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In 2004 as part of the survey on 'Chemicals used in plastic materials and articles in contact with food: compliance with statutory limits and migration' (FSIS 55/04), 50 melamine-ware articles were tested for migration of melamine and formaldehyde into simulant. Where found, migration of melamine was well below the legal limits. However, formaldehyde migrated from all samples tested and in five samples levels were clearly above the legal maximum. Immediate action was taken, working with local enforcement authorities and the suppliers, to withdraw and recall these illegal products from the UK market.
In this follow-on survey 50 samples will be tested using the analytical method described in FSIS 55/04 to see whether the Total Specific Migration Limit (SML (T)) for formaldehyde and hexamethylenetetramine expressed as formaldehyde, is being observed. This SML (T) is given in European Commission Directive 2002/72/EC as amended. Samples from the Far East will be targeted.
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