On 31st of October, NHFPC Notice No.9 approved 7 new food contact additives, expands 2 food contact additives with scope and usage, and approves 2 new food contact resins and 1 new food contact material. The detailed information of the new approved substances is as follows:
Table I New food contact additives
No. | CAS No. | English Name | Scope | Maximum Level of Use |
1. | 171885-12-4 | Phenol,2,6-dimethyl-,homopolymer,fumarated | Plastic: PS | 3.0% |
2 | - | 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with butyl 2-propenoate, 1,1'-(1,1-dimethyl-3-methylene-1, 3-propanediyl)bis[benzene], ethenylbenzene,(1-methylethenyl)benzene, methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and 2-propenoic acid, sodium salt, peroxydisulfuric acid([(HO)S(O)2]2O2) ammonium salt (1:2)-initiated | Paper and paperboard | 0.065% count as dry paper |
3 | 253430-12-5 | Benzamide, 3,3'-[(2-chloro-1,4-phenylene)bis[imino(1-acetyl-2-oxo-2,1-ethanediyl)azo]]bis[4-methyl | Plastic | 1.0% |
4 | 68966-40-5 | 9-Octadecenoic acid (9Z)-,1,1'-[2,2-bis[[(1-oxooctadecyl)oxy]methyl]-1,3-pro panediyl] ester | Coating | Appropriate level as required in production |
5 | 2768-02-7 | Vinyltrimethoxysilane | Plastic: EVOH | 0.16% |
6 | 57843-53-5 | N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis (2-hydroxypropyl) adipamide | Coating | 8.8 mg/dm2 |
7 | 139-89-9 | Trisodium N-(hydroxyethyl)-ethylenediaminetriacetate | Paper and paperboard | 0.02 mg/dm |
Table II Food contact additives with expanded scope and usage
No. | CAS No. | English Name | Extended approved scope | Maximum Level of Use |
1 | 9003-11-6 | Oxirane, 2-methyl-, polymer with oxirane | Paper and paperboard | 1 mg/dm2 |
2 | 68611-44-9 | Dichlorodimethylsilane reaction products with silica | Plastic: PVDF | 50% |
Table III New food contact resin
No. | CAS No. | Chemical Name/English Name | Scope | Maximum Level of Use |
1. | 24981-02-0 | 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, ethyl ester, polymer with 2-propenenitrile and 2-propenoic acid | coating | Appropriate level as required in production |
2 | - | Copolymer of sorbic acid, bisphenol A, epoxy resin, styrene, methyl methacrylate, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and ethyl acrylate partially neutralized with dimethyl ethanol amine | coating | Appropriate level as required in production |
Table IV New food contact material
No. | CAS No. | Chemical Name/English Name | Scope |
1. | - | Amorphous hydrogenated carbon | Surface of PET container |
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