On 2 June, 2020, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) approved twenty-eight new food contact substances, including 7 new food contact additives, 8 food contact additives with expanded scope, 10 new food contact resins, and 3 food contact resins with expanded scope.
(1) New food contact additives
Na me |
CAS num ber |
Range of app lication |
Maximum l e vel (%) |
Zinc caprylate |
557-09-5 |
Plastic: EVOH |
0.06 |
Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl group-terminated, diesters with poly(2-oxepanone), diacetates |
116810-47-0 |
Coating and coating film |
0.025 (count as the dry weight of coating) |
Polymer of 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propandiol, ethylene glycol, isophthalic acid, dimethyl terephthalate, dimer acid and trimellitic anhydride |
157479-47-5 |
Coating and coating film |
2.5 (count as the coating formula) |
Nepheline syenite |
37244-96-5 |
Plastic |
50 |
Copolymer of 1,2,4-benzenetricarboxylic anhydride, 4,4’-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, and 3,3’-dimethyl-4,4’-biphenylene diisocyanate |
133078-67-8 |
Coating and coating film |
50 (count as the dry weight of coating) |
Siloxanes and silicones, di-Me, Me hydrogen, reaction products with vinyl group terminated di-Me siloxanes |
156065-02-0 |
Paper and paperboard |
0.0022 (count as the pulp) |
Polymer of 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propandiol, ethylene glycol, isophthalic acid, sebacic acid, terephthalic acid and trimellitic anhydride |
- |
Coating and coating film |
1.8 (count as the coating formula) |
(2) Food contact additive with expanded scope
Name |
CAS n umber |
Range of a pplication |
Maxim um level (%) |
Wollastonite |
13983-17-0 |
Rubber |
15 |
Erucamide |
112-84-5 |
Plastic: PVC |
1 |
3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane |
919-30-2 |
Plastic: PPS |
0.35 |
1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-dimethyl ester, polymer with 1,4-butanediol and α-hydro-ω-hydroxypoly(oxy-1,4-butanediyl) |
9078-71-1 |
Plastic: PET |
18 |
Polymer sodium salts of 2-acrylic acid and 2-acrylamide |
25987-30-8 |
Paper and paperboard |
0.5 (count as dry basis) |
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with ethyl 2-propenoate and 2-propenoic acid |
30351-73-6 |
Adhesive |
Appropriate level |
C.I. Disperse Violet 26 |
6408-72-6 |
Plastic: AS |
0.0003 |
Glass fiber |
65997-17-3 |
Plastic: PTFE |
25 |
(3) New food contact resins
Name |
CAS n umber |
Range of application |
Maxim um level (%) |
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester, polymer with ethenylbenzene, 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate and methyl 2-propenoate |
74082-28-3 |
Adhesive |
- |
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester, polymer with butyl 2-propenoate, ethenyl acetate and 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate |
193542-91-5 |
Adhesive |
- |
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester, polymer with ethenyl acetate and 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate |
26794-25-2 |
Adhesive |
- |
2-Propenoic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester, polymer with ethenyl acetate |
25067-02-1 |
Adhesive |
- |
1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol |
164002-50-0 |
Coating and coating film |
85 (count as the dry weight of coating) |
2,4-Hexadienoic acid, (2E,4E)-, polymer with 1,4-benzenediol, 2-(chloromethyl)oxirane, ethyl 2-propenoate, 4,4’-methylenebis[2,6-dimethylphenol], methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, 2-methyl-2-propenoic acid and 2-propenoic acid, reaction products with 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol |
- |
Coating and coating film |
- |
5-Isobenzofurancarboxylic acid, 1,3-dihydro-1,3-dioxo-, polymer with 1,2-ethanediol |
43011-20-7 |
Coating and coating film |
5 (count as the dry weight of coating) |
Formaldehyde, polymer with 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenol and bisphenol A |
54579-44-1 |
Coating and coating film |
15 |
Polymer of ethylene glycol, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, dimethyl ester and adipic acid |
82076-71-9 |
Coating and coating film |
30 (count as the coating formula) |
1,3-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,4-butanediol, terephthalic acid, dimethyl ester and hexanedioic acid |
82076-69-5 |
Coating and coating film |
80 (count as the dry weight of coating) |
(4) Food contact resin with expanded scope
Name |
CAS num ber |
Range of appli cation |
Maximu m level (%) |
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, oxiranylmethyl ester, polymer with chloroethene and ethenyl acetate |
26781-49-7 |
Adhesive, Coating and coating film, Ink |
Appropriate level |
Vinyl acetate, polymer with vinyl chloride, fumaric acid and glycidyl methacrylate |
- |
Adhesive, Coating and coating film, Ink |
Appropriate level |
Styrene polymer with 1,3-butadiene, hydrogenated |
66070-58-4 |
Plastic, Rubber |
- |
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Reference
NHC News