On June 9, 2020, regulatory news provider Chemical Watch reported that China’s National Health Commission (NHC) has approved seven additional additives and ten resins for use in food contact materials (FCMs). The announcement from the NHC on May 20, 2020 includes an annex with a full list of the substances. A simplified list of the substances is provided below, and Chemical Watch provides further background on their previous and new uses as well as an overview of an additional set of eight additives and three resins approved for an expanded scope of use. Many of these substances have been approved following an earlier public consultation that ended in September 2019 (FPF reported).

New additives:

  • zinc caprylate (CAS 557-09-5)
  • siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl group-terminated, diesters with poly(2-oxepanone), diacetates (CAS 116810-47-0)
  • polymer of 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propandiol, ethylene glycol, isophthalic acid, dimethyl terephthalate, dimer acid and trimellitic anhydride (CAS 157479-47-5)
  • nepheline syenite (CAS 37244-96-5)
  • copolymer of 1,2,4-benzenetricarboxylic anhydride, 4,4’-diphenylmethane diisocyanate and 3,3’-dimethyl-4,4’-biphenylene diisocyanate (CAS 133078-67-8)
  • siloxanes and silicones, di-me, me hydrogen, reaction products with vinyl group terminated di-me siloxanes (CAS 156065-02-0)
  • polymer of 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propandiol, ethylene glycol, isophthalic acid, sebacic acid, terephthalic acid and trimellitic anhydride (no CAS)

New resins:

  • 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester, polymer with ethenylbenzene, 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate and methyl 2-propenoate (CAS 74082-28-3)
  • 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester, polymer with butyl 2-propenoate, ethenyl acetate and 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate (CAS 193542-91-5)
  • 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester, polymer with ethenyl acetate and 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate (CAS 26794-25-2)
  • 2-propenoic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester, polymer with ethenyl acetate (CAS 25067-02-1)
  • 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanoland 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol (CAS 164002-50-0)
  • 2,4-hexadienoic acid, (2E,4E)-, polymer with 1,4-benzenediol, 2-(chloromethyl)oxirane, ethyl 2-propenoate, 4,4’-methylenebis[2,6-dimethylphenol], methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, 2-methyl-2-propenoic acid and 2-propenoic acid, reaction products with 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol (no CAS)
  • 5-isobenzofurancarboxylic acid, 1,3-dihydro-1,3-dioxo-, polymer with 1,2-ethanediol (CAS 43011-20-7)
  • formaldehyde, polymer with 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenol and bisphenol A (CAS 54579-44-1)
  • polymer of ethylene glycol, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, dimethyl ester and adipic acid (CAS 82076-71-9)
  • 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,4-butanediol, terephthalic acid, dimethyl ester and hexanedioic acid (CAS 82076-69-5)

Read more

Chemical Watch (June 9, 2020). “China approves new additives and resins for use in food contact materials.”

References

NHC (May 19, 2020). “Announcement (No. 4 of 2020).” (in Chinese)

NHC (May 19, 2020). “瑞士乳杆菌R0052等4种新食品原料.” (in Chinese) (pdf)

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