On April 1, 2014, NHFPC preannounced the approval of four new additives used in food contact materials and two new food contact resins. The period for public consultation is until April 25, 2014.
Four newly approved food contact additives
Name | Chinese name | 全氟聚醚衍生物F10 |
English name | Fluorolink F10 | |
CAS No. | 200013-65-5 | |
Application scope | Paper | |
Maximum level | 1. Non-microwavable concentration: 1.5% 2. Microwavable concentration: 1.0% | |
Specific migration limit (SML) or maximum permitted quantity (QM) (mg/kg) | 1.5%（QM） 0.24 mg/kg (ethylene oxide: QM) 1.6 mg/kg (1,4-Dioxane: QM) | |
Name | Chinese name | 2,2,4-三甲基-1,3-戊二醇二异丁酸酯 |
English name | 2,2,4-trimethy1-1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate | |
CAS No. | 6846-50-0 | |
Other name | TXIB | |
Application scope | Plastics (PVC), paper, adhesives, inks | |
Maximum level | PVC: 10% Paper, adhesives, inks: used as per the production requirements | |
Specific migration limit (SML) or maximum permitted quantity (QM) (mg/kg) | 5.0 (SML) | |
Remarks: | When it is used in plastics, it can only be used in PVC products that can be used repeatedly (including PVC gloves for food processing) with the temperature less than 100℃. When it is used in paper, it can only be used for contactable dry foods. | |
Name | Chinese name | 碳化硅 |
English name | Silicon carbide | |
CAS No. | 409-21-2 | |
Application scope | Polytetrafluorethylene as coating | |
Maximum level | 15% | |
Specific migration limit (SML) or maximum permitted quantity (QM) (mg/kg) | -- | |
Name | Chinese name | 溴化铵 |
English name | Ammonium bromide | |
CAS No. | 12124-97-9 | |
Application scope | Paper | |
Maximum level | 0.033% (as dry weight of fiber) | |
Specific migration limit (SML) or maximum permitted quantity (QM) (mg/kg) | -- | |
Two newly approved food contact resins
Name | Chinese name | 2-丙烯酸与硅酸(H4SiO4)四甲酯的聚合物锌盐 |
English name | 2-Propenoic acid, polymer with silicic acid (H4SiO4) tetramethyl ester, zinc salt | |
CAS No. | 1338452-06-4 | |
Specific migration limit (SML) or maximum permitted quantity (QM) (mg/kg) | 6.0 (2-crylic acid: SML); 25.0 (zinc: SML) | |
Remarks: | It should be separated by polypropylene (not less than 30μm thick), linear low-density polyethylene (not less than 50μm thick) or other polymers of the same or better barrier properties that have been approved for use. | |
Name | Chinese name | 2-丙烯酸丁酯与苯乙烯，2-甲基-2-丙烯酸，2-丙烯酸乙酯和2-甲基-2-丙烯酸环氧乙烷基甲基酯的聚合物 |
English name | 2-Propenoic acid butyl ester, polymer with ethenyl benzene, 2-methyl-2-propenoic acid, 2-propenoic acid, ethyl ester, and 2-methyl-2-propenoic acid, oxiranylmethyl ester | |
Application scope | Coatings | |
Specific migration limit (SML) or maximum permitted quantity (QM) (mg/kg) | 6.0 (butyl acrylate: SML) 6.0 (methacrylic acid: SML) 6.0 (ethyl acrylate: SML) 0.02 (GMA: SML) | |
Remarks: | It is prohibited to contact baby and infant foods. | |
