On Aug. 17, 2018, CFSA opened 8 new food related products to public feedback, including 5 new additives applied in food contact materials and articles, 2 novel resins and 1 resin with expanded application scope.
New additive varieties
Most of those new additives are applied in plastics, coating, paper and paperboard. The details are listed below:
Name | CAS No. | Application scope | Maximum usage level | Notes |
1,3-Benzenedicarboxamide,N,N'-bis(2,2,6,6- tetramethyl-4-piperdinyl) | 42774-15-2 | Plastics: PET, PA, EVOH | PET: 0.5% EVOH, PA: 0.2% | Not applicable to FCMs used in infant, baby food and breast milk products. |
Copolymer of 2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate with 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-tridecafluorooctyl methacrylate, N-oxide, acetate | 1440528-04-0 | Paper and paperboard | 4 mg/dm2 (calculated as polymer dry weight) | Paper and paperboard added with this substance should not be subject to temperature > 100℃. The substance cannot be used in infant, baby food or breast milk containers. |
C.I. Pigment orange 79; Benzoic acid, 4-[(2-hydroxy-6-sulfo-1 naphthalenyl)azo]-, strontium salt (2:1) | 250640-08-5 | Plastics | 1% | It should be compliant with colorant’s purity requirements in GB 9685-2016 |
Formaldehyde, polymer with 2- methylphenol, Bu ether | 118685-25-9 | Coating | 1% | The maximum usage temperature: 121℃ |
Rosin, polymer with formaldehyde and phenol | 67700-45-2 | Coating | 5% | The maximum usage temperature: 121℃ |
Novel resins
Name | CAS No. | Application scope | Maximum usage level / (%) | Notes |
1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-butanediol and hexanedioic acid | 66027-02-9 | Coating | 40 | It can only be applied to food whose alcohol content is less than 20% and cannot be subject to temperatures > 121℃. |
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with 1,4-benzenediol, 2-(chloromethyl)oxirane, ethenylbenzene, ethyl 2-propenoate and 4,4’ -methylenebis[2,6-dimethylphenol], reaction products with 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol | / | Coating | 75 | Coating made from this substance is not applicable to fatty food, infant and baby food and breast milk. |
Resin with expanded application scope
Name: Terephthalic acid, polymer with 1,4:3,6-dianhydro-D-glucitol, 4-cyclohexanedimethanol and 1,2-ethanediol
CAS No.: 1038843-64-9
NHFPC’S No. 5 announcement of 2016 has approved its usage as a basic resin in food contact materials and articles (FCM). The latest annoucement details the proposed expansion in usage scope to include infant and baby food FCMs. Any plastic materials and articles made from this substance should not be subjected to temperatures of > 100℃.
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