Recent Legislation

• These Regulations apply to ceramic articles which are intended to come into contact with food. They set limits on the amount of lead and cadmium which may migrate from such articles, lay down requirements for testing ceramic articles and require them to be accompanied at the marketing stages by certificates of compliance.

The Regulations:

• limit the quantities of lead and cadmium which may be transferred by a ceramic article
• set out how an article is to be tested
• require a written declaration of compliance to accompany a ceramic article which is not yet in contact with food at all marketing stages up to the retail stage
• require the manufacturer or importer into the Community to keep documentation showing that the requirements of Schedule 1 have been met and the tests in Schedule 2 have been carried out

• In force - 20th May 2006, Regulations 3(3)(a) and (b) and 4 - 20th May 2007.
• Access to document:  Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) Document

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