On 27 October, 2021, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued 10 new food contact additives and resins passing the technical review of the CFSA Expert Review Committee and opening for public comments. These 10 substances cover 3 new food contact additives, 2 food contact additives with expanded scope, and 5 new food contact resins. The deadline for public comments is 18 November, 2021.
(1) New food contact additives (3 types)
Name | CAS number | Range of application | Maximum level (%) |
Acids, aliphatic, monocarboxylic (C10-C22), esters with polyglycerol | — | Plastic | 0.35 |
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 1,2-ethanediyl ester, polymerwith methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate | 25777-71-3 | Plastic: PE, PP | 1 |
Hexanedioic acid, polymer with N-(2-aminoethyl)-1,3-propanediamine, aziridine, (chloromethyl)oxirane, 1,2-ethanediamine, N,N''-1,2-ethanediylbis[1,3-propanediamine], formic acid and α-hydro-ω-hydroxypoly (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) | 114133-44-7 | Paper and paperboard | 0.12 (Count as the dry weight) |
(2) Food contact additives with expanded scope (2 types)
Name | CAS number | Range of application | Maximum level (%) |
C.I. solvent red 52 | 80-39-0 | Plastic: PCT | 0.03 |
C.I. pigment yellow 180 | 77804-81-0 | Plastic: PCT | 0.3 |
(3) New food contact resins (5 types)
Name | CAS number | Range of application | Maximum level (%) |
Polymer of ethyl acrylate, acrylic acid, and styrene | — | Coating and coating film | 2 |
1,3-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol, 1,2-ethanediol and hexanedioic acid | 58481-50-8 | Coating and coating film | 10 |
1-isocyanato-3-isocyanatomethyl- 3,5,5,-trimethylcyclohexane homopolymer, methyl ethyl ketone oxime-blocked | 103170-26-9 | Coating and coating film | 15 |
1,3-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with azacyclotridecan-2-one, 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, dodecanedioic acid and 4,4'-methylenebis [2-methylcyclohexanamine] | 2080394-29-0 | Plastic | — |
Propanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-, polymer with 1,3-diisocyanatomethylbenzene and α-hydro-ω-hydroxypoly [oxy(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)] | 37273-57-7 | Adhesive (Indirect contact with food) | Appropriate level |
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