On 13 December, 2019, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) approved seventeen new food contact substances, including 7 new food contact additives, 2 food contact additives with expanded scope, and 8 new food contact resins.
(1) New food contact additive
Name | CAS number | Range of application | Maximum level (%) |
Polycyclooctene | 25267-51-0 | Plastic: EVOH | 8 |
Formaldehyde, polymer with 3-methylphenol, butyl ether | 61991-38-6 | Coating and coating film | 12 (count as the dry weight of coating ) |
Copolymers of acrylamide, diallyldimethylammonium chloride, itaconic acid and propenoic acid | 1802295-96-0 | Paper and paperboard | 1.5 (count as the dry weight of finished paper) |
Propenoic acid, polymer with butyl propenoate, compd. with N,N-diethylethanamine | 27306-98-5 | Coating and coating film | 1 (count as the coating formula) |
Melamine, polymer with formaldehyde, isobutylated | 68002-21-1 | Coating and coating film | 6 (count as the coating formula) |
5-Isobenzofurancarboxylic acid, 1,3-dihydro-1,3-dioxo-, polymer with 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3- propanediol, 1,2-propanediol and 1,2,3-propanetriol | 384330-10-3 | Coating and coating film | Appropriate level |
Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, polymer with formaldehyde and 2,4-diamino-6-phenyl-1,3,5-triazine, ethylated methylated | 196823-49-1 | Coating and coating film | Appropriate level |
(2) Food contact additive with expanded scope
Name | CAS number | Range of application | Maximum level (%) |
Microcrystalline wax and hydrocarbon wax | 63231-60-7 | Plastic: PS | 0.5 |
Fatty acids, C14-C18 and C16-C18-unsatd | 67701-06-8 | Plastic: ABS | Appropriate level |
(3) New food contact resin
Name | CAS number | Range of application | Maximum level (%) |
Formaldehyde, phenol and p-tert-butylphenol polymer with n-butanol | 2215936-67-5 | Coating and coating film | 9.5 (count as the coating formula) |
Formaldehyde, reaction products with butyl alcohol and phenol | 96446-41-2 | Coating and coating film | 10.8 (count as the coating formula) |
1,3-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-butanediol, propane-1,2-diol and hexanedioic acid | 95505-95-6 | Coating and coating film | 60 (count as the dry weight of coating ) |
1,3-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, decanedioic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol and 1,2-ethanediol | 26353-05-9 | Coating and coating film | 85 (count as the dry weight of coating ) |
1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol and 1,2-ethanediol | 61960-52-9 | Coating and coating film | 35 (count as the dry weight of coating ) |
1,3-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with decanedioic acid, 1,4-dimethyl-1,4-benzenedicarboxylate, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol and 1,2-ethanediol | 61412-73-5 | Coating and coating film | 85 (count as the dry weight of coating ) |
Formaldehyde, polymer with methylphenol | 9016-83-5 | Coating and coating film | 19 (count as the coating formula) |
Formaldehyde, polymer with 4,4'-(1-methylethylidene)bis[phenol], 3-methylphenol and 4-methylphenol, butylated | 335637-88-2 | Coating and coating film | Appropriate level |
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