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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(79)17 final .
Brussels ,31January 1979 .
First Commission report totheCouncil
onmaterials andarticles containing vinyl
chloride monomer and intended tocome
into contact with foodstuffs .
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FIRST COMMISSION REPORT 'ONMATERIALS AM ?ARTICLES
CONTAINING VTITYL CHLORIDE MONOMER AM )INTENDED TO
COME IFTOCONTACT WITH FOODSTUFFS
1.Article 4ofDirective 78/142/EEC ontheapproximation ofthelaws
oftheMember States relating tomaterials andarticles which contain ■
vinyl chloride monomer (VCM)andareintended tocome into contact with
foodstuffs ,provides that theCommission shall present totheCouncil ,
notlater than 1January 1979 1areport drawn upinthelight of
scientific andtechnical knowledge becoming available after theadoption
ofthe directive .
2.With aview tothepreparation ofthis report ,theCommission
requested theMember State Governments andtheprofessional andtrade
organizations concerned toprovide anydata which hadbecome available
in1978 relating to:
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(a)theaverage value oftheVCMcontent found infinished articles and
-infoodstuffs ; - . .
(b)newresearch ontoxicology andepidemiology ;
(c)anynewapplications ,inconnection with foodstuffs ,ofmaterials
andarticles containing VCM .
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Furthermore ,theCommission requested theScientific Committee for
Foodstuffs toupdate itspreviously rendered opinion^' ^'^onthepotential
hazards oftheuse ,incontact with foodstuffs ,ofmaterials andarticles
containing VCM . '.
OJNoL44,15.2.1978 .
2_ _ .
Reports oftheScientific Committee forFoodstuffs ,1stseries ,1975 *
Summary record oftheseventh meeting oftheScientific Committee for
Foodstuffs -Doc.Vl/1422/76.
Summary record ofthefourteenth meeting oftheScientific Committee on
Foodstuffs -Doc.III/577/77. '

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3.ThedatasenttotheCommissioncanbesummarizedasfollows:
(a)theaveragevalueoftheVCMcontentfoundinfinishedarticlesis
wellbelowthelimitlaiddowninDirective78/142/EEC;
(b)inmostofthefoodstuffsexamined,thepresenceofmigratedVCM,
withinthemeaningofDirective78/142/EECwasnotdetected;
(c)therearenosignificant newdataasregardstoxicological or
epidemiological "studiesonVCMorasregardsnewapplications of
materialsandarticlescontaining VCMincontactwithfoodstuffs.
4.Atitsmeetingof28-29September1978,theScientificCommitteefor
Foodstuffsconfirmeditspreviousopinionandconsideredthat-the
additionalinformationreceiveddidnotwarrantanychangeintheposition
adopted. T
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5»Inviewoftheinformationsetoutinparagraphs 3and4abovethe
Commissiondoesnotfeelcalleduponatthemomenttoproposeany
amendmenttoDirective78/142/EEC. '