Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2006 (W.S.I. No. 2982 (W. 273 of 2006).

These Regulations implement, in relation to Wales, Community legislation on materials used in plastic that comes into contact with food, including Commission Regulation (EC) No 1895/2005 on the restriction of use of certain epoxy derivatives in materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.
The Regulations, among other things: (a) prohibit specified activities in relation to any plastic material or article which fails to meet the appropriate required standards set out in the Regulations; (b) prohibit the use of categories of monomers and additives; (c) specify the required standard relating to overall migration limits from plastic materials or articles to food; (d) specify the methods for determining the capability of a plastic material or article to transfer its constituents to food, and for detecting the presence of any such constituents in food; (e) designate food authorities and port health authorities as the enforcement authorities in their respective areas or districts; and (f) specify the offences that may be committed under these Regulations and set out the maximum penalties on conviction.