China’s National Health Commission (NHC) released a draft amendment to its Standard for Uses of Additives in Food Contact Materials and Articles (GB 9685-2016, FPF reported) for public comment on February 13, 2023. According to the draft, additives approved for use in rubber are now also allowed for use in silicone rubber. A further correction is made about the specific migration limit of 5-Isobenzofurancarbonyl chloride, 1,3-dihydro-1,3-dioxo-, polymer with 4,4′-methylenebis[benzenamine]. Furthermore, three new categories of specific migration limits are added as described within Keller and Heckman’s recent article and corresponding to the Commission Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 on plastic food contact materials (FPF reported).
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National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China (February 13, 2023) “Letter from the secretariat of the National Food Safety Standards Review Committee on 38 national food safety standards (draft for comments), including the limit of nitrite in food.” (in Mandarin Chinese)
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Keller and Heckman, LLP (March 1, 2023). “China releases draft amendment to GB standard on additives used in food contact materials and articles.”
European Union (January 14, 2011). “Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food Text with EEA relevance.”
