ÖNORM EN 1186-7

This Part of this European Standard specifies test methods for the determination of the overall migration into aqueous based food simulants from plastics which are intended to come into contact with foodstuffs, by forming the plastics film or sheet into standard pouches and filling with a selected food simulant at test temperatures up to and including 70 °C for selected test times. This method is most suitable for plastics in the form of films and sheets which are sealable by heat or pressure. The test is particularly applicable to those materials consisting of more than one layer, which are tested with the food simulant in contact only with the surface which is intended to be in contact with the foodstuffs. A standard pouch is a pouch with the dimensions as described in 6.3. NOTE Pouches of dimensions other than 10 cm 10 cm can be used for testing. These pouches should be prepared where possible so that the total surface area exposed is not less than 1 dm².