China Proposes to Approve Eight New Varieties of Food-related Products

PET plastic materials and articles with silicon dioxide coatings made from the monomers hexamethyldisiloxane and hexamethyldisilazane should not be used for irradiated food, or contact with infant and young children food or breast milk.

On June 29, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) opened eight new varieties of food-related products to public feedback, including one new variety of substance applied in food contact materials (FCM), one new variety of FCM additive, five FCM additives with expanded application scope, and one new variety of disinfectant raw material. Any comment shall be sent back to CFSA prior to July 21, 2021.

One New Variety of Substance Applied in FCM

Name

CAS Number

Application Scope

Maximum Usage/%

SML/(mg/kg)

QM/(mg/kg)

Notes

Silicon dioxide coatings made from the monomers hexamethyldisiloxane and

hexamethyldisilazane

PET coating

0.05 (hexamethyldisiloxane)

PET plastic materials and articles with this coating can only be used for room-temperature filling and long-term storage (including hot filling in the condition of Temperature (T)≤70℃, time (t)≤2h or T≤100℃, t≤15min and pasteurization). PET plastic material and articles containing this substance cannot be used for irradiated food, or to contact with infant and young children food or breast milk.

One New FCM Additive Variety

Name	CAS Number	Application Scope	Maximum Usage/%	SML/(mg/kg)	QM/(mg/kg)	Notes
2-Propenoi acid, polymer with 2,5-furandione and 2-propenamide, sodium salt	1630821-33-8	Paper and paperboard	0.041 (calculate as dried paper)	/	ND (acrylamide, DL=0.01 mg/kg); 6 (calculate as acrylic acid); 30 (calculate as maleic acid)	/

Five FCM Additive with Expanded Application Scope

Name	CAS Number	Application Scope	Maximum Usage/%	SML/(mg/kg)	QM/(mg/kg)	Notes
Maltodextin	9050-36-6	Adhesive	As necessary for production	/	/	/
C.I. pigment blue 15	147-14-8	Plastic: PLA	0.7	/	/	The usage time of PLA plastic material and articles containing this substance shall be within 1 hour. This substance should comply with colorant purity requirement specified in GB 9685-2016 Appendix A.
C.I. pigment red 254	84632-65-5	Plastic: PLA	1.4	/	/	The usage time of PLA plastic material and articles containing this substance shall be within 1 hour. This substance should comply with colorant purity requirement specified in GB 9685-2016 Appendix A.
Carbo black	1333-86-4	Plastic: PLA	1.5	/	/	The usage time of PLA plastic material and articles containing this substance shall be within 1 hour. This substance should comply with colorant purity standard specified in GB 9685-2016 Appendix A.
C.I. pigment yellow 180	77804-81-0	Plastic: PLA	0.5	/	/	The usage time of PLA plastic material and articles containing this substance shall be within 1 hour. This substance should comply with colorant purity requirement specified in GB 9685-2016 Appendix A.

One New Disinfectant Raw Material Variety

Name

CAS Number

Application Scope

Notes

Peroxyoctanoic acid

33734-57-5

1. The surface of tools, equipment or food packaging materials that are in direct contact with food;

2. Tableware

For disinfectant products containing this substance, the usage scope and method shall be indicated in the label and usage instruction to ensure that the concentration of the substance in the solution meets the following requirements:

1. The content of peroxyoctanoic acid used in the surface of tools, equipment or food packaging materials that are in direct contact with food shall not exceed 122 mg/ L;

2. The content of peroxyoctanoic acid used in tableware shall not exceed 52 mg/ L;

Check China Approved Food Contact Materials Additives for the full list of permitted FCM additives in China by now.