NHFPC published official notice on 14 chemicals usage to FCM for public consultation

Original Article by Ms. Selene Fan, CIRS

National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of China published an official notice regarding the approval for chemical additives usage in food contact materials (FCM) and new food contact materials for public consultation in China on August 8th, 2014.

According to the notice, 9 chemical substances are approved to be used as food contact additives, but the scope of usage is strictly limited to certain types. There are 5 resins approved to be used as food contact materials. The public consultation will last till September 15th, 2014. Stakeholders can make comments or communicate with authority during this time.

The original notice is in Chinese. CIRS listed the 14 chemicals for your reference:

Food contact additive

Item

CAS Number

Substance Name

Scope of Usage

1

71010-52-1

Gellan gum

Paper

2

68178-02-0

Iron titanium brown spinel

Coating

3

36604-80-5

2-Propenoic acid,2-methyl-,2-oxiranylmethylest
er, polymer with ethene and ethenyl acetate

Paper

4

82780-16-3

Reaction product of 2-ethylhexylglycidyl ether with polyethylene glycol

Paper, paperboard

5

939402-02-5

Phosphorousacid,mixed2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenyl and 4-(1,1-dimethylpropyl) phenyl triesters

Plastic

6

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Fatty acids, C18‐unsaturated, dimers, hydrogenated,
polymers with 1,4‐cyclohexanedimethanol,
ethylene glycol, hexahydro‐2‐oxo‐N‐[3,3,5‐trimethyl‐5‐
[[tetrahydro‐3,5‐bis[(5‐isocyanato‐1,3,3‐trimethylcyclohexyl) methyl]‐2,4,6‐trioxo‐1,3,5‐triazin‐1(2H)‐yl] methyl]
cyclohexyl]‐1H‐azepine‐1‐carboxamide, isophthalic acid and neopentyl glycol

Coating

7

12158-74-6

Copper Hydroxide Phosphate

Plastic

8

26875-67-2

2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with 2,2’-[(1- methylethylidene), bis (4,1-
phenyleneoxymethylene)] bis [oxirane]

Coating

9

/

Carbomonocycledisubstituted, polymer, with carbomono cycledicarboxyliccid, cycloalkane (C= 4-8) dialkanol, alkane (C= 8-12) dioic acid, alkane (C= 1-5) diol, alkyl (C= 1-5) -(hydroxyl alkyl)-alkane (C= 3-7) diol and alkyl-alkane (C= 3-7) diol

Coating

Food contact material

1

81229-87-0

1-Octadecene, polymer with 1-hexadecene and 4-methyl-1-pentene; PMP

2

1038843-64-9

Terephthalic acid, polymer with 1,4:3,6-dianhydro-D-glucitol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and 1,2-ethanediol;
PEICT;
PET

3

25038-91-9

1,4-Benzenedicarhoxylic acid, polymer with 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and 1,2-ethanediol;
PETG;
PET

4

24937-79-9

Po1yvinylidene fluoride;
PVdF

5

25155-83-3

1-Decene,polymer with 4-methyl-1-pentene;
PMP

Source

http://www.nhfpc.gov.cn/sps/s3585/201408/f413962097674953ba08e8662dc2015d.shtml

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