CBI: United Kingdom legislation: Packaging and packaging waste
The United Kingdom has implemented EU Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste in its national legislation. The most important aspects of the legislation for producers in non-EU countries is that the content of heavy metals is restricted in packaging materials. Publication date: October, 2005
Summary
Substance (CAS Number*):
Lead (7439-43-9), cadmium (7440-43-9), mercury (7439-97-6) and
hexavalent chromium (18540-29-9)
Products: Packaging
Requirement: Maximum sum of concentrations of lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium in packaging is 100 ppm
Status: Existing legislation following the EU legislation.
Source: The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 1998, Statutory
Instrument 1998 No. 1165
* A CAS number is a unique identifying number assigned to chemicals by the Chemical Abstracts Service.