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ClaraDB gives a verdict only for PFAS state laws for cookware and bakeware, California Proposition 65 consumer-product warning check for BPA, BPS, formaldehyde, styrene, antimony trioxide, vinyl acetate, lead and cadmium, California Proposition 65 warning check for candles and ceramicware (lead, cadmium, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, benzene, naphthalene, carbon monoxide, benzo[a]pyrene), US packaging EPR producer size thresholds (California, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington) for a brand-owning manufacturer, US lead in children's products and furniture (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in toys and child care articles (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in children's products (other) and bags (lead paint and total lead content), US phthalates in children's toys and child care articles (DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIBP, DPENP, DHEXP, DCHP) and US children's product certificate and tracking label for children's tableware (AI-checked, quotes verified word for word). Every other answer shows the laws and quotes found without saying whether they apply. Not checked: Consumer electronics (FCC equipment authorization, 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15, energy rules). What ClaraDB has checked

Home and kitchen goodsMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20257 areas read · 7 not read yet
Sources read
  • food-contact framework (Reg. 1935/2004)
  • plastic food-contact materials (Reg. 10/2011)
  • bisphenols ban (Reg. 2024/3190)
  • ceramics lead/cadmium (Dir. 84/500)
  • PFAS in food-contact packaging (PPWR 2025/40)
  • REACH Annex XVII restrictions affecting home goods
  • General Product Safety Regulation (2023/988)
Not read yet
  • national food-contact rules of member states (e.g. France, Germany, Italy)
  • REACH SVHC candidate-list duties (Art. 33: list not obtainable)
  • Toy Safety and Construction Products rules
  • EU textile labelling
  • ecodesign/ESPR
  • CLP labelling
  • Furniture fire-safety national rules
Cosmetics and personal careMain sourcesfrom 18 May 20266 areas read · 6 not read yet
Sources read
  • Reg. 1223/2009 Annexes II (prohibited)
  • III (restricted)
  • IV (colourants)
  • V (preservatives)
  • VI (UV filters) and Art. 19 labelling
  • Arts. 4 to 13: Responsible Person, safety assessment and safety report (CPSR), product information file (PIF), CPNP notification
Not read yet
  • CLP classification and labelling of cosmetic mixtures
  • REACH Annex XVII entries beyond cosmetics (e.g. microplastics Reg. 2023/2055)
  • national rules (e.g. French recycling labels, German language rules)
  • claims criteria (Reg. 655/2013)
  • packaging law (PPWR)
  • Annex III-VI entries adopted after the stored consolidation
Packaged food and beveragesMain sourcesfrom 19 Aug 20264 areas read · 10 not read yet

Food regulations in their consolidated versions of 18 and 19 Aug 2026 and 1 Jan 2026.

Sources read
  • Reg. 1169/2011 food information (mandatory particulars Art. 9-10, ingredient list and 14 allergens Art. 18-21 and Annex II, nutrition declaration Art. 29-35 and Annex V, date marking Art. 24 and Annex X, net quantity Art. 23, language Art. 15, origin Art. 26)
  • Reg. 1333/2008 food additives (Annex II permitted uses by food category with maximum levels, Annex III)
  • Reg. 2023/915 maximum levels of contaminants
  • Reg. 178/2002 general food law (Art. 17-19 operators and importers)
Not read yet
  • Reg. 1924/2006 nutrition and health claims
  • Reg. 1829/2003 GMO authorisation
  • flavourings (Reg. 1334/2008)
  • novel foods (Reg. 2015/2283)
  • pesticide MRLs (Reg. 396/2005)
  • microbiological criteria (Reg. 2073/2005)
  • vertical product standards (e.g. chocolate, honey, juices)
  • official controls on imports (Reg. 2017/625)
  • national measures of member states
  • food-contact materials (covered under home and kitchen goods)
Consumer electronics and small appliancesMain sourcesfrom 1 Jul 20268 areas read · 7 not read yet
Sources read
  • RoHS Dir. 2011/65 restricted substances and Annex III/IV exemptions
  • WEEE Dir. 2012/19 marking and producer registration (per-Member-State registers not covered by ClaraDB)
  • LVD 2014/35, EMC 2014/30 and RED 2014/53 conformity marking and declaration of conformity
  • common charger Dir. 2022/2380
  • RED delegated Reg. 2022/30 cybersecurity
  • ecodesign and energy labelling for external power supplies (2019/1782), standby (2023/826), displays (2019/2021, 2019/2013) and light sources (2019/2020, 2019/2015)
  • GPSR (covered under home and kitchen goods)
  • Cyber Resilience Act 2024/2847
Not read yet
  • REACH SVHC article duty (candidate list not stored)
  • Battery Reg. 2023/1542 duties (covered under batteries and e-bikes)
  • ecodesign and labelling for vacuum cleaners, space heaters, fans, air conditioners and ovens
  • Machinery Dir. 2006/42 and outdoor noise Dir. 2000/14
  • national WEEE and packaging EPR registers
  • medical devices
  • toys
Batteries, e-bikes and power banksMain sourcesfrom 13 Aug 20264 areas read · 4 not read yet

Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as consolidated on 13 Aug 2026.

Sources read
  • Reg. 2023/1542 as consolidated 2026-08-13: Annex I Hg, Cd, Pb restrictions, Art. 11 removability and replaceability, Art. 13 and Annex VI labelling, Art. 14 LMT state-of-health data, carbon footprint, passport, due diligence (as amended by 2025/1561), EPR and waste duties as in the text
  • Directive 2006/66 (repealed 2025-08-18) for transitional provisions only
  • Reg. 168/2013 L-category and pedal-assist boundary (Art. 2(2)(h))
  • power banks and battery chargers as electrical equipment: EMC 2014/30, LVD 2014/35, RED 2014/53, RoHS 2011/65 and WEEE 2012/19 duties (the electronics rules applied to these categories)
Not read yet
  • delegated and implementing acts: 2025/606 recycling efficiency, 2025/2289 reporting, the Art. 13 labelling implementing act (not yet adopted), harmonised standards (Decision 2026/2048)
  • for e-bikes and e-scooters: Machinery Directive and EN 15194 / EN 17128 standards (paid)
  • national EPR registers, UN 38.3 and ADR carriage rules
  • enforcement, penalties and market-surveillance articles (Arts. 78 onward), Arts. 19, 21 to 37 (notified bodies), 44 to 46 and the battery-passport data model (Annex XIII) are not covered

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Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodRegulation (EU) No 10/201123 rulesIn force from: 1 May 2011Industries: Home and kitchen
Requirement
Applies when
Effective
Source
Limit
Melamine (CAS 108-78-1)

Limit 2.5 mg/kg (migration basis)

migration into food or food simulant (Annex I)

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 14 Jul 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R0010-20260714 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Food-contact product
  • Material: Plastic (type not stated) or Polypropylene (PP) or Polyethylene (PE) or Polycarbonate (PC) or PET or Polystyrene (PS) or ABS or Polyamide (nylon, PA) or PVC or Copolyester or Acrylic (PMMA) or Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) or Fluoropolymer (PTFE, PFA, FEP) or Other plastic (not listed) or Melamine resin

Depends on: whether the product touches food, materials

In force since 10 Dec 2011

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 10 Dec 2011

Entry as listed in the consolidated text (version 2026-07-14). The law text does not state the application date of later amending acts, so the date used is the one the text supports: row marked M2 (Regulation (EU) No 1282/2011, OJ 10.12.2011). Applies to melamine-formaldehyde kitchenware and all plastic food contact articles.

CAS No
108-78-1
Substance name
2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine
Use as additive or polymer production aid
yes
Use as monomer or other starting substance
yes
Fat reduction factor (FRF) applicable
no
Specific migration limit (mg/kg food)
2,5
Limit
Aluminium (CAS 7429-90-5)

Limit 1 mg/kg (migration basis)

specific migration limit, Annex II Table 1

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 14 Jul 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R0010-20260714 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Food-contact product
  • Material: Plastic (type not stated) or Polypropylene (PP) or Polyethylene (PE) or Polycarbonate (PC) or PET or Polystyrene (PS) or ABS or Polyamide (nylon, PA) or PVC or Copolyester or Acrylic (PMMA) or Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) or Fluoropolymer (PTFE, PFA, FEP) or Other plastic (not listed) or Melamine resin

Depends on: whether the product touches food, materials

In force since 3 Sep 2020

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 3 Sep 2020

Entry as listed in the consolidated text (version 2026-07-14). The law text does not state the application date of later amending acts, so the date used is the one the text supports: Annex II is marked M15 (Regulation (EU) 2020/1245, OJ 3.9.2020); the application date of that amendment is not stated in the consolidated text, so the OJ date is used and later amendments of individual entries are not traced.

Name
Aluminium
Salts allowed (Art. 6(3)(a))
yes
Specific migration limit (mg/kg food or food simulant)
1
Limit
Nickel (Metallic) (CAS 7440-02-0)

Limit 0.02 mg/kg (migration basis)

specific migration limit, Annex II Table 1

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 14 Jul 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R0010-20260714 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Food-contact product
  • Material: Plastic (type not stated) or Polypropylene (PP) or Polyethylene (PE) or Polycarbonate (PC) or PET or Polystyrene (PS) or ABS or Polyamide (nylon, PA) or PVC or Copolyester or Acrylic (PMMA) or Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) or Fluoropolymer (PTFE, PFA, FEP) or Other plastic (not listed) or Melamine resin

Depends on: whether the product touches food, materials

In force since 3 Sep 2020

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 3 Sep 2020

Entry as listed in the consolidated text (version 2026-07-14). The law text does not state the application date of later amending acts, so the date used is the one the text supports: Annex II is marked M15 (Regulation (EU) 2020/1245, OJ 3.9.2020); the application date of that amendment is not stated in the consolidated text, so the OJ date is used and later amendments of individual entries are not traced.

Name
Nickel
Salts allowed (Art. 6(3)(a))
no
Specific migration limit (mg/kg food or food simulant)
0,02
Limit
Antimony (CAS 7440-36-0)

Limit 0.04 mg/kg (migration basis)

specific migration limit, Annex II Table 1; remark (2): SML might be exceeded at very high temperature

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 14 Jul 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R0010-20260714 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Food-contact product
  • Material: Plastic (type not stated) or Polypropylene (PP) or Polyethylene (PE) or Polycarbonate (PC) or PET or Polystyrene (PS) or ABS or Polyamide (nylon, PA) or PVC or Copolyester or Acrylic (PMMA) or Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) or Fluoropolymer (PTFE, PFA, FEP) or Other plastic (not listed) or Melamine resin

Depends on: whether the product touches food, materials

In force since 3 Sep 2020

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 3 Sep 2020

Entry as listed in the consolidated text (version 2026-07-14). The law text does not state the application date of later amending acts, so the date used is the one the text supports: Annex II is marked M15 (Regulation (EU) 2020/1245, OJ 3.9.2020); the application date of that amendment is not stated in the consolidated text, so the OJ date is used and later amendments of individual entries are not traced.

Name
Antimony
Salts allowed (Art. 6(3)(a))
no
Specific migration limit (mg/kg food or food simulant)
0,04
Remark
(2)
Limit
Zinc (CAS 7440-66-6)

Limit 5 mg/kg (migration basis)

specific migration limit, Annex II Table 1

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 14 Jul 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R0010-20260714 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Food-contact product
  • Material: Plastic (type not stated) or Polypropylene (PP) or Polyethylene (PE) or Polycarbonate (PC) or PET or Polystyrene (PS) or ABS or Polyamide (nylon, PA) or PVC or Copolyester or Acrylic (PMMA) or Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) or Fluoropolymer (PTFE, PFA, FEP) or Other plastic (not listed) or Melamine resin

Depends on: whether the product touches food, materials

In force since 3 Sep 2020

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 3 Sep 2020

Entry as listed in the consolidated text (version 2026-07-14). The law text does not state the application date of later amending acts, so the date used is the one the text supports: Annex II is marked M15 (Regulation (EU) 2020/1245, OJ 3.9.2020); the application date of that amendment is not stated in the consolidated text, so the OJ date is used and later amendments of individual entries are not traced.

Name
Zinc
Salts allowed (Art. 6(3)(a))
yes
Specific migration limit (mg/kg food or food simulant)
5
Limit
Lanthanides: europium, gadolinium, lanthanum and terbium (sum) as defined in European Union

Limit 0.05 mg/kg (migration basis)

sum of all lanthanide substances migrating to the food or food simulant

Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 14 Jul 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R0010-20260714 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

  • Food-contact product
  • Material: Plastic (type not stated) or Polypropylene (PP) or Polyethylene (PE) or Polycarbonate (PC) or PET or Polystyrene (PS) or ABS or Polyamide (nylon, PA) or PVC or Copolyester or Acrylic (PMMA) or Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) or Fluoropolymer (PTFE, PFA, FEP) or Other plastic (not listed) or Melamine resin

Depends on: whether the product touches food, materials

In force since 3 Sep 2020

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 3 Sep 2020

Entry as listed in the consolidated text (version 2026-07-14). The law text does not state the application date of later amending acts, so the date used is the one the text supports: Annex II is marked M15 (Regulation (EU) 2020/1245, OJ 3.9.2020); the application date of that amendment is not stated in the consolidated text, so the OJ date is used and later amendments of individual entries are not traced.

“The sum of all lanthanide substances migrating to the food or food simulant does not exceed the specific migration limit of 0,05 mg/kg”
Annex II Table 1 remark (4)(a) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08European Commission / EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) No 10/2011(opens in a new tab)
  • Food-contact product
  • Material: Plastic (type not stated) or Melamine resin

Depends on: whether the product touches food, materials

Dates run from 1 May 2011 to 3 Sep 2020

Each rule has its own date; open a target.

Example: Arsenic (measured as As2O3) (CAS 7440-38-2)

Name
Arsenic
Salts allowed (Art. 6(3)(a))
no
Specific migration limit (mg/kg food or food simulant)
ND (not detectable)

Annex II point 1 Table 1 (Arsenic) · fetched 2026-10-08

European Commission / EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) No 10/2011(opens in a new tab)
  • Limit
    Melamine (CAS 108-78-1)

    Limit 2.5 mg/kg (migration basis)

    migration into food or food simulant (Annex I)

    Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 14 Jul 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R0010-20260714 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

    Applies when
    • Food-contact product
    • Material: Plastic (type not stated) or Polypropylene (PP) or Polyethylene (PE) or Polycarbonate (PC) or PET or Polystyrene (PS) or ABS or Polyamide (nylon, PA) or PVC or Copolyester or Acrylic (PMMA) or Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) or Fluoropolymer (PTFE, PFA, FEP) or Other plastic (not listed) or Melamine resin

    Depends on: whether the product touches food, materials

    Effective

    In force since 10 Dec 2011

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 10 Dec 2011

    Entry as listed in the consolidated text (version 2026-07-14). The law text does not state the application date of later amending acts, so the date used is the one the text supports: row marked M2 (Regulation (EU) No 1282/2011, OJ 10.12.2011). Applies to melamine-formaldehyde kitchenware and all plastic food contact articles.

    Source
    CAS No
    108-78-1
    Substance name
    2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine
    Use as additive or polymer production aid
    yes
    Use as monomer or other starting substance
    yes
    Fat reduction factor (FRF) applicable
    no
    Specific migration limit (mg/kg food)
    2,5
  • Limit
    Aluminium (CAS 7429-90-5)

    Limit 1 mg/kg (migration basis)

    specific migration limit, Annex II Table 1

    Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 14 Jul 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R0010-20260714 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

    Applies when
    • Food-contact product
    • Material: Plastic (type not stated) or Polypropylene (PP) or Polyethylene (PE) or Polycarbonate (PC) or PET or Polystyrene (PS) or ABS or Polyamide (nylon, PA) or PVC or Copolyester or Acrylic (PMMA) or Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) or Fluoropolymer (PTFE, PFA, FEP) or Other plastic (not listed) or Melamine resin

    Depends on: whether the product touches food, materials

    Effective

    In force since 3 Sep 2020

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 3 Sep 2020

    Entry as listed in the consolidated text (version 2026-07-14). The law text does not state the application date of later amending acts, so the date used is the one the text supports: Annex II is marked M15 (Regulation (EU) 2020/1245, OJ 3.9.2020); the application date of that amendment is not stated in the consolidated text, so the OJ date is used and later amendments of individual entries are not traced.

    Source
    Name
    Aluminium
    Salts allowed (Art. 6(3)(a))
    yes
    Specific migration limit (mg/kg food or food simulant)
    1
  • Limit
    Nickel (Metallic) (CAS 7440-02-0)

    Limit 0.02 mg/kg (migration basis)

    specific migration limit, Annex II Table 1

    Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 14 Jul 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R0010-20260714 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

    Applies when
    • Food-contact product
    • Material: Plastic (type not stated) or Polypropylene (PP) or Polyethylene (PE) or Polycarbonate (PC) or PET or Polystyrene (PS) or ABS or Polyamide (nylon, PA) or PVC or Copolyester or Acrylic (PMMA) or Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) or Fluoropolymer (PTFE, PFA, FEP) or Other plastic (not listed) or Melamine resin

    Depends on: whether the product touches food, materials

    Effective

    In force since 3 Sep 2020

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 3 Sep 2020

    Entry as listed in the consolidated text (version 2026-07-14). The law text does not state the application date of later amending acts, so the date used is the one the text supports: Annex II is marked M15 (Regulation (EU) 2020/1245, OJ 3.9.2020); the application date of that amendment is not stated in the consolidated text, so the OJ date is used and later amendments of individual entries are not traced.

    Source
    Name
    Nickel
    Salts allowed (Art. 6(3)(a))
    no
    Specific migration limit (mg/kg food or food simulant)
    0,02
  • Limit
    Antimony (CAS 7440-36-0)

    Limit 0.04 mg/kg (migration basis)

    specific migration limit, Annex II Table 1; remark (2): SML might be exceeded at very high temperature

    Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 14 Jul 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R0010-20260714 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

    Applies when
    • Food-contact product
    • Material: Plastic (type not stated) or Polypropylene (PP) or Polyethylene (PE) or Polycarbonate (PC) or PET or Polystyrene (PS) or ABS or Polyamide (nylon, PA) or PVC or Copolyester or Acrylic (PMMA) or Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) or Fluoropolymer (PTFE, PFA, FEP) or Other plastic (not listed) or Melamine resin

    Depends on: whether the product touches food, materials

    Effective

    In force since 3 Sep 2020

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 3 Sep 2020

    Entry as listed in the consolidated text (version 2026-07-14). The law text does not state the application date of later amending acts, so the date used is the one the text supports: Annex II is marked M15 (Regulation (EU) 2020/1245, OJ 3.9.2020); the application date of that amendment is not stated in the consolidated text, so the OJ date is used and later amendments of individual entries are not traced.

    Source
    Name
    Antimony
    Salts allowed (Art. 6(3)(a))
    no
    Specific migration limit (mg/kg food or food simulant)
    0,04
    Remark
    (2)
  • Limit
    Zinc (CAS 7440-66-6)

    Limit 5 mg/kg (migration basis)

    specific migration limit, Annex II Table 1

    Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 14 Jul 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R0010-20260714 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

    Applies when
    • Food-contact product
    • Material: Plastic (type not stated) or Polypropylene (PP) or Polyethylene (PE) or Polycarbonate (PC) or PET or Polystyrene (PS) or ABS or Polyamide (nylon, PA) or PVC or Copolyester or Acrylic (PMMA) or Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) or Fluoropolymer (PTFE, PFA, FEP) or Other plastic (not listed) or Melamine resin

    Depends on: whether the product touches food, materials

    Effective

    In force since 3 Sep 2020

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 3 Sep 2020

    Entry as listed in the consolidated text (version 2026-07-14). The law text does not state the application date of later amending acts, so the date used is the one the text supports: Annex II is marked M15 (Regulation (EU) 2020/1245, OJ 3.9.2020); the application date of that amendment is not stated in the consolidated text, so the OJ date is used and later amendments of individual entries are not traced.

    Source
    Name
    Zinc
    Salts allowed (Art. 6(3)(a))
    yes
    Specific migration limit (mg/kg food or food simulant)
    5
  • Limit
    Lanthanides: europium, gadolinium, lanthanum and terbium (sum) as defined in European Union

    Limit 0.05 mg/kg (migration basis)

    sum of all lanthanide substances migrating to the food or food simulant

    Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 14 Jul 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R0010-20260714 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.

    Applies when
    • Food-contact product
    • Material: Plastic (type not stated) or Polypropylene (PP) or Polyethylene (PE) or Polycarbonate (PC) or PET or Polystyrene (PS) or ABS or Polyamide (nylon, PA) or PVC or Copolyester or Acrylic (PMMA) or Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) or Fluoropolymer (PTFE, PFA, FEP) or Other plastic (not listed) or Melamine resin

    Depends on: whether the product touches food, materials

    Effective

    In force since 3 Sep 2020

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 3 Sep 2020

    Entry as listed in the consolidated text (version 2026-07-14). The law text does not state the application date of later amending acts, so the date used is the one the text supports: Annex II is marked M15 (Regulation (EU) 2020/1245, OJ 3.9.2020); the application date of that amendment is not stated in the consolidated text, so the OJ date is used and later amendments of individual entries are not traced.

    Source
    “The sum of all lanthanide substances migrating to the food or food simulant does not exceed the specific migration limit of 0,05 mg/kg”
    Annex II Table 1 remark (4)(a) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08European Commission / EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) No 10/2011(opens in a new tab)
  • Applies when
    • Food-contact product
    • Material: Plastic (type not stated) or Melamine resin

    Depends on: whether the product touches food, materials

    Effective

    Dates run from 1 May 2011 to 3 Sep 2020

    Each rule has its own date; open a target.

    Source

    Example: Arsenic (measured as As2O3) (CAS 7440-38-2)

    Name
    Arsenic
    Salts allowed (Art. 6(3)(a))
    no
    Specific migration limit (mg/kg food or food simulant)
    ND (not detectable)

    Annex II point 1 Table 1 (Arsenic) · fetched 2026-10-08

    European Commission / EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) No 10/2011(opens in a new tab)

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