IRISH STANDARD

ENV 13130-2:1999 ICS 67.250

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National Standards
Authority of Ireland
Dublin 9
Ireland

MATERIALS AND ARTICLES IN CONTACT Tel: (01) 807 3800

Tel: (01) 807 3838

WITH FOODSTUFFS - PLASTICS

SUBSTANCES SUBJECT TO LIMITATION -

PART 2: DETERMINATION OF TEREPHTHALIC

This Irish Standard was
published under the
authority of the National
ACID IN FOOD SIMULANTS Standards Authority of
Ireland
and comes into effect on:
April 14, 2000

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Contents
Foreword .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
0 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 4
1 Scope ................................................................................................................................................. 4
2 Normative references......................................................................................................................... 4
3 Principle............................................................................................................................................. 4
4 Reagents............................................................................................................................................. 4
5 Apparatus........................................................................................................................................... 5
6 Samples.............................................................................................................................................. 6
7 Procedure........................................................................................................................................... 6
8 Expression of results.......................................................................................................................... 8
9 Confirmation of terephthalic acid ...................................................................................................... 8
10 Test report.......................................................................................................................................... 9

Annex A (normative) Reagents for confirmation of terephthalic acid............................................................ 11

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Foreword
This European Prestandard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 194 “Utensils in contact
with food”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.

This Part of this European Prestandard has been prepared by a Subcommittee (SC1) of TC194 'Utensils
in contact with food' as one of a series of analytical test methods for plastics materials and articles in
contact with foodstuffs.

Further parts of this prestandard have been prepared, and others are in preparation, concerned with the
determination of specific migration from plastics materials into foodstuffs and food simulants and the
determination of substances in plastics.

Their titles are as follows:

ENV 13130-1: Guide to the test methods for the specific migration of substances from
plastics into food and food simulants and the determination of substances in
plastics and the selection of conditions of exposure to food simulants
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ENV 13130-3: Determination of acrylonitrile in food and food simulants

ENV 13130-4: Determination of 1,3-butadiene in plastics

ENV 13130-5: Determination of vinylidene chloride in food simulants

ENV 13130-6: Determination of vinylidene chloride in plastics

ENV 13130-7: Determination of monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol in food

simulants

ENV 13130-8: Determination of isocyanates in plastics

Method development for other monomers subject to limitation is being coordinated by the Measurement
and Testing Programme of DG XII (formerly BCR).

Annex A to this prestandard is normative where applicable.

This Part of this prestandard should be read in conjunction with Part 1 of this prestandard.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to announce this European Prestandard: Austria, Belgium, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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0 Introduction

Terephthalic acid (TA) is a comonomer used in the manufacture of polyester plastics. Residues of
terephthalic acid can be present in the plastics after processing to form materials and articles intended to
come into contact with foodstuffs. When these plastics are in contact with foodstuffs, the residual
terephthalic acid monomer can migrate into the foodstuff. European Commission Directive 90/128/EEC
lists a specific migration limit of 7,5 mg/kg of terephthalic acid in foods or food simulants.

1 Scope
This Part of this European Prestandard specifies methods for the determination of the monomer
terephthalic acid in food simulants; distilled water, 3 % w/v acetic acid aqueous solution, 15 % v/v
ethanol aqueous solution and olive oil or its approved substitutes, sunflower oil or a mixture of synthetic
triglycerides. The methods are capable of determining terephthalic acid in the food simulants at the level
of the specific migration limit in Commission Directive 90/128/EEC.

2 Normative references
This European Prestandard incorporates by dated and undated reference, provisions from other
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publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to and revisions of any
of these publications apply to this European Prestandard only when incorporated in it by amendment or
revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies.

ISO 385-1 Laboratory glassware - Burettes - Part 1 - General requirements

ISO 385-2 Laboratory glassware - Burettes - Part 2 - Burettes for which no waiting time is
specified

ISO 385-3 Laboratory glassware - Burettes - Part 3 - Burettes for which a waiting time of 30s is
specified

ISO 648:1977 Laboratory glassware - One mark pipettes

ISO 1042:1983 Laboratory glassware - One neck volumetric flasks

ISO 4788:1980 Laboratory glassware - Graduated measuring cylinders

ENV 13130-1 Guide to the test methods for the specific migration of substances from plastics into
food and food simulants and the determination of substances in plastics and the
selection of conditions of exposure to food simulants

3 Principle
The aqueous simulant test samples are directly analysed by high performance liquid chromatography
(HPLC) with ultraviolet (UV) detection. The olive oil test samples are extracted with dilute sodium
hydrogen carbonate and the resultant aqueous solution is acidified and analysed by HPLC.

4 Reagents
During the analysis, unless otherwise stated, use only reagents of recognized analytical grade and only
distilled water of equivalent purity.

4.1 Methanol (HPLC grade).

4.2 Sodium acetate, trihydrate.

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I.S. ENV 13130-2:1999 Materials and Articles in

Contact With Foodstuffs - Plastics Substances
Subject to Limitation - Part 2: Determination of
Terephthalic Acid in Food Simulants
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