NHC Approved Seven New Food Contact Substances in China

Name

CAS number

Range of application

Maximum level (%)

Polymer of 2-propenoic acid,

2-methyl-, 2-oxiranylmethyl ester and 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, ethyl ester

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Coating and coating film of PVC

Appropriate level as required in production

Name

CAS number

Range of application

Maximum level (%)

Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate (Tween-65)

9005-71-4

Ink

0.046

Glycerides, C14-18 mono- and di-

67701-33-1

Ink

0.024

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), α-(1-oxooctadecyl)-ω-hydroxy-

9004-99-3

Ink

0.02

2,4-Hexadienoic acid, (E, E)-

110-44-1

Ink

0.008

Siloxanes and silicones, di-Me, reaction products with silica

67762-90-7

Ink

0.038

Name

CAS number

Common category name

Range of application

1,3-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with azacyclotridecan-2-one, 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid and 4,4'-methylenebis [2-methylcyclohexanamine]

62694-40-0

PA

Plastic