EN 1541:2001

Paper and board intended to come into contact with foodstuffs - Determination of formaldehyde in an aqueous extract EN 1541:2001

Publication date:   Aug 1, 2003

Scope

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.