On 29 Apr, NHFPC published Announcement No.6-2016 stating that the safety evaluation materials of 23 new varieties of food related products have passed the NHFPC’s technical review.
The 23 new varieties of food related products include 15 new food contact additives, 2 food contact additives that are now subject to extended usage scopes or permitted usage levels as well as 6 new food contact resins. NHFPC specifies their product names, CAS No., application scopes, maximum levels, specific migration limit (SML), and maximum permitted quantity (QM) and other additional requirements.
15 new food contact additives
| Product name | CAS |
1 | Ammonium carbamate (氨基甲酸铵) | 1111-78-0 |
2 | 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-oxiranylmethyl ester, polymer with ethene and ethenyl acetate (2-甲基-2-丙烯酸环氧乙烷基甲基酯与乙烯和乙酸乙烯酯的聚合物) | 36604-80-5 |
3 | 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, polymer with 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol, 1,2-ethanediol, 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid and decanedioic acid (2-甲基-1,3-丙二醇与对苯二甲酸、1,4-环己二甲醇、间苯二甲酸、乙二醇、三羟甲基丙烷和癸二酸的聚合物) | / |
4 | Phosphorousacid,mixed2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylpropy1)pheny1 and 4-(1,1-dimethylpropy1) pheny1 triesters (三(混合2,4-双(1,1-二甲基丙基)苯基和4-(1,1-二甲基丙基)苯基)亚磷酸酯) | 939402-02-5 |
5 | C.I. Pigment black 12 (C.I.颜料黑12) | 68187-02-0 |
6 | Polyethylene Glycol 400 Dilaurate (聚乙二醇400二月桂酸酯) | 9005-02-1;68139-91-3 |
7 | Starch, reaction products with glycerol and glyoxal (淀粉与甘油和乙二醛的反应产物) | 338797-73-2 |
8 | Palladium acetate (乙酸钯) | 3375-31-3 |
9 | Sodium borohydride (硼氢化钠) | 16940-66-2 |
10 | 2-propenamide,polymer with 2-propen-1-amine, N-2-propenyl-,peroxydisulfuric acid, diammonium salt initiated, sulfate salt (过二硫酸铵引发的丙烯酰胺-二烯丙基胺共聚物的硫酸盐) | 1355214-14-0 |
11 | Formaldehyde, polymer with 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl) phenol and methylphenol (甲醛与对叔丁基苯酚和三混甲酚的聚合物) | 67970-32-5 |
12 | Gellan gum (结冷胶) | 71010-52-1 |
13 | Copper Hydroxide Phosphate (碱式磷酸铜) | 12158-74-6 |
14 | 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with 2,2'-[(1-methylethylidene),bis (4,1-phenyleneoxymethylene)] bis [oxirane] (2-甲基-2-丙烯酸与[2,2’-(1-甲基亚乙基)双(4,1-亚苯氧基亚甲基)] 二 [环氧乙烷]的聚合物) | 26875-67-2 |
15 | Fatty acids, C18‐unsaturated, dimers, hydrogenated, polymers with 1,4‐cyclohexanedimethanol,ethylene glycol, hexahydro‐2‐oxo‐N‐[3,3,5‐trimethyl‐5‐[[tetrahydro‐3,5‐bis[(5‐isocyanato‐1,3,3‐trimethylcyclohexyl)methyl]‐2,4,6‐trioxo‐1,3,5‐triazin‐1(2H)‐yl] methyl]cyclohexyl]‐1H‐azepine‐1‐carboxamide, isophthalic acid and neopentyl glycol ([氢化的不饱和C18脂肪酸二聚体]、1, 4-环己烷二甲醇、乙二醇、六氢-2-氧代-N-{3,3,5-三甲基-5-[(四氢-3,5-双((5-异氰酸基-1,3,3-三甲基环己基)甲基)-2,4,6-三氧代-1,3,5-三嗪)甲基]环己基}-1H -吖庚因-1-甲酰胺、间苯二甲酸和新戊二醇的聚合物) | / |
2 food contact additives that get enlarged application scope or amount
Product name | CAS | Enlarged application scope | Maximum level |
Aluminum Oxide (三氧化二铝) | 1344-28-1 | Plastic, coating, ink, paper, rubber | Plastic: applied according the production need; Coating: 17; Ink: 2; Paper: 2; Rubber: 2. |
Product name | CAS | Enlarged application amount |
Glycerides, castor-oil-mono, hydrogenated, acetates (氢化蓖麻油乙酸单甘油酯) | 736150-63-3 | PVC: 50 |
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 ChemLinked 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
| Product name | CAS |
1 | 1-Decene,polymer with 4-methyl-1-pentene (1-癸烯与4-甲基-1-戊烯的聚合物) | 25155-83-3 |
2 | 1-Octadecene, polymer with 1-hexadecene and 4-methyl-1-pentene (1-十八碳烯与1-十六碳烯和4-甲基-1-戊烯的聚合物) | 81229-87-0 |
3 | 1,4-Benzenedicarhoxylic acid polymer with 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and 1,2-ethanediol (1,4-苯二甲酸与1,4-二(羟甲基)环己烷和1,2-乙二醇的聚合物) | 25038-91-9 |
4 | 1-Butene, polymer with ethane (1-丁烯与乙烯的聚合物) | 25087-34-7 |
5 | Terephthalic acid, polymer with 1,4:3,6- dianhydro-D-glucitol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and 1,2-ethanediol (对苯二甲酸与1,4:3,6-二脱水山梨醇、1,4-二(羟甲基)环己烷和1,2-乙二醇的聚合物) | 1038843-64-9 |
6 | Po1yvinylidene fluoride (聚偏氟乙烯) | 24937-79-9 |