Watson-Marlow NBR - Manual (Page 6)

INTRODUCTION
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Materials that can come into contact with food must be
listed as safe and it must be proven that migration of
material components remains within specified limits. For
rubber articles the frame agreement refers to the local
laws applicable.
These materials meet the requirements of the Dutch
and American food laws, Warenwet and FDA and the
recommendations of the German federal institute for
risk assessment BfR. The final product complies with:
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Warenwet, Regeling Verpakkingen en
Gebruiksartikelen, 2.2.1, Appendix A, Chapter 3
Rubber articles, category 3
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The Code of Federal Regulations Title 21,
Chapter 1, Part 177, Subpart C, Section
177.2600 of the FDA FDA 21CFR177.2600
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The Recommendations of the German Federal
Institute for Risk Assessment, BfR
Recommendation XXI, category 4.
The Bredel pumps are EHEDG certified, Type EL Class
1: for cleaned in-place equipment.
1.4 Materials for food contact
1.4.1 Approved materials
The materials used for the NBR inner layer are listed in
the positive lists under Warenwet A3 cat.3, FDA
21CFR177.2600, and BfR XXI, cat 4.
1.4.2 Migration testing
The migration tests have been done according the FDA
requirements for this product. The tests proved that the
migration remained within the specified limits.
1.5 The food hose
The food hose has a white Nitrile Butadiene Rubber
inner layer surrounded by 2 or 4 reinforcement layers.
The reinforcement layers consist of nylon cord