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Indian Standard
POSITIVE LIST OF
CONSTITUENTS OF STYRENE POLYMERS
IN CONTACT WITH FOODSTUFFS,
PHARMACEUTICALS AND DRINKING WATER
Chairman
DR K. J. BALAKRISHNA
A-10, Shantinagar, Cantonment, Kanpur
Members Representing
DR P. C. ANTONY Indian Plastics Ltd, Bombay
SHRI N. L. BIRLA ( Alternuts )
SHRI A. S. ATHALYE All India Plastics Manufacturers’ Association,
Bombay
SECRETARY ( AIPMA ) ( Alternate )
DR P. K. BANERJEE Polyolcfins Industries Ltd, Bombay
SHRI A. T. BASAK Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals,
New Delhi
SHRI B. B. RAI ( Alternate )
SRRI K. J. BHATT State Trading Corporation of India Ltd, New
Delhi
SHRI BHA~WAN DASWANI ( Alternate j
SHRI S. T. BHOJWANI ’ Bright Brothers Ltd, Bombay
SHRI A. FI. KHAN ( Alternate )
SHRI T. S. BIDDAPA National Organic Chemical Industries Ltd,
Bombay -
SHRI J. K. VADODARIA ( Alternate )
DR R. P. DAMBAL Indian Telephone Industries Ltd, Bangalore
SHRI G. V. RAO (Alternatc )
DR S. P. SIN~H DHAKAREY Ministry of Defence (DGI)
SHRI N. C. BOSE ( Alternate )
SHRI 0. P. DHAMIJA Export Inspection Council of India, Calcutta
SHRI M. K. UNNIKRISHNAN ( Alternate )
SHRI DION FERNAWDES Plastics h Linoleum Export Promotion Courpcil,
Bombay
SHRI K. RAMANI ( Alternate )
( Continuedon pugs 2 )
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Members Reprsscntin~
SHBI M. S. FRANOIS Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and
Tools, Madras
SHRI CHANDRAKANT B. GARWARE Garware Synthetics Pvt Ltd, Bombay
SH~I H. S. SURI ( A~tcrftatc)
SHRI A. GFIO~H National Test House, Calcutta
SHRI S. M. LAHIRI ( A&crnutc )
SHRI S. K. JAIN Hoechst Dyes 8s Chemicala Ltd, Bombay
SERI K. A. T. VARQRESE ( AIttrnatr )
DR S. P. MANIX Railway Board ( Ministry of Railways )
SIIRI N. KRISRNANPPA ( Altcrnatc )
SHRI P. R. MAHALINQAM Chemicals & Plastics ( India ) Ltd, Madras
Saav S. S. GATTANI ( Altrrnatr)
Saar P. R. MALEAN Development Commissioner, Small Scale Indus-
tries, New Delhi
SHRI S. R. Sr~aa ( Alternate )
SERI R. C. MISHRA Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, Bhopal
SBBI G. L. ANAND ( Altsrnate )
SERI A. K. BAS~J( Alternate )
SERI S. MITRA Calicgoo~~;;icals ( Plastics and Fibres Division),
DR B. R. C. ANAND ( Alternafr )
SERI K. R. NARASIXHAN Metal Box Ltd, Calcutta
DR S. LAXSEYANAN ( Alternate )
SHRI V. NIJEAWAN Union Carbide India Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI A. K. GTJPTA ( Alternate )
( Continuedaa pag# 13 )
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Indian Standard
POSITIVE LIST OF
CONSTITUENTS OF STYRENE POLYMERS
IN CONTACT WITH FOODSTUFFS,
PHARMACEUTICALS AND DRINKING WATER
0. FOREWORD
0.1 This Indian Standard was adopted by the Indian Standards
Institution on 13 May 1982, after the draft finalized by the Plastics
Sectional Committee had been approved by the Petroleum, Coal and
Related Products Division Council.
0.2 Plastics are now being used on a large scale for packaging of foodstuffs
and pharmaceuticals. Where direct contact occurs between the packed
commodity and the plastics, the high-molecular-mass polymer itself does
not pose a toxic hazard being inert and essentially insoluble in food.
There is, however, a likelihood that some transfer will occur of polymer
additives, adventitious impurities, such as monomers, catalyst remnants
and residual polymerisation solvents and of low molecular mass polymer
fractions from the plastics into the packaged material with consequent
toxic hazard to the consumers. The occurrence of acute toxicity due to
plastics materials in contact with food is most unlikely, since only trace
quantities of potentially toxic materials are likely to migrate. However,
the accumulation of these toxic materials with time may lead to hazards
which may be serious.
*Code of practice for safe use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and its copolymers in
contact with foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and drinking water.
tCode of practice for safe use of polyethylene in contact with foodstuffs, pharmaceu-
tical and drinking water.
JCode of practice for safe use of styrene polymers in contact with foodstuffs,
pharmaceuticals and drinking water.
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prepare the following series of Indian Standards dealing with various
aspects of plastics for food contact applications:
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0.4 This list of additives prescribed in these positive lists are based on the
‘information available through published literature like British Plastics
Federation Reports, London (English); FDA Regulations, USA; and other
national legislation reports.
1. SCOPE
1.2 The positive list does not purport to establish the suitability of the
ingredient singly in a particular foodstuff from other than toxicological
considerations.
2. TERMINOLOGY
4 Homopolymers of styrene;
1) Acrylonitrile;
2) Acrylic, fumaric, itaconic, maleic or methacrylic acid;
5) Butadiene;
6) Divinyl benzene;
7) Ethylene, propylene, butene or isobutene;
10) Acenaphthalene
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1) Polybutadiene;
2) Butadiene copolymer rubbers ( for example, copolymers with
styrene, acrylonitrile, ethylene or isoprene );
3) Polyisoprene;
4) Ethylene/propylene copolymer rubbers;
5) Ethylene/propylene/non-conjugated diene terpolymer rubber;
6) Homo or copolymer rubbers of acrylic acid esters with
monohydric saturated aliphatic alcohols;
7) Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer rubbers; and
8) Isobutene/isoprene copolymer rubbers.
3. REQUREMENTS
3.1 Basic Resin - To comply with this standard, the styrene polymers
defined in 2.1 shall be made in such a way that they contain no
ingredients or residues of ingredients other than those listed in the
follow;ng clauses.
a) Benzoyl peroxide;
b) Aliphatic acid peroxides ( C, to C,, );
c) tert-Butyl perbenzoate;
d) Cumene hydroperoxide;
*Specification for styrene polymers for its safe use in contact with foodstuffs,
pharmaceuticals and drinking water.
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e) tert-Butyl hydroperoxide;
f ) Dicumyl peroxide;
g) Di-tert-butyl peroxide;
j ) Azo-bis-isobutyronitrile;
k) Potassium persulphate;
m) tcrt-Butyl peracetate;
q) Azo-bis-cyclohexanyl carbonitrile.
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d) Calcium chloride,
e) Dicalcium hydrogen phosphate,
f) Tricalcium phosphate,
g) Potassium chloride,
h) Sodium chloride,
3 Acetic acid,
k) Sodium acetate,
ml Bentonite,
4 Gelatine,
P) Poly-N-vinyl pyrrolidone,
r) Hydroxyethyl cellulose,
v) Sodium sulphate.
3.6.1 Inhibi/ors
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b) Di-tert-butyl-p-cresol; and
c) 2, 2’-Methylene-bis-( 4 methyl-6-tert-butyl phenol ).
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b) Antioxidants:
1) Thiodipropionic acid;
2) Dicetyl thiotlipropionate;
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c) Other additives:
1) Barium sulphate, without soluble barium;
2) Aluminium sulphate;
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6) Sodium sulphate;
7) Sodium phosphate, ortho and pyrophosphate of calcium and
sodium and the corresponding salts of potassium and
magnesium;
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Members
SERI B. ANANDASWAMY Central Food Technological Research Institute
( CSIR ) , Mysore
DR P. K. BANERJEE Polvolefins Industries Ltd, Bombay
SHRI V. DORAIRAJ ( Alternate ) .
SERI S. T. BHOJWANI ’ - ’ Bright Brothers Ltd, Bombay
SHRI A. H. KHAN ( Altcrnatc )
SHRI T. S. RIDDAPA National Organic Chemicals Industries Ltd,
Bombay _
SHRI J. K. VADODARIA (Alternate )
SRRI P. V. DATAR Polychem Ltd, Bombay
SHRI C. U. KHANDHERIA ( Alternate )
DR S. S. GOTHOSKAR Drugs Controller ( India ), New Delhi
SHRI D. S. CHADHA ( Alternate )
SHHI D. JAIN The Alkali & Chemicals Corporation of India
Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI S. K. JAIN Hoechst Dyes & Chemicals Ltd, Bombay
SHRI K. A. T. VARCHESE ( Alternate )
SHRI R. KALIDAS Chemicals & Plastics ( India ) Ltd, Madras
SRRI S. S. GATTANI ( Alternuts )
SHRI K. R. NARASIMHAN Metal Box India Ltd, Calcutta
DR S. LAESHMANAN ( Altrrnatc )
SHRI P. V. NARAYANAN Indian Institute of Packaging, Bombay
SHRI G. S. PURU~~HOTHAMAN ( Alternate )
DR N. P. RAO Defence Institute of Food Preservation & Storage,
New Delhi
SHRI V. K. MATEUR ( Alternate )
REPRESENTATIVE Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay
DR B. R. ROY Central Food Laboratory, Calcutta
SERI K. C. SAH Union Carbide India Ltd, Calcutta
SRRI V. NIJHAWAN ( Altmatc )
DR N. SEN Hindustan Lever Ltd, Bombay
DR P. R. SESHAN Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd, Vadodara
SHRI A. K. RAY ( AIternatc )
SHRI P. P. SHARMA Directorate General of Technical Development,
New Delhi
SHRI N. K. AQARWAL ( Alternate )
SHRI L. SHETH Bakelite Hylam Ltd, Hyderabad
SHRI G. K. SRINIVASAN ( Alternate )
SHRI 0. P. SRIVASTAVA Defence Food Research Laboratory, Mysore
SHRI A. N. SRIVASTAVA( Altmntr )
AMENDMENT
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WATER
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