Annual Activity Report 2012: European Union Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Materials

In 2012, three interlaboratory comparisons (ILC) were completed. The ILCs were 1) The evaluation of a method for migration into a dry material (Tenax) that officially simulates all dry foods, 2) A determination of melamine and of formaldehyde in 3% acetic acid migration solutions, and 3) A determination of primary aromatic amines in 3% acetic acid migration solutions. The deliverables also included the collation by the EURL of food contact substances from the positive list and methodology for their determination in plastics, food simulants or foodstuffs, work to establish methodology for mineral hydrocarbons, and training activities carried out by the EURL.JRC.I.1-Chemical Assessment and Testin