On 14 December, 2020, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued 11 new food contact additives and resins passing the technical review of the CFSA Expert Review Committee and now open for public comments, including 2 new food contact additives, 6 food contact additive with expanded scope, and 3 new food contact resins. The deadline for public comments is 7 January, 2021.
(1) New Food contact additives
Name | CAS number | Range of application | Maximum level (%) |
Dodecylguanidine hydrochloride | 13590-97-1 | Paper and paperboard | 0.02 (count as the dry weight) |
Poly(1,4-butylene adipate) | 25103-87-1 | Plastic | 0.09 |
(2) Food contact additives with expanded scope
Name | CAS number | Range of application | Maximum level (%) |
C.I. Pigment Violet 15 | 82-16-6 | Plastic: PS | 3 |
Zinc phosphate | 7779-90-0 | Coating and coating film | 12 (count as the dry weight of coating) |
Ethanol, 2-amino- | 141-43-5 | Paper and paperboard | 0.041 (for paper and paperboard); 0.01 (for paper coating) |
2,4-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-4-n-octyloxyphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine | 2725-22-6 | Plastic: PP, PE | 0.03 |
2-Methyl-2-propenoic acid 2-ethyl-2-[[(2-methyl-1-oxo-2- propenyl) oxy] methyl]-1,3-propanediyl ester | 3290-92-4 | Rubber | 1.2 |
2-Propenoic acid, polymer with 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate | 25134-51-4 | Plastic: ABS | 0.036 |
(3) New food contact resins
Name | CAS number | Range of application | Maximum level (%) |
Poly[imino-1,4-butanediylimino (1,10-dioxo-1,10-decanediyl)] | 26247-06-3 | Plastic | Appropriate level |
2-Propenoic acid, polymer with butyl 2-propenoate, ethenyl acetate, 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate and ethyl 2-propenoate | 68698-72-6 | Adhesive (Indirect contact with food) | 20 g/m2 (count as the dry matter) |
2,5-Furandione, polymer with ethene, ester with ethenol homopolymer | 76930-37-5 | Coating and coating film | Appropriate level |
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