EN 14233:2002
Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Plastics - Determination of temperature of plastics materials and articles at the plastics/food interface during microwave and conventional oven heating in order to select the appropriate temperature for

Scope: This European Standard specifies methods to measureThe temperature reached by plastics materials and articlesin contact with foodstuffs during microwave heating and conventional oven heating in order to selectTheappropriate temperature for migration testing.It is applicable to all plastics materials and articles for whichThe food(s) with whichThey can come into contactunder worst foreseeable conditions of use is/are known.This includes pre-packaged foods such as ready mealswhich will be heated inThe packaging, and for foods which need some pre-preparation but which includeThecooking container inThe pack, e.g. cake mixes.The method is also suitable for plastics materials and articles to beused for preparing foods inThe home or for use in commercial food preparation whereThe article is supplied as astand-alone item

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2002 EN 14233:2002 Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs - Plastics - Determination of temperature of plastics materials and articles at the plastics/food interface during microwave and conventional oven heating in order to select the appropriate temperature for