Take home
NHFPC newly approves 12 food contact additives and 6 food contact resins and enlarges the application scope of 5 food contact additives.
On 8 Jun, NHFPC released the Announcement No.7-2016 to approve 23 new varieties of food-related products. It’s the second batch this year following the first batch with 23 substances issued in May (see CL Food News on 4 May 2016).
12 new food contact additives
| Substance | CAS No. |
1 | Poly(12-hydroxystearic acid) stearate | 58128-22-6 |
2 | 1-Propanaminium,N,N,N-trimethyl-3-[(1-oxo-2-propen-l-yl) amino]-, chloride (1:1), polymer with ethenamine, hydrochloride | 1353435-58-1 |
3 | Polyethylene Glycol 600 Polyhydroxystearate | 70142-34-6 |
4 | Trihydroxy polyoxypropylene ether | 25791-96-2 |
5 | 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol,decanedioic acid,1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid and 1,2-ethanediol | - |
6 | Magnesium Nitrate | 10377-60-3 |
7 | Alcohols,C10-C16,ethoxylated | 68002-97-1 |
8 | Alcohols, C12-C15, ethoxylated | 68131-39-5 |
9 | 5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride | 826-62-0 |
10 | 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid，4,7-methanoisobenzofuran-1,3-dione, 3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-,1H,3H-benzo [1,2-c:4,5-c’]difuran-1,3,5,7-tetrone, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol | - |
11 | Sodium 1,4-dicylcohexyl sulfosuccinate | 23386-52-9 |
12 | Reaction product of 2-ethylhexylglycidyl ether with polyethylene glycol | 82780-16-3 |
5 food contact additives get enlarged application scope or concentration limits
Substance | CAS | Enlarged application scope |
Magnesium oxide | 91052-47-0 | PVDC |
Polyacrylamide | 9003-05-8 | Plastic (POM) |
Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate | 9005-67-8 | paper |
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), α-tridecyl-ω-hydroxy-, phosphate | 9046-01-9 | paper |
Glycerides，C16-18 mono- | 91052-47-0 | Coating |
GB 9685-xxxx Standard for Uses of Additives in Food Contact Materials and Their Products (Draft) which was issued last Jan has not been finalized yet (See CL Food News on 22 Jan 2015). The above newly approved additives will be added to the final version of GB 9685.
6 new food contact resins
| Substance | CAS No. |
1 | 2-Propenenitrile, polymer with 1,1- dichloroethene | 9010-76-8 |
2 | 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester, polymer with 1,1- dichloroethene | 25120-29-0 |
3 | 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester, polymer with 1,1- dichloroethene and 2-methyl-2- propenenitrile |
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4 | 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with ethenylbenzene | 9010-92-8 |
5 | 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with | 1105025-82-8 |
6 | 1,3-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with azacyclotridecan-2-one and 4,4＇-methylenebis[2-methylcyclohexanamine] | 79331-75-2 |
