On
8 June, 2020, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued
2 new food contact additives and resins passing the technical review of the
CFSA Expert Review Committee for public comments, including 1 food contact
additive with expanded scope, and 1 food contact resin with expanded scope. The
deadline for public comments is 29 June, 2020.
(1) Food contact additive with expanded scope
Name
Polyethylene
CAS No.
9002-88-4
Scope
Plastic: POM
Maximum Level of Use
0.3
SML/QM
/
Remark
The use temperature of
the POM plastic materials and articles which added this substance shall not
exceed 121 oC.
(2) Food contact resin with expanded scope
Name
2-Propenoic acid,
polymer with 1,3-butadiene and ethenylbenzene
CAS No.
25085-39-6
Scope
Adhesive
Maximum Level of Use
Appropriate level
SML/QM
6 mg/kg (SML: count as
Acrylic acid);
ND (SML: 1,3-butadiene,
DL=0.01 mg/kg);
1 (QM: 1,3-butadiene);
Remark
Adhesives produced with this substance as raw materials can only be
used as pressure sensitive adhesive for indirect contact food, and the adhesive
can only for filling into a tin at room temperature for long-term
storage (including hot filling and pasteurization under conditions: T≤70 oC, t≤2 h or T≤100 oC, t≤15 min).
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