The BfR Recommendations on Food Contact Materials are not legal norms. They do, however, represent the current state of the scientific and technical knowledge for the conditions under which consumer goods made of high polymer substances meet the requirements of § 31, para 1, German Food and Feed Code (Lebensmittel-, Bedarfsgegenstände- und Futtermittelgesetzbuch, LFGB) as well as those of Article 3, para 1 a of the Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 in respect to their health safety. According to these provisions, materials and articles that come into contact with food shall be manufactured in compliance with good manufacturing practice so that, under normal or foreseeable conditions of use, they do not transfer their constituents to food in quantities which could endanger human health. If consumer goods are produced or used in a manner that deviates from the provisions of the recommendations, the manufacturer or user may receive complaints based on food law provisions (§§ 30, 31 para 1 LFGB).