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Tupperware Belgium N.V. - Wijngaardveld 17, B-9300 Aalst, BelgiumTupperware France S.A. - Route de Monts, B.P. 327, F-37303 Jou-Les-Tours, France

Tupperware reserves the right to change its product colours and materials without noticein order to provide customers with increasingly high performance, high technology products.

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always been committed to complete compliance with European health and safety regulations and to monitoring all evolution of

these. In actual fact, the EFSA (European Food Safety Agency) has established two safety parameters concerning plastic materials coming into contact with food products:

theSpecificMigrationLimit(SML)1: 0.6 mg BPA/kg of food

the Admissible Daily Intake (ADI)2: 0.05 mg BPA/kg of bodyweight per day

Tupperware products are controlled to ensure that they are kept to values well below those permitted by current European standards.

Which Tupperware products containPC (polycarbonate)?The table below shows which Tupperware products are made of poly-carbonate, their use and a health focus.

1 SML: maximum allowed amount of a substance present in the product, migrating into food.

2ADI: estimatedquantityofsubstance, expressed in relation to body-weight, which can be ingested on a daily business throughout aperson'slife,withnosignificanthealth risk.

Products

Eleganzia

Quick Chef 3Herb ChopperSmooth ChopperSpeedy Chef

Slice N Dice

Measuring jugs

Ravioli makerCroissant party

Description

Range of serving dishes,crockery, basket

Mixer

Cutting utensil

Measurement utensil

Preparation utensil

Use

DisplayServingTransport

Preparation

Preparation

Preparation

Preparation

Precautionsfor use

FDonotuse:in a microwave,in a traditional oven,over direct heat.

JDonotuseunderagrillin a traditional oven.

DDonotputin freezer.

HDonotusesharp utensils.

sDishwashersafeexceptfor the Eleganzia range.

Health focus

The use of Tupperware products made ofpolycarbonatedoes not affect the heat or cold.

Additionally, thespecific migration limit for these products is factor 10 below the European standard.

These products, therefore, if used as recommended by Tupperware,are well within the safety limitations set by EFSA.

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Materialele Tupperware

True to its reputation of being a responsible, reliable business, Tupperware has been in the European market for 50 years and has

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The number 7

What does the number 7 mean?In 1988, the plastic materials industry created a 7-figure encodingsystem(the"Resinidentificationcode"),allowingfortheidentificationof materials with the specific aim of enabling easier separation for recycling.

The symbol used for this code system is a triangle created from arrows in a clockwise direction, containing a number; each number corresponds to a material or a specificgroup of materials.

Thus, recyclable plastic materials are today coded from 1 to 7 as follows:

Code 1: PET (polyethylene terephthalate)

Code 2:HDPE(highdensitypolyethylene)

Code 3: PVC (polyvinylchloride)

Code 4:LDPE(lowdensitypolyethylene)

Code 5: PP (polypropylene)

Code 6: PS (polystyrene)

Code 7: other plastics including polycarbonate, acrylic, liquid crystal polymers (LCP) and nylon.

Code 7 is not, therefore, under any circumstances an indicator of the danger level of a material. It simply indicates that a material is manufactured in a resin other than the 6 coded from 1 to 6, or, importantly, using several resins (in multilayers).

There is a table summarizing codes 1 to 7, describing the different types of plastics, their properties, uses and which of them can be recycled.

Additionally, because most Tupperware products come with a lifetime guarantee, the intent is not to recycle, but reuse.

More generally, why do certain Tupperware products not bear this marking? Certain products do not have the code because the moulds used to create them do not have them as the coding is a recent innovation. Tupperware has chosen, on its own initiative, to draw up a 2-year plan in order to ensurethatallitsmouldswillbefittedwiththeplasticmaterialrecyclingcode(figurefrom1to7).Thisisscheduledforcompletionin2013.

What is BPA? What is its purpose?BPA, or Bisphenol A, is a chemical mainly used in association with other chemical substances to manufacture certain plastics and resins. BPA is used, for example, in preparing polycarbonate, a high performance transparent rigid plastic used in particular for manufacturing food containers,prescriptionlenses,CDs,DVDs,etc.

BPA is authorised for use in materials in contact with food products in the European Union, in compliance with Directive EC 10/2011,foodswith amaximumspecificmigration limit of 0.6mg/kgof food

(see page 3: Tupperware materials ).

Is BPA toxic?If so, in what conditions?What are the risks? In 2010, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), stated that it found noscientificsupporttoconcludethatBPAistoxictohumans.EFSA'sdeterminationsfrom2006aboutsafety levelsofBPAwereconfirmedas well.

BPA can potentially interact with the hormone system of the human body and is an endocrine disruptor that affects fertility.

The EFSA monitors all publications on BPA and is informed of all studies planned and implemented worldwide.

Tupperware materials

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Heating Tupperware products

Which plastic Tupperware products can be safely used in a traditional oven or microwave?What do they contain?Is their composition suitable for heating? The table to the side shows which Tupperware products can be used in a traditional oven and microwave, for heating and cooking, as well as providing information on their characteristics and a health focus.

Heating Tupperware products

Products

Silicone moulds

UltraPro

MicroGourmetandRamekins 80 ml

Microwave Ricemaker

Microwave Pasta maker

MicroPlus

Heat N Serve

CrystalPlus

CrystalWave

Baby plate with suction padand Baby bowls

Description/ Use

Material 100% silicone (S)/Moulds for shaping and cooking

Liquid crystal polymer (LCP) material/Cooking, storage, freezing, serving, reheating

Polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE)and polyetherimide (PEI)/Microwave steam cooking

Polypropylene (PP)/Microwave cooking, serving, storage

Polypropylene (PP)/Microwave cooking, serving, storage

Polyetherimide (PEI)/Reheating and cooking in the microwave, freezing, serving, storage

Polyetherimide (PEI), Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Polypropylene (PP)/Reheating in the microwave, freezing, serving, storage, transport

Polyetherimide (PEI),Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Polypropylene (PP)/Reheating in the microwave, refrigerating, freezing, serving, transport

polypropylene (PP)/Reheating in the microwave,refrigerating, serving, transport

Polyethylene (PE)and Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)/Reheating in the microwave, storage, serving, transport

Precautionsfor use

In the traditional oven ormicrowave up to 220C.Donotuseunderagrill.Suitable for dishwashersand freezers.

In the traditional oven ormicrowave up to 250C.Donotuseunderagrill.Suitable for dishwashersand freezers.

In the microwave up to 160C.30 minutes at a timeand max. 800 watts.Dishwashersafe.

In the microwave up to 120C at max. 800 wattsand without fat.Dishwashersafe.

In the microwave up to 120C at max. 800 wattsand without fat.Dishwashersafe.

In the microwave up to 200C at max. 800 watts.Suitable for dishwashersand freezers.

In the microwave up to 160Cat max. 600 watts.Suitable for dishwashersand freezers.

In the microwave up to 160Cat max. 500 watts. Suitable for dishwashersand freezers.

In the microwave up to 120Cat max. 500 watts.Dishwashersafe.

In the microwave up to 120Cat max. 500 watts (remove lid and suction pad).Dishwashersafe.

Health focus

No product manufactured by Tupperware and intendedspecificallyfor reheating and cooking made of polycarbonate.

These products are therefore not harmful to health when used normally in accordance with the Tupperware recommendations provided for each of the products.

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Heating Tupperware products

Are there risks involved in heating certain Tupperware products?What is the impact of microwaveson products heated in a Tupperware product?For all its products intended for heating and cooking, Tupperware:

uses highly engineered materials for which it guarantees quality in compliance with national and European standards in force concerning plastic materials coming into contact with food products;

recommends how to use them safely, at no danger to the consumer's health.

Tupperware therefore recommends using the products following the usage instructions for each material; failure to do so may risk damaging them.

Under these conditions, Tupperware is able to guarantee the safety of all its products. For example, microwaves have no harmful effect on Tupperware products intended for this use.

What is the impact of the transfer of heated plastic onto food products? Tupperware products are tested in the normal heating conditions for which they are intended to be used.

The results of these tests show that Tupperware products are completely compliant with the standards required by European legislation.

Concerns have been expressed about the possible presence of dioxin in plastic, a substance that is only created when plastic is incinerated.

There are no dioxins caused by the normal recommended heating of Tupperware products.

The specific caseof 3 Tupperware products:

UltraPro

Microgourmet

Silicone moulds

Is the plastic used in UltraPro, which withstands high heats, inert to heating? Is there any risk of toxins being released upon heating?UltraPro products are manufactured from a material called LCP: Liquid Crystal Polymers. The structure of this plastic material is very hardwearing, particularly resistant to heat, and inert; it is therefore not harmful to health. The most well-known example of liquid crystal polymers is Kevlar, which is renowned for its resistance.

UltraPro products are therefore built for maximum performance at a wide range of temperatures from -25C to + 250C!They are intended for use in traditional ovens or microwaves; they must not, however, be used under a grill as this may damage them.

No toxins are released from the heating of UltraPro silicone.

How can health and safety be guaranteedin the use of the Microgourmet?Is the fact that the Microgourmet bears the figure 7a sign of danger level? Tupperware guarantees the safety in health terms of the Microgourmet if used in the conditions recommended by Tupperware, namely: in the microwave at a maximum temperature of 160C, at 800 watts and for a maximum of 30 minutes at a time.

Ramekins must be used without lids for cooking or reheating, at a maximum power of 800 watts.

The figure 7 engraved into the base of the Microgourmet means that one of the materials used in its production, polyetherimide, is classified as code 7 in the "Resin identification code" (see page 5:

The number 7 ). please remember, code 7 is not, therefore, under any circumstances an indicator of the danger level of a material. It simply indicates that a material is manufactured in a resin other than the 6 coded from 1 to 6, or using several resins (in multilayers).

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The specific case of 3 Tupperware products

Do Tupperware Silicone moulds contain BPA?Phthalates?Why are they marked 7?Tupperware Silicone moulds are manufactured using PDMS(polydimethylsiloxane), the most commonly used silicones.

Today, silicones are enjoying massive popularity thanks to their remarkable properties, mainly due to their very solid framework consisting of silicon and oxygen. Thermal stability, absence of toxicity and chemical inertia are the main virtues of silicones.

Tupperware Silicone moulds do not contain dioxins, phthalates, BPA or polyvinylchloride. Silicone is a material approved by EFSA as completely safe for health, when used for shaping and cooking.

Tupperware Silicone moulds are marked 7 simply because silicone materialisclassifiedas7inthe"Resinidentificationcode"(seepage5:

The number 7 ). Please remember, code 7 is not, therefore, under any circumstances an indicator of the danger level of a material. It simply indicates that a material is manufactured in a resin other than the 6 coded from 1 to 6, or using several resins (in multilayers).

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