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China Consults on 11 New Varieties of Food-related Products

Food contact material containing rosin, ester with glycerol, which was successfully submitted for the application by REACH24H, should not be used to contact infant and young children food or breast milk.

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.

* The application of rosin, ester with glycerol was successfully submitted by REACH24H, the company that ChemLinked belongs to. Please contact us for compliance service as your need.

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. 

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