Eight New Food Contact Substances Open for Public Consultation

Feb 04, 2021 from CIRS by Sunny

On 4 February, 2021, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued 8 new food contact additives and resins passing the technical review of the CFSA Expert Review Committee and now opens for public comments. These include 1 new food contact additive, 3 food contact additive with expanded scope, and 4 new food contact resins. The deadline for public comments is 27 February, 2021.

(1) New food contact additive (1 type)

Name	CAS number	Range of application	Maximum level (%)
Silicic acid, sodium salt, reaction product with chlorotrimethylsilane and isopropyl alcohol	68988-56-7	Paper and paperboard	0.00585

(2) Food contact additives with expanded scope (3 types)

Name	CAS number	Range of application	Maximum level (%)
Talc	14807-96-6	Plastic: PLA	30
Phosphorous trichloride, reaction products with 1,1’-biphenyl and 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenol	119345-01-6	Plastic: PPSU, PESU	PPSU: 0.15 PESU: 0.115
C.I. Solvent Red 135	20749-68-2	Plastic: PCT	0.03

(3) New food contact resins (4 types)

Name	CAS number	Range of application	Maximum level (%)
2-Butenedioic acid (E)-, polymer with 1,3-isobenzofurandione and tricyclodecanedimethanol	68784-89-4	Coating and coating film	15 (count as the dry weight of coating)
1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, and 1,6-hexanediol	/	Coating and coating film	80 (count as the dry weight of coating)
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with N-(butoxymethyl)-2-propenamide, ethenylbenzene and ethyl 2-propenoate	26589-46-8	Coating and coating film	Appropriate level
2,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, 2,6-dimethyl ester, polymer with 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,2-ethanediol, 2,2’-oxybis[ethanol] and β3,β3,β9,β9-tetramethyl-2,4,8,10- tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecane-3,9-diethanol	2146168-28-5	Plastic	Appropriate level

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