NHC Approved Fifteen New Food Contact Substances in China Jun 04, 2019
from CIRS
by Sunny
On 29 May, 2019, National Health
Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) approved fifteen new food contact substances, including 1 new food
contact additive, 8 food contact additive with expanded scope, and 6 new food
contact resins.
(1) New food contact additive
Name
CAS num ber
Range of
ap plication
Maximum lev el (%)
Octadecanamide,
N,N'-1,2-ethanediylbis-, reaction products with azacyclotridecan-2-one
homopolymer and 1-isocyanatooctadecane
338462-62-7
Coating and coating film
2
(2) Food contact additive with expanded scope
Name
CAS number
Range of
applic ation
Maximum level ( %)
Magnesium
sulfate
7487-88-9
Plastic: ABS
Appropriate level
Bis(3,4-dimethylbenzylidene)
sorbitol
135861-56-2
Plastic: PB-1
0.3
Erucamide
112-84-5
Plastic: PB-1
0.3
Calcium
stearate
1592-23-0
Plastic: PB-1
0.2
Zine
stearate
557-05-1
Plastic: PMP
0.04
Pentaerythritol
tetra [3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate]
6683-19-8
Plastic: PMP
0.13
Tri(2,4-ditertrabutyl
phenyl) phosphite ester
31570-04-4
Plastic: PMP
0.08
2-Propenoic
acid, butyl ester, polymer with 2-ethylhexyl
2-propenoate
171885-12-4
Coating and
coating film
Appropriate level
(3) New food contact resin
Name
CA S n umb er
Range of
ap plica t ion
Maxim u m level (%)
1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic
acid, polymer with hexanedioic acid, 1,4-butanediol and 1,2,4-benzenetricarboxylic
acid 1,2-anhydride
-
Coating and coating film
30
Polymer
with 2-(chloromethyl)oxirane, 4-4'-methylenebis[2,6-dimet hylphenol]
and 1,4-benzenediol
-
Coating and coating film
90
Poly(bisphenol
A-co-epichlorohydrine) glycidyl end-capped, reaction products with styrene,
methyl methacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, acrylic acid, and methacrylic
acid, partially neutralized with dimethyl ethanol amine
-
Coating and coating film
-
1,3-benzenedicarboxylic
acid, polymer with 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-butanediol,
1,2-ethanediol and hexanedioic acid
72229-82-4
Coating and coating film
50
Poly(isophorone
diisocyanate) reaction products with 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol, diethylene
glycol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, isophthalic acid, fatty acids, C18-unsturated,
dimers, hydrogenated and caprolactam
-
Coating and coating film
70
1,3-benzenedicarboxylic
acid, polymer with 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,3-dihydro-1,3-
dioxo-5-isobenzofurancarboxylic acid, hexanedioic acid,
2-methyl-1,3-propanediol and 2,2'-oxybis[ethanol]
1013326-79-8
Coating and coating film
18.5
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