Food contact materials · European Union

EU Regulation 10/2011 — Plastic Food Contact Materials Compliance

EU Regulation 10/2011 — Plastic Food Contact Materials is issued by European Commission and has applied since 2011-05-01. It applies to products sold in EU, EEA, UK. Below: what it covers, which products trigger it, the documents a supplier must provide, and how Complyra checks a product against it.

Authority: European Commission
Jurisdiction: European Union
Regions: EU, EEA, UK
Effective: 2011-05-01
Evidence renewal: every 365 days
Official source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32011R0010

What EU Regulation 10/2011 — Plastic Food Contact Materials covers

EU Regulation 10/2011 — Plastic Food Contact Materials is a food contact materials requirement in European Union. In Complyra's dataset it is triggered by products in the following categories and by product descriptions that mention the keywords listed below.

Product categories affected

food packaging
food ingredients

Keywords that trigger a check

food
beverage
drink
packaging
container
bottle
cup
bag
wrap
tray
lid
seal
food-safe
food safe
food grade
food contact

Who it applies to

Buyers importing or placing the affected products on the market in EU, EEA, UK, and the suppliers who manufacture or distribute them. In a procurement workflow the buyer is responsible for obtaining the evidence listed below from the supplier before the order is placed.

Consequences of non-compliance recorded in the dataset: Product recall, market ban, fines up to €10M

Restricted substances and materials

Substance	Limit	Unit
BPA	0.05	mg/kg food
Styrene	0.1	mg/kg food
Formaldehyde	15	mg/kg food
Lead	0.01	mg/kg food
Cadmium	0.01	mg/kg food

Materials and conditions that fail the check

BPA above 0.05mg/kg
phthalates
lead compounds
cadmium compounds
styrene monomer above 100ppb

Supplier requirements and compliance evidence

Documents a supplier should be able to provide for products in scope. Ask for these in the RFQ rather than after the goods ship.

Document
Declaration of Compliance (DoC)
Migration Test Report (EN 1186, EN 13130)
Overall Migration Test (OM) — max 10mg/dm²
Specific Migration Limits (SML) per substance
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Traceability records

Certification types recorded for this regulation

EU food contact declaration
migration test

How Complyra checks EU Regulation 10/2011 — Plastic Food Contact Materials

When a product is searched or sourced in Complyra, its category and description are matched against the trigger categories and keywords above. If EU Regulation 10/2011 — Plastic Food Contact Materials applies, the product and its supplier are checked against the materials, substance limits and required documents recorded for the regulation, and the result is shown alongside the supplier match, before an RFQ is generated.

Suppliers on Complyra register and upload certifications that are reviewed by an administrator; see supplier compliance for how that review works and supplier sourcing for how compliant suppliers are found and matched.

Complyra checks product and supplier information against regulatory requirements to support procurement decisions. It does not issue certifications or guarantee legal compliance; final responsibility for compliance remains with the buyer and supplier.