BS EN 1541:2001

This standard BS EN 1541:2001 Paper and board intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. Determination of formaldehyde in an aqueous extract is classified in these ICS categories:

• 67.250 Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs
• 85.060 Paper and board

This European Standard specifies the determination of formaldehyde in aqueous extracts prepared from paper and board intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. The limit of determination is 1 mg/kg. This means that for a paper with a grammage of 100 g/m² the limit of determination will be 0,001 mg/dm². For contact at room temperature the cold water extract is applied. For paper and board materials intended for boiling and hot filtering purposes the hot water extract is applied.