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BfR Recommendation II — Plasticizer-free Polyvinyl Chloride, Plasticizer-free Copolymers of Vinyl Chloride and Mixtures of these Polymers with other Copolymers (Materials for Food Contact)

DE-BFR-IIApplies from 1958-06-01 SaveOfficial source

Summary

German BfR Recommendation II for food contact materials: compositional requirements and migration limits for plasticizer-free polyvinyl chloride, plasticizer-free copolymers of vinyl chloride and mixtures of these polymers with other copolymers.

Scope

Reference resource (not a directly binding law): BfR Recommendations reflect the current state of food safety science for food contact materials in Germany (under LFGB Sec. 31). Widely used by industry and authorities to demonstrate compliance for plasticizer-free polyvinyl chloride, plasticizer-free copolymers of vinyl chloride and mixtures of these polymers with other copolymers.

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