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DD CEN TS 13130 — Methods for Determination of Restricted Substances in Food Contact Plastics Standard Series
Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs — Plastics substances subject to limitation (CEN/TS 13130 family, 20 documents)
⚠️ All 20 documents in this series are scanned copies (SCAN>0) and cannot be read line by line. This article is written from publicly available domain knowledge; always refer to the official BSI (British Standards Institution) published edition for exact requirements.
🍱 DD CEN TS 13130 is the British Standards Institution (BSI) adoption, in the form of a “Draft for Development” (DD), of the European Technical Specification CEN/TS 13130 (Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs — Plastics substances subject to limitation — determination methods). It is important to note that a DD publication is not a British Standard (BS); it is a provisional technical specification. Because the methods were not validated through a recognised ring-trial programme, the DD is issued on a provisional basis with no reproducibility data, for industry to try on a temporary basis and build up experience; a relevant European organisation then decides whether to convert it into a full European Standard (EN). The series is maintained by BSI Subcommittee CW/47/1 (Migration from plastics) and classified under ICS 67.250 (Materials in contact with food).
1. Series Overview 📌
The CEN/TS 13130 family addresses the determination of migration of “substances subject to limitation” in plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. Each part corresponds to a specific substance determined in food simulants. For example Part 10 determines acrylamide, Part 11 determines 11-aminoundecanoic acid, and Part 12 determines 1,3-benzenedimethanamine in food simulants. The series is a key technical support for the testing of authorised substances under the EU food-contact framework (e.g. Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and the plastics Regulation (EU) No 10/2011).
💡 Document nature: in the BSI system a Draft for Development carries a provisional status — it is stated at publication not to be a British Standard, with a 2-year review trigger and a 3-year validity period during which UK experience is gathered, to decide conversion to EN, extension or withdrawal.
2. Structure of the Series and Technical Highlights 📚
| Part / Document | Analyte | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| DD CEN TS 13130-9 (2005) | A restricted substance | Specific substance analysis in simulants |
| DD CEN TS 13130-10 (2005) | Acrylamide | Migration of residual monomer into simulant |
| DD CEN TS 13130-11 (2005) | 11-aminoundecanoic acid | Migration related to polyamide materials |
| DD CEN TS 13130-12 (2005) | 1,3-benzenedimethanamine | Curing-agent residue migration |
| DD CEN TS 13130-13~15 (2005) | Other restricted substances | Migration of various residual monomers/additives |
| DD CEN TS 13130-16~18 (2005) | Elements / additives | Catalyst residues and stabiliser migration |
| DD CEN TS 13130-19~28 (2005) | Further restricted substances (dozens in total) | Comprehensive migration support for the EU plastics list |
3. Key Technical Requirements 🔧
3.1 Food simulants and migration test
The methodological core is: expose the plastic sample to a food simulant (e.g. water, 3% acetic acid, 10%/50% ethanol, olive oil or substitute) under defined contact conditions (temperature, time, area/volume ratio) so the restricted substance migrates into the simulant, then quantify the simulant.
3.2 Analytical quantification
- Each part specifies sample preparation (extraction, derivatisation) and instrumental analysis (typically GC, LC, or GC-MS);
- method detection limit, quantitation limit and recovery must be established to ensure credible results;
- for methods without ring-trial validation, the DD version explicitly notes the absence of reproducibility data and should be used with in-house verification.
3.3 Link to the restricted-substance list
Each determination method corresponds to a specific substance in the EU plastics authorised list (e.g. acrylamide is one of the restricted residual monomers); the measured value is compared with the Specific Migration Limit (SML) in the regulation for compliance.
✅ Compliance: food-contact compliance is judged by comparing the measured migration with the regulatory SML; when a laboratory uses a CEN/TS 13130 method it should confirm the method has been in-house validated or converted to EN, and keep records for regulatory inspection.
4. Engineering Practice and Application 🛠️
- 🧪 Conformance testing: food packaging and tableware producers select the relevant part methods to determine key restricted-substance migration and issue compliance reports.
- 📋 Formulation control: trace the result back to raw materials and process (monomer residue, catalyst, curing agent) and optimise the formulation to meet the SML.
- 📐 Method validation: before using a DD/TS method the lab completes method validation (LOD, recovery, precision) and tracks whether it has been superseded by an EN.
- 🌐 Export support: the series is a core detection basis for EU food-contact regulations, supporting compliance for products exported to Europe.
5. Frequently Asked Questions ❓
❓ Q: Is DD CEN TS 13130 a British Standard?
A: No. A DD is BSI’s “Draft for Development” publication, explicitly stated not to be a British Standard; it is the provisional adoption of a CEN Technical Specification, mainly for trial use and feedback, and may later be converted to EN, extended or withdrawn.
A: No. A DD is BSI’s “Draft for Development” publication, explicitly stated not to be a British Standard; it is the provisional adoption of a CEN Technical Specification, mainly for trial use and feedback, and may later be converted to EN, extended or withdrawn.
❓ Q: Why are there no reproducibility data?
A: Because CEN/TS was published without validation through a recognised ring-trial programme; the DD version explicitly marks “no reproducibility data for the method”, and the user should apply it on a provisional basis with their own verification.
A: Because CEN/TS was published without validation through a recognised ring-trial programme; the DD version explicitly marks “no reproducibility data for the method”, and the user should apply it on a provisional basis with their own verification.
❓ Q: How is compliance judged from the result?
A: Compare the restricted-substance migration measured in the simulant with the Specific Migration Limit (SML) set by the EU plastics Regulation (e.g. (EU) No 10/2011); not exceeding it is deemed compliant.
A: Compare the restricted-substance migration measured in the simulant with the Specific Migration Limit (SML) set by the EU plastics Regulation (e.g. (EU) No 10/2011); not exceeding it is deemed compliant.
❓ Q: Does the scanned version affect engineering use?
A: This article is a scanned-version write-up from public knowledge; for exact substances, simulants and quantification methods use the official BSI/CEN edition. Formal compliance testing should reference the genuine standard and confirm its status.
A: This article is a scanned-version write-up from public knowledge; for exact substances, simulants and quantification methods use the official BSI/CEN edition. Formal compliance testing should reference the genuine standard and confirm its status.