stated by the following _Confirmation of conformity with Regulation EU 2037/2000

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General - Absence of various chemicals

INEOS ABS thermoplastics resins Lustran®ABS, Novodur® and Triax® are free of restricted chemicals as stated with _Confirmation of absence of various chemicals

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In case of further questions referring to this subjects please contact
Ecology general topics - Industrial & Environmental Affairs - Product Stewardship