1. Plastic materials and articles shall not transfer their constituents to food simulants in quantities exceeding 10 milligrams of total constituents released per dm 2 of food contact surface (mg/dm 2 ).
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, plastic materials and articles intended to be brought into contact with food intended for infants and young children, as defined by Commission Directives 2006/141/EC ( 15 ) and 2006/125/EC ( 16 ) , shall not transfer their constituents to food simulants in quantities exceeding 60 milligrams of total of constituents released per kg of food simulant.
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CitationArticle 12 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)
