On 31 st 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. |
C AS 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/dm 2 |
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. |
C AS 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/dm 2 |
2 |
68611-44-9 |
Dichlorodimethylsilane reaction products with silica |
Plastic: PVDF |
50% |
Table III New food contact resin
No. |
C AS 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 contac t material
No. |
C AS No. |
Chemical Name/English Name |
Scope |
1. |
- |
Amorphous hydrogenated carbon |
Surface of PET container |
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Reference
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