On 14 August, 2020, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) approved sixteen new food contact substances, including 3 new food contact additives, 5 food contact additives with expanded scope, 8 new food contact resins.
(1) New food contact additives
Name | CAS number | Range of application | Maximum level (%) |
Microfibrillated cellulose pulp | 65996-61-4 | Paper and paperboard | 5 (count as the dry weight of fiber) |
2-Butenedioic acid (2E)-, dibutyl ester, homopolymer | — | Coating and coating film | 2 |
2-Propenoic acid, ethyl ester, polymer with 2-methyl-2-propenamide | 25085-36-3 | Plastic: ABS | 1 |
(2) Food contact additive with expanded scope
Name | CAS number | Range of application | Maximum level (%) |
Calcium stearate | 1592-23-0 | Plastic: PEEK | 0.03 |
2,5-Furandione, dihydro-, mono-C15~20-alkenyl derivs. | 68784-12-3 | Plastic: PE, PP | 0.48 |
Polyethylene | 9002-88-4 | Rubber | 2 |
C.I. Solvent Violet 36; 1,8-bis[(4-Methylphenyl) amino]-9,10-anthracenedione; | 82-16-6 | Plastic: AS | 0.0005 |
Octadecyl 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate | 2082-79-3 | Plastic: PB-1 | 0.045 |
(3) New food contact resins
Name | CAS number | Range of application | Maximum level (%) |
Fatty acid, C18- unsaturated, dimers, polymers with caprolactam and hexamethylenediamine | 2068097-08-3 | Plastic | — |
Styrene block polymers with 2-methyl-1,3- butadiene and 1,3-butadiene, hydrogenated | 132778-07-5 | Plastic | — |
Phenol, 4,4'-(1-methylethylidene)bis-, polymer with (chloromethyl)oxirane, benzoate | 52907-82-1 | Coating and coating film | 19.7 (count as the coating formula) |
Polymer of 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane, 2-methylpropane-1,3-diol, tricyclo(5.2.1.02,7)decan- 4,8-dimethanol,benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid, benzene-1,3-dicarboxylic acid, cis-butenedioic acid, 5-isocyanato-1-isocyanatomethyl-1,3,3- trimethylcyclohexane | — | Coating and coating film | 30 (count as the coating formula) |
Polymer of butanediol-1,4, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol-1,2, trimethylolpropane, dimethyl terephthalate, isophthalic acid and sebacic acid | — | Coating and coating film | |
1,3-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid and 1,2-ethanediol | 24938-04-3 | Coating and coating film | 20 (count as the coating formula) |
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with butyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, 2-(chloromethyl)oxirane, ethenylbenzene, ethyl 2-propenoate, 4,4’-(1-methylethylidene)bis[phenol] and 2-propenoic acid, reaction products with 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol | — | Coating and coating film | 85 (count as the coating formula) |
1,3-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-butanediol, 1,8-octanedicarboxylic acid and 1,2-ethanediol | 61039-00-7 | Coating and coating film | 50 (count as the coating formula) |
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