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NHC Newly Approved Nineteen New Food Contact Substances in China

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On 1st March, 2022, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) approved nineteen new food contact substances (No. 1 of 2022), including 1 new food contact material and article, 6 new food contact additives, 9 food contact additives with expanded scope, 2 new food contact resins and 1 new disinfectant raw material.

(1) New food contact material and article (1 type)

Name

CAS number

Range of application

Maximum level (%)

Silicon dioxide coatings made from the monomers hexamethyldisiloxane and hexamethyldisilazane

PET Coating

Appropriate level

(2) New food contact additives (6 types)

Name

CAS number

Range of application

Maximum level (%)

2-Propenoic acid, polymer with 2,5-furandione and 2-propenamide, sodium salt

1630821-33-8

Paper and paperboard

0.041 (Count as the dry weight)

1,3,5-Triallyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6 (1H,3H,5H)-trione

1025-15-6

Fluororubber

4

C16~18-Fatty acids, esters with pentaerythritol

85116-93-4

Plastic: PBT

1

Vitamin E (dl-α-Tocopherol acetate)

7695-91-2

Plastic: PE, PP

Appropriate level

1-Decene, homopolymer, hydrogeneated

68037-01-4

Coating and coating film

1 (Count as the coating formula)

Hexanedioic acid, polymer with 1,2-propanediol

25101-03-5

Coating and coating film

5 (Count as the coating formula)

(3) Food contact additive with expanded scope (9 types)

Name

CAS number

Range of application

Maximum level (%)

Maltodextrin

9050-36-6

Adhesive

Appropriate level

C.I. pigment blue 15

147-14-8

Plastic: PLA

0.7

C.I. pigment red 254

84632-65-5

Plastic: PLA

1.4

Carbon black

1333-86-4

Plastic: PLA

1.5

C.I. pigment yellow 180

77804-81-0

Plastic: PLA

0.5

Hydroxyethyl cellulose

9004-62-0

Rubber

1

2-Propenoic acid, polymer with ethenylbenzene

25085-34-1

Rubber

30

2-Propenoic acid, polymer with sodium hypophosphite, sodium salt

129898-01-7

Paper and paperboard

Appropriate level

Rosin, ester with glycerol

8050-31-5

Paper and paperboard

0.25

(4) New food contact resins (2 types)

Name

CAS number

Range of application

Maximum level (%)

Copolymer of acrylic acid, styrene, acrylic acid ethyl ester, acrylic acid 2-ethylhexylester, methacrylic acid methyl ester

25585-76-6

Adhesive (Indirect contact with food)

Appropriate level

Polymer of cyclohexanedimethanol-1,4, ethylene glycol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol, isophthalic acid, dimethyl terephthalate and trimellitic anhydride

74239-60-4

Coating and coating film

30 (Count as the coating formula)

(5) New disinfectant raw material (1 type)

Name

CAS number

Range of application

Maximum level (%)

Peroxyoctanoic acid

33734-57-5

  1. The food contact surface of tools, equipment or food packaging materials that come into direct contact with food;
  2. Tableware, drinkware

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Reference

NHC News (No.1 of 2022)

  

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