CFSA Consults on Four New Food Related Products

China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) recently consulted on three new food contact substances and one food contact resin. The comment deadline is 5 October 2016.

Three food contact substances

Name	Chinese name	四[3-(3,5-二叔丁基-4-羟基苯基)丙酸]季戊四醇酯
	English name	Pentaerythritol tetrakis[3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)- propionate]
Other name		2,2-双[[3[3,5-双(1,1-二甲基乙基)-4-羟苯基]-1-氧代丙氧基]甲基]-1,3-丙二基-3,5-双(1,1-二甲基乙基)-4-羟基苯丙酸酯
CAS No.		6683-19-8
Application scope		Plastic：PB-1
Maximum level		0.5
Specific migration limit (SML) or maximum permitted quantity (QM) (mg/kg)		—

Name	Chinese name	N-(羟基乙基)乙二胺三乙酸三钠
	English name	Trisodium N-(hydroxyethyl)-ethylenediaminetriacetate
CAS No.		139-89-9
Application scope		Paper and paper border
Maximum level/（%）		0.01 （by quality proportion of total polymer emulsion used in paper）

Name

Chinese name

无定形碳氢涂层

English name

Amorphous hydrogenated carbon coating

Remarks

Can be only applied on the surface of PET containers; the coating thickness should be no more than 0.15 micrometer; application temperature should be no more than 100 ℃.

One food contact resin

Name	Chinese name	1,12-十二烷二酸与3,3’-二甲基-4,4’-二氨基二环己基甲烷的聚合物
	English name	1,12-Dodecanedioic acid, polymer with 4,4'-methylenebis[2-methylcyclohexanamine]
Other name		PA MACM12；MACM 12
CAS No.		163800-67-7
General name		PA
Application scope		Plastic
Specific migration limit (SML) or maximum permitted quantity (QM) (mg/kg)		0.05 (expressed as 4,4'-methylenebis[2-methylcyclohexanamine]，SML)
Remarks		Can only be applied in repeat use food contact material and product

Reference

CFSA Consultation