This Regulation adds three new substances to the positive lists of substances approved for use in food contact plastics and changes the use restrictions for some substances. In addition, it introduces a group migration limit for crotonic acid and clarifies the types of migrants to be used in foods with a certain pH, among other amendments.
 
Plastic materials and articles complying with Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 as applicable before the entry into force of this Regulation may be placed on the market until 31 January 2020, and may remain on the market until exhaustion of stocks.
 
Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/37 of 10 January 2019

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