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