regulatory
EU 10/2011 Food Contact Regulation
Plastic Materials and Articles Regulation. Lists permitted monomers and additives, sets specific migration limits (SML) and requires Declaration of Compliance (DoC) along the supply chain.
Why it matters for procurement
Understanding eu 10/2011 food contact regulation matters whenever you need to translate a producer's technical data sheet into a procurement specification. Misreading the term can result in pricing the wrong material or accepting a non-compliant lot.
When you submit an RFQ, naming the relevant standard or property explicitly (rather than relying on a generic equivalent) reduces re-quote cycles and accelerates routing to the supplier with the matching grade in stock.
Related terms
regulatory
FDA 21 CFR 177.1520
US FDA olefin polymers food-contact regulation. Common reference for PP and PE compliance even in EU-sold products targeting US-market exposure.
regulatory
REACH and Polymers
Polymers themselves are exempt from REACH registration but their monomers, additives and compounds are not. SVHC list updated twice yearly affects PVC plasticisers, flame retardants and stabilisers.