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BfR Recommendations on food contact materials
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The latest amendment can be found here.
Recommendations
| I | High Polymers Containing Plasticizers |  PDF |
| II | Plasticizer-free polyvinyl chloride, plasticizer-free copolymers of vinyl chloride and mixtures of these polymers with other copolymers and chlorinated polyolefins containing mainly vinyl chloride in the total mixture | PDF |
| III | Polyethylene | PDF |
| V | Polystyrene Produced exclusively from the Polymerisation of Styrene | PDF |
| VI | Styrene Copolymers and Graft Polymers, and Mixtures of Polystyrene with other Polymers | PDF |
| VII | Polypropylene | PDF |
| IX | Colorants for Plastics and other Polymers Used in Commodities | PDF |
| X | Polyamides | PDF |
| XI | Polycarbonates and Mixtures of Polycarbonates with other Polymers or Copolymers | PDF |
| XII | Unsaturated Polyester Resins | PDF |
| XIV | Polymer Dispersions | PDF |
| XV | Silicones | PDF |
| XVI | Polyvinyl Ethers | PDF |
| XVII | Poly(terephthalic acid diol esters) | PDF |
| XX | Polyisobutylene, Isobutylene Copolymers and Mixtures of Polyisobutylene with other Polymers | PDF |
| XXI | Commodities based on Natural and Synthetic Rubber | PDF |
| XXI/1 | Commodities based on natural and synthetic rubber in contact with food | PDF |
| XXI/2 | Special consumer goods made of natural and synthetic rubber and of latices made of natural and synthetic rubber (formerly special category) | PDF |
| XXII | Polymers Based on Esters of Acrylic and Methacrylic Acids, their Copolymers, and Mixtures of these with other Polymers | PDF |
| XXV | Hard Paraffins, Microcrystalline Waxes and Mixtures of these with Waxes, Resins and Plastics | PDF |
| XXVIII | Cross-Linked Polyurethanes as Adhesive Layers for Food Packaging Materials | PDF |
| XXX | Conveyor Belts Made from Gutta-Percha and Balata | PDF |
| XXXIII | Acetal resins | PDF |
| XXXIV | Vinylidene Chloride Copolymers with a Predominant Content of Polyvinylidene Chloride | PDF |
| XXXV | Copolymers of Ethylene, Propylene, Butylene, Vinyl Esters and Unsaturated Aliphatic Acids, and their Salts and Esters | PDF |
| XXXVI |
Paper and Board for Food Contact |
PDF |
| XXXVI/1 | Cooking Papers, Hot Filter Papers and Filter Layers | PDF |
| XXXVI/2 |
Paper and Paperboard for Baking Purposes |
PDF |
| XXXVI/3 |
Absorber pads based on cellulosic fibres for food packaging |
PDF |
| XXXVII |
Polybutene-(1) |
PDF |
| XXXIX |
Commodities Based on Polyurethanes |
PDF |
| XLI | Linear Polyurethanes for Paper Coatings | PDF |
| XLII |
Plasticizer-Free Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride, Plasticizer-Free Chlorinated Copolymers of Vinyl Chloride and Mixtures of these Polymers with other Copolymers |
PDF |
| XLIII |
Poly(4-methylpentene-1) |
PDF |
| XLIV | Artificial Sausage Casings | PDF |
| XLVI |
Cross-linked Polyethylene |
PDF |
| XLVII |
Toys Made from Plastics and other Polymers, and from Paper and Paperboard |
PDF |
| XLVIII |
Materials for Coating the Outside of Hollow Glassware |
PDF |
| XLIX |
Soft Polyurethane Foams as Cushion Packaging for Fruit |
PDF |
| L |
Copolymers and Graft Polymers of Acrylonitrile |
PDF |
| LI |
Temperature Resistant Polymer Coating Systems for Frying, Cooking and Baking Utensils |
PDF |
| LII | Fillers | PDF |
| LIII |
Absorber pads and packagings with absorbing function, in which absorbent materials based on cross-linked polyacrylates are used, for foodstuffs |
PDF |
Guidelines
| Guidelines for Evaluating Sanitary Papers | PDF (383.3 KB) |
| Guidelines for the Evaluation of Personal Sanitary Products | PDF (222.1 KB) |
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