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Regulated Food and Feed Products for Great Britain

carbon black

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Product details

FCM substance No.
411
EEC packaging material reference No.
42080
CAS No.
0001333-86-4
Substance name
carbon black
Use as additive or polymer production aid (yes/no)
yes
Use as monomer or other starting substance or macromolecule obtained from microbial fermentation (yes/no)
no
FRF applicable (yes/no)
no

Conditions of use

Specific migration limit [mg/kg]
not specified
Restrictions and specifications
Primary particles of 10 – 300 nm which are aggregated to a size of 100 – 1 200 nm which may form agglomerates within the size distribution of 300 nm – mm. Toluene extractables: maximum 0,1 %, determined according to ISO method 6209. UV absorption of cyclohexane extract at 386 nm: < 0,02 AU for a 1 cm cell or < 0,1 AU for a 5 cm cell, determined according to a generally recognised method of analysis. Benzo(a)pyrene content: max 0,25 mg/kg carbon black. Maximum use level of carbon black in the polymer: 2,5 % w/w.
Notes on verification of compliance
not specified

Dates

Date applied from
Last updated

Legislation

Additional information
not specified