On 2 June, 2020, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) approved twenty-eight new food contact substances, including 7 new food contact additives, 8 food contact additives with expanded scope, 10 new food contact resins, and 3 food contact resins with expanded scope.
(1) New food contact additives
Name | CAS number | Range of application | Maximum level (%) |
Zinc caprylate | 557-09-5 | Plastic: EVOH | 0.06 |
Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl group-terminated, diesters with poly(2-oxepanone), diacetates | 116810-47-0 | Coating and coating film | 0.025 (count as the dry weight of coating) |
Polymer of 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propandiol, ethylene glycol, isophthalic acid, dimethyl terephthalate, dimer acid and trimellitic anhydride | 157479-47-5 | Coating and coating film | 2.5 (count as the coating formula) |
Nepheline syenite | 37244-96-5 | Plastic | 50 |
Copolymer of 1,2,4-benzenetricarboxylic anhydride, 4,4’-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, and 3,3’-dimethyl-4,4’-biphenylene diisocyanate | 133078-67-8 | Coating and coating film | 50 (count as the dry weight of coating) |
Siloxanes and silicones, di-Me, Me hydrogen, reaction products with vinyl group terminated di-Me siloxanes | 156065-02-0 | Paper and paperboard | 0.0022 (count as the pulp) |
Polymer of 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propandiol, ethylene glycol, isophthalic acid, sebacic acid, terephthalic acid and trimellitic anhydride | - | Coating and coating film | 1.8 (count as the coating formula) |
(2) Food contact additive with expanded scope
Name | CAS number | Range of application | Maximum level (%) |
Wollastonite | 13983-17-0 | Rubber | 15 |
Erucamide | 112-84-5 | Plastic: PVC | 1 |
3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane | 919-30-2 | Plastic: PPS | 0.35 |
1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-dimethyl ester, polymer with 1,4-butanediol and α-hydro-ω-hydroxypoly(oxy-1,4-butanediyl) | 9078-71-1 | Plastic: PET | 18 |
Polymer sodium salts of 2-acrylic acid and 2-acrylamide | 25987-30-8 | Paper and paperboard | 0.5 (count as dry basis) |
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with ethyl 2-propenoate and 2-propenoic acid | 30351-73-6 | Adhesive | Appropriate level |
C.I. Disperse Violet 26 | 6408-72-6 | Plastic: AS | 0.0003 |
Glass fiber | 65997-17-3 | Plastic: PTFE | 25 |
(3) New food contact resins
Name | CAS number | Range of application | Maximum level (%) |
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester, polymer with ethenylbenzene, 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate and methyl 2-propenoate | 74082-28-3 | Adhesive | - |
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester, polymer with butyl 2-propenoate, ethenyl acetate and 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate | 193542-91-5 | Adhesive | - |
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester, polymer with ethenyl acetate and 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate | 26794-25-2 | Adhesive | - |
2-Propenoic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester, polymer with ethenyl acetate | 25067-02-1 | Adhesive | - |
1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol | 164002-50-0 | Coating and coating film | 85 (count as the dry weight of coating) |
2,4-Hexadienoic acid, (2E,4E)-, polymer with 1,4-benzenediol, 2-(chloromethyl)oxirane, ethyl 2-propenoate, 4,4’-methylenebis[2,6-dimethylphenol], methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, 2-methyl-2-propenoic acid and 2-propenoic acid, reaction products with 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol | - | Coating and coating film | - |
5-Isobenzofurancarboxylic acid, 1,3-dihydro-1,3-dioxo-, polymer with 1,2-ethanediol | 43011-20-7 | Coating and coating film | 5 (count as the dry weight of coating) |
Formaldehyde, polymer with 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenol and bisphenol A | 54579-44-1 | Coating and coating film | 15 |
Polymer of ethylene glycol, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, dimethyl ester and adipic acid | 82076-71-9 | Coating and coating film | 30 (count as the coating formula) |
1,3-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,4-butanediol, terephthalic acid, dimethyl ester and hexanedioic acid | 82076-69-5 | Coating and coating film | 80 (count as the dry weight of coating) |
(4) Food contact resin with expanded scope
Name | CAS number | Range of application | Maximum level (%) |
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, oxiranylmethyl ester, polymer with chloroethene and ethenyl acetate | 26781-49-7 | Adhesive, Coating and coating film, Ink | Appropriate level |
Vinyl acetate, polymer with vinyl chloride, fumaric acid and glycidyl methacrylate | - | Adhesive, Coating and coating film, Ink | Appropriate level |
Styrene polymer with 1,3-butadiene, hydrogenated | 66070-58-4 | Plastic, Rubber | - |
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