Additives in food contact materials and articles with extended scope
Name | CAS No. | Application scope | Maximum usage level / (%) | Note | Background Information |
Magnesium sulfate | 7487-88-9 | Plastics: ABS | As necessary | / | 1. Already approved as a food additive. (GB 2760-2014) 2. Approved as an FCM additive in paper. (GB 9685-2016) |
Bis(3,4-dimethylbenzylidene) sorbitol | 135861-56-2 | Plastics: PB-1 | 0.3 | / | Approved as an additive in PE and PP plastic. (GB 9685-2016) |
Erucamide | 112-84-5 | Plastics: PB-1 | 0.3 | / | Approved as an additive in adhesive, paper and plastics like PE, PP and PVDC. (GB 9685-2016) |
Calcium stearate | 1592-23-0 | Plastics: PB-1 | 0.2 | / | 1. Approved as a food additive. (GB 2760-2014) 2. Approved as an additive in rubber, adhesive, paper and plastics like PE, PP, PS and AS. (GB 9685-2016) |
Zinc stearate | 557-05-1 | Plastics: PMP | 0.04 | The SML of zinc shall conform to the regulation of Annex C of GB 9685-2016. | Approved as an additive in plastics like PE, PP, PS and AS. (GB 9685-2016) |
Pentaerythritol tetra [3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate] | 6683-19-8 | Plastics: PMP | 0.13 | / | Approved as an additive in rubber, paints and coatings, adhesive and plastics like PE, PP, PS and AS. (GB 9685-2016) |
Tri(2,4-Ditertrabutyl phenyl) phosphite ester | 31570-04-4 | Plastics: PMP | 0.08 | / | Approved as an additive in rubber, paints and coatings, adhesive, paper and paperboard, and plastics like PE, PP, PS and EVA. (GB 9685-2016) |
2-Propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer with 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate | 171885-12-4 | Paints and coatings | As necessary | / | Approved as an additive in food contact inks. (GB 9685-2016) |
New additives in food contact materials and articles
Name | CAS No. | Application scope | Maximum usage level / (%) | Note | Background Information |
Octadecanamide, N,N'-1,2-ethanediylbis-, reaction products with azacyclotridecan-2-one homopolymer and 1-isocyanatooctadecane | 338462-62-7 | Paints and coatings | 2 | The maximum usage temperature of FCM paints and coatings added with this substance is 121℃. | It is allowed to be used in paints and coatings (FCM) by U.S. FDA and European Commission. |
Novel resin in food contact materials and articles
Name | CAS No. | Application scope | Maximum usage level / (%) | Note | Background Information |
1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with hexanedioic acid, 1,4-butanediol and 1,2,4-benzenetricarboxylic acid 1,2-anhydride | / | Paints and coatings | 30 | Paints and coatings produced by this substance as the raw material shall not contact food whose ethanol content is higher than 8%; The maximum usage temperature is 121℃. | It is allowed to be used in paints and coatings (FCM) by U.S. FDA and European Commission. |
Polymer with 2-(chloromethyl)oxirane, 4-4’-methylenebis[2,6-dimethylphenol] and 1,4-benzenediol | / | Paints and coatings | 90 | Paints and coatings produced by this substance as the raw material shall not contact infant food and breast milk. | It is allowed to be used in paints and coatings (FCM) by U.S. FDA and VWS. |
Poly(Bisphenol A-co-epichlorohydrine) glycidyl end-capped, reaction products with styrene, methyl methacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, acrylic acid, and methacrylic acid partially neutralized with dimethyl ethanol amine | / | Paints and coatings | / | Paints and coatings produced by this substance as the raw material shall not contact fatty food, food whose ethanol content is higher than 15%, infant formula food and breast milk. | It is allowed to be used in paints and coatings (FCM) by U.S. FDA and European Commission. |
1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-butanediol, 1,2-ethanediol and hexanedioic acid | 72229-82-4 | Paints and coatings | 50 | Paints and coatings produced by this substance as the raw material shall not contact food whose ethanol content is higher than 8%; The maximum usage temperature is 121℃. | It is allowed to be used in paints and coatings (FCM) by U.S. FDA and European Commission. |
Poly(isophorone diisocyanate) reaction products with 2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-propanediol, Diethylene glycol, 1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol, Isophthalic acid, Fatty acids, C18-unsturated, dimers, hydrogenated and Caprolactam | / | Paints and coatings | 70 | Paints and coatings produced by this substance as the raw material shall not contact food whose ethanol content is higher than 8%, infant formula food and breast milk; The maximum usage temperature is 121℃. | It is allowed to be used in paints and coatings (FCM) by U.S. FDA and European Commission. |
1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,3-dihydro-1,3-dioxo-5-isobenzofurancarboxylic acid, hexanedioic acid, 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol and 2,2'-oxybis[ethanol] | 1013326-79-8 | Paints and coatings | 18.5 | Paints and coatings produced by this substance as the raw material shall not contact food whose ethanol content is higher than 8%, infant formula food and breast milk; The maximum usage temperature is 121℃. | It is allowed to be used in paints and coatings (FCM) by U.S. FDA and European Commission. |
