NHFPC Published 7 New Approved Food Contact Additives and Other Relevant Updates - Regulatory News - Food & Food Contact Materials

On 31^st of October, NHFPC Notice No.9 approved 7 new food contact additives, expands 2 food contact additives with scope and usage, and approves 2 new food contact resins and 1 new food contact material. The detailed information of the new approved substances is as follows:

Table I New food contact additives

No.	CAS No.	English Name	Scope	Maximum Level of Use
1.	171885-12-4	Phenol,2,6-dimethyl-,homopolymer,fumarated	Plastic: PS	3.0%
2	-	2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with butyl 2-propenoate, 1,1'-(1,1-dimethyl-3-methylene-1, 3-propanediyl)bis[benzene], ethenylbenzene,(1-methylethenyl)benzene, methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and 2-propenoic acid, sodium salt, peroxydisulfuric acid([(HO)S(O)2]2O2) ammonium salt (1:2)-initiated	Paper and paperboard	0.065% count as dry paper
3	253430-12-5	Benzamide, 3,3'-[(2-chloro-1,4-phenylene)bis[imino(1-acetyl-2-oxo-2,1-ethanediyl)azo]]bis[4-methyl	Plastic	1.0%
4	68966-40-5	9-Octadecenoic acid (9Z)-,1,1'-[2,2-bis[[(1-oxooctadecyl)oxy]methyl]-1,3-pro panediyl] ester	Coating	Appropriate level as required in production
5	2768-02-7	Vinyltrimethoxysilane	Plastic: EVOH	0.16%
6	57843-53-5	N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis (2-hydroxypropyl) adipamide	Coating	8.8 mg/dm2
7	139-89-9	Trisodium N-(hydroxyethyl)-ethylenediaminetriacetate	Paper and paperboard	0.02 mg/dm

Table II Food contact additives with expanded scope and usage

No.	CAS No.	English Name	Extended approved scope	Maximum Level of Use
1	9003-11-6	Oxirane, 2-methyl-, polymer with oxirane	Paper and paperboard	1 mg/dm2
2	68611-44-9	Dichlorodimethylsilane reaction products with silica	Plastic: PVDF	50%

Table III New food contact resin

No.	CAS No.	Chemical Name/English Name	Scope	Maximum Level of Use
1.	24981-02-0	2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, ethyl ester, polymer with 2-propenenitrile and 2-propenoic acid	coating	Appropriate level as required in production
2	-	Copolymer of sorbic acid, bisphenol A, epoxy resin, styrene, methyl methacrylate, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and ethyl acrylate partially neutralized with dimethyl ethanol amine	coating	Appropriate level as required in production

Table IV New food contact material

No.	CAS No.	Chemical Name/English Name	Scope
1.	-	Amorphous hydrogenated carbon	Surface of PET container

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