On Dec. 12, 2018, China NHC announced the approval of 8 new food related products, including 5 new varieties of FCM additives, 2 novel resins, and 1 resin with expanded application scope.
5 new FCM additives
S/N. | Name | CAS | Scope | Maximum usage/% | SML/(mg/kg) | Notes |
1 | Rosin, polymer with formaldehyde and phenol | 67700-45-2 | Paints and coating | 5 | 15 (calculated as formaldehyde) | Maximum usage temperature for paints and coating containing this ingredient is 121℃ |
2 | 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 | / | Fluorine content: ≤ 45% Maximum usage temperature for paper and paperboard containing this ingredient: 100℃; No contact with baby food and breast milk |
3 | C.I. Pigment orange 79; Benzoic acid, 4-[(2-hydroxy-6-sulfo-1-naphthalenyl)azo]-, strontium salt (2:1) | 250640-08-5 | Plastic | 1 | / | Conform to colorant purity requirements in GB 9685-2016; Maximum usage temperature for plastic containing this substance: 121℃ |
4 | Formaldehyde, polymer with 2-methylphenol, Bu ether | 118685-25-9 | Paints and coating | 1 | 15 (calculated as formaldehyde) | Maximum usage temperature for paints and coating containing this ingredient: 121℃ |
5 | 1,3-Benzenedicarboxamide,N,N'-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperdinyl) | 42774-15-2 | Plastics: PET, EVOH, PA | PET: 0.5 EVOH, PA: 0.2 | 5 | EVOH containing this ingredient: it can only be used as interlayer that does not directly contact with food and the maximum thickness is 12μm. PA containing this ingredient: the maximum thickness is 50μm All FCM products containing this ingredient cannot contact with baby food and breast milk. |
2 new resins for food contact use
S/N. | Name | CAS | Scope | Maximum usage/% | SML/(mg/kg) | Notes |
1 | 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with 1,4-benzenediol, 2-(chloromethyl)oxirane, ethenylbenzene, ethyl 2-propenoate and 4,4enoate and 4,4,4and 4,44hylphenol], reaction products with 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol | / | Paints and coating | 40 | 5 (calculated as 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid); 7.5 (calculated as 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid); 5 (calculated as 1,4-butanediol) 30 (calculated as ethylene glycol) | The maximum usage temperature of paints and coating produced from this ingredient is 121℃, and it can only contact with food whose alcoholic content is less than 20%. |
2 | 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with 1,4-benzenediol, 2-(chloromethyl)oxirane, ethenylbenzene, ethyl 2-propenoate and 4,4enoate and 4,4,4and 4,44hylphenol], reaction products with 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol | / | Paints and coating | 75 | 0.6 (hydroquinone) 18 (2-(dimethylamino)ethanol) 6 (acrylic acid) 0.2 (calculated as the amount of 4, 4-methylene bis (2, 6-dimethylphenol), TMBPF-DGE, TMBPF-DGE∙H20 and TMBPF-DGE∙2H20) 0.05 (calculated as the amount of TMBPF-DGE∙HCl, TMBPF-DGE∙2HCl and TMBPF-DGE∙HCl∙H20) | Paints and coating produced from this ingredient cannot contact fatty food, baby food and breast milk. |
The resin with enlarged application scope
The application scope of “Terephthalic acid, polymer with 1,4:3,6-dianhydro-D-glucitol, 4-cyclohexanedimethanol and 1,2-ethanediol” has been expanded to food contact materials and articles used for infant and young children food (previously it is prohibited). The detailed information of this substance is listed below.
S/N. | Name | CAS | Scope | Generic category name | SML/(mg/kg) | Notes |
1 | Terephthalic acid, polymer with 1,4:3,6-dianhydro-D-glucitol, 4-cyclohexanedimethanol and 1,2-ethanediol | 1038843-64-9 | Plastics | PET | 30 (calculated as 1,2-ethanediol); 7.5 (calculated as 1,4-phthalicacid) 5 (1,4:3,6-dianhydro-D-glucitol) | Maximum usage temperature of plastics produced from this substance: 100℃. |