On Aug. 20, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) opened 11 new varieties of food-related products to public feedback, including five new FCM additive varieties, four FCM additives with expanded application scope, and two new resins. Any comment shall be sent back to CFSA prior to Sep. 10, 2021.
Five New FCM Additive Varieties
Name | CAS Number | Application Scope | Maximum Usage/% | SML/(mg/kg) | Notes |
1,3,5-Triallyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6 (1H,3H,5H)-trione | 1025-15-6 | Fluororubber | 4 | / | The usage time of rubber material and articles containing this substance shall be within 30 minutes at the temperature over 100℃. |
C16~18-Fatty acids, esters with pentaerythritol | 85116-93-4 | Plastic: PBT | 1 | / | BPT plastic material and articles added with this substance should only be used for filling or be long-term stored at room temperature or below (including hot filling in the condition of T≤70°C, t≤2h or T≤100°C, t≤15min, and pasteurization.) |
Vitamin E (dl-α-Tocopherol acetate) | 7695-91-2 | Plastic: PE, PP | As necessary for production | / | / |
1-Decene,homopolymer, hydrogeneated | 68037-01-4 | Painting and coating | 1 | 0.05 (1-decene) | Painting and coating added with this substance cannot be used in contact with infant and young children food or breast milk. |
Hexanedioic acid, polymer with 1,2- propanediol | 25101-03-5 | Painting and coating | 5 | / | Painting and coating added with this substance cannot be used in contact with infant and young children food or breast milk. |
Four FCM Additives with Expanded Application Scope
Name | CAS Number | Application Scope | Maximum Usage/% | SML/(mg/kg) | Notes |
Hydroxyethyl cellulose | 9004-62-0 | Rubber | 1 | / | / |
2-Propenoic acid, polymer with ethenylbenzene | 25085-34-1 | Rubber | 30 | 6 (calculate by acrylic acid) | / |
2-Propenoicacid, polymer with sodium phosphinate, sodium salt | 129898-01-7 | Paper and paperboard | As necessary for production | 6 (calculate by acrylic acid) | / |
*Rosin, ester with glycerol | 8050-31-5 | Paper and paperboard | 0.25 | / | Paper, paperboard and articles added with this substance cannot be used in contact with infant and young children food or breast milk. |
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Two New Resins for FCM
Name | CAS Number | Application Scope | Maximum Usage/% | SML/(mg/kg) | Notes |
Copolymer of acrylic acid, styrene, acrylic acid ethyl ester, acrylic acid 2- ethylhexylester, methacrylic acid methyl ester | 25585-76-6 | Bonding agent (indirectly contact food ) | As necessary for production | 6 (acrylic acid); 0.05 (acrylic acid 2- ethylhexylester); 6 (methacrylic acid methylester) | Bonding agent using this substance as raw material should be used for filling or long-term stored at room temperature or below (including hot filling in the condition of T≤70°C, t≤2h or T≤100°C, t≤15min, and pasteurization), and cannot be used for irradiated food. |
Polymer of cyclohexanedimethanol-1,4, ethylene glycol,2,2-dimethyl-1,3- propanediol, isophthalic acid, dimethyl terephthalate and trimellitic anhydride | 74239-60-4 | Painting and coating | 30 | 6 (polymer of cyclohexanedimethanol-1,4); 30 (ethylene glycol); 5 (2,2-dimethyl-1,3- propanediol);5 (isophthalic acid); 5 (trimellitic anhydride) | Paints and coatings produced with this substance cannot be operated at the temperature over 130℃, and cannot be used in contact with infant and young children food or breast milk. |
Check China Approved Food Contact Materials Additives for the full list of permitted FCM additives in China by now.