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Physical properties of plastics
Food Contact/Animal Derivative Statement
We can confirm that, with respect to the contact of plastic materials
with foodstuffs, our products, where indicated in the catalogue,
comply with one, or both, of the following:
European Regulations (EU) No 10/2011 up to (EU) No 2015/174
relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into
contact with foodstuffs.
Code of Federal Regulation (CRF), Title 21, Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), Part 177.1520 “Olefin Polymers” , (a) 2)(i) and
(c) 2.1 and 2.2.
We can confirm that in respect to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
(BSE) / Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE), that our
suppliers do not use tallow derived from animal sources in the
manufacture of our products.
Please contact us if you require further information. It is the
responsibility of the user to ensure that the products are suitable for
their intended use.
REACH
EU Regulation 1907/2006/EC including amendments
Regulation EC no. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the
council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and
restriction of CHemicals (REACH) is continually being reviewed and
updates implemented.
After consultation with the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and
Smithers REACH Services (SRS), we are deemed to be a ‘Distributor
of Articles’ (Finished Products) for laboratory products.
Laboratory Plastics (Azlon
®
)
The laboratory plastics we supply are deemed as articles under
REACH and therefore require no (Pre-) registration as there is ‘no
intended release of chemicals from these products’. Azlon products,
to the best of our knowledge and that of our suppliers, do not
contain SVHC’s above thresholds of 0.1% on a weight/ weight basis.
Lipsol
®
Detergent
We are in constant communication with the manufacturers of
Lipsol® to ensure that any relevant REACH (Pre) registration
requirements are met. We confirm that Lipsol® does not contain any
SVHCs above the threshold of 0.1% on a weight/weight basis and is
compliant with REACH.
Recycling plastics
Although our products are designed for the reusable market you
may wish to dispose of them at some point. Therefore here is some
advice on recycling of our plastics.
Recycling involves the segregation of plastic products by specific
resin types ready for the process of converting them into new raw
materials for use in other products.
In order to assist with this segregation, the Society of the Plastics
Industry (SPI) had adopted a classification system to identify the
seven main types of plastic where each resin is assigned a number.
A large proportion of our products also have the following SPI code
permanently moulded into them: -
The seventh classification, or “other” denotes that the product is
either not of the preceding plastics or it is a mixture.
We do not currently supply any products made from PET.
Before recycling any items, please consider the environment and
further handling. All items should be washed, cleaned and/or
disinfected prior to disposal.
Max usage Temp. ºC
Min usage Temp. ºC
Transparency
Flexibility
Specific Gravity
Microwaveable
Autoclavable
Gas
Dry Heat
Radiation (Gamma)
Disinfection
N
2
O
2
CO
2
Water Absorbtion (%)
Cytotoxic
LDPE
HDPE
PP
PMP (TPX)
PC
PS PMMA PTFE
PBT
80
120†
135
145
135
90
50
260
150
-50
-100
-20††
-180
-135
-40
-60
-200
-40
Translucent
Translucent
Translucent
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Opaque
Opaque
Flexible
Rigid
Rigid
Rigid
Rigid
Rigid
Rigid
Rigid
Rigid
0.92
0.95
0.9
0.83
1.2
1.05
1.2
2.2
1.31
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Marginal
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Some
Some
Yes
Yes
180
42
48
8,000
50
25
3
Unknown Unknown
500
185
240
32,000
300
400
12
308
Unknown
2,700
580
800
115,000 1,075
1,500
68 Unknown Unknown
<0.01
<0.03
<0.2
0.01
0.35
0.05
0.35
<0.01 Unknown
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Unknown
Sterilisation
Permeability*
Food Contact
* Permeability (cc-mm/m
2
-24hr.Bar).
† Polymer may be malleable at temperatures above 80ºC if the product is under structural stress.
†† Material may become brittle at low temperatures.