On October 16, 2020, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment consulted on six new varieties of food related products. Comments should be sent to biaozhun@cfsa.net.cn before November 16, 2020.
New FCM additives
Name | CAS No. | Application Scope | Maximum Level % | SML/ (mg/kg) |
Calcium hydroxide | 1305-62-0 | Plastic: PP | 0.05 | / |
Alkanes, C11-15-iso- | 90622-58-5 | Printing ink (indirect food contact) | 90 | 12 |
FCM additives with extended application scope
Name | CAS No. | Application Scope | Maximum Level % | SML/ (mg/kg) |
C.I. pigment blue 15 | 147-14-8 | Plastic: PCT | 0.025 | 5 (calculated as Cu) |
Glass fiber | 1309-42-8 | Plastic: PTFE | 25 | / |
Talc | 14807-96-6 | Bonding agent | As appropriate for production demands | / |
New resin for FCM
Name | CAS No. | Application Scope | Maximum Level % | SML/ (mg/kg) |
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with N-(butoxymethyl)-2-propenamide, ethenylbenzene and ethyl 2-propenoate | 26589-46-8 | Paints and coating | As appropriate for production demands | 6 (calculated as methacrylic acid); 6 (calculated as acrylic acid); ND[N-(butoxymethyl)-2-propenamide, DL=0.01mg/kg] |
See China Approved Food Contact Materials Additives and Resins Permitted in China for the full list of permitted FCM additives and resins in China by now.