NHC Approved Nineteen New Food Contact Substances in China

Name

CAS nu mber

Range of application

Maximum level

Silicic acid, sodium salt, reaction product with chlorotrimethylsilane and isopropyl alcohol

68988-56-7

Paper and paperboard

0.00585% (count as the dry weight)

Dodecylguanidine hydrochloride

13590-97-1

Paper and paperboard

0.02% (count as the dry weight)

Poly(1,4-butylene adipate)

25103-87-1

Plastic

0.09%

Name

CAS nu mber

Range of applicati on

Maximum level

Talc

14807-96-6

Plastic: PLA

30%

Phosphorous trichloride, reaction products with 1,1’-biphenyl and 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenol

119345-01-6

Plastic: PPSU, PESU

PPSU: 0.15%

PESU: 0.115%

C.I. solvent red 135

20749-68-2

Plastic: PCT

0.03%

C.I. pigment violet 15

12769-96-9

Plastic: PS

3%

Zinc phosphate

7779-90-0

Coating and coating film

12% (count as the dry weight of coating)

Ethanol, 2-amino-

141-43-5

Paper and paperboard

0.041% (for paper

and paperboard, count as the dry weight);

0.01% (for paper coating, count as the dry weight)

2,4-Bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-6-

(2-hydroxy-4-n-octyloxyphenyl)

-1,3,5-triazine

2725-22-6

Plastic: PP, PE

0.03% (except for water-based foods)

2-Methyl-2-propenoic acid 2-ethyl-2-[[(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-

propenyl) oxy] methyl]-1,3-propanediyl ester

3290-92-4

Rubber

1.2%

2-Propenoic acid, polymer with 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate

25134-51-4

Plastic: ABS

0.036%

Name

C AS number

Range of application

Maximum level

2-Butenedioic acid (E)-, polymer with 1,3-isobenzofurandione and tricyclodecanedimethanol

68784-89-4

Coating and coating film

15% (count as the dry weight of coating)

1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, and 1,6-hexanediol

—

Coating and coating film

80% (count as the dry weight of coating)

2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with N-(butoxymethyl)-2-propenamide, ethenylbenzene and ethyl 2-propenoate

26589-46-8

Coating and coating film

Appropriate level

2,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, 2,6-dimethyl ester, polymer with 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,2-ethanediol, 2,2’-oxybis[ethanol] and β3,β3,β9,β9-tetramethyl-2,4,8,10

-tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecane-3,9-diethanol

2146168-28-5

Plastic

Appropriate level

Poly[imino-1,4-butanediylimino (1,10-dioxo-1,10-decanediyl)]

26247-06-3

Plastic

Appropriate level

2-Propenoic acid, polymer with butyl 2-propenoate, ethenyl acetate, 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate and ethyl 2-propenoate

68698-72-6

Adhesive (Indirect contact with food)

20 g/m2 (count as the dry weight)

2,5-Furandione, polymer with ethene, ester with ethenol homopolymer

76930-37-5

Coating and coating film

Appropriate level