On November 27th 2017, China National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) published No. 11 Notice in 2017. Six new food-related varieties intended for food contact materials were officially approved. One of the new substances, dossier prepared and fully supported by Intertek, was also successfully approved.

The substance support by Intertek is approved as a new additive in food contact materials and articles. Previously, the substance was not in the positive list in National Food Safety Standards or Notices by the NHFPC. According to the requirements in China Food Safety Law and Requirements on administration licensing managements on Food-related Product Varieties, this kind of variety cannot be used as additives unless it files for petition to NHFPC and get officially approved.

In this petition, the dossier was fully prepared and assisted by Intertek. The dossier includes the application form, application chemical’s physical and chemical properties, technical necessity, usage and use condition, production process, quality specifications, test method and report, toxicological safety assessment materials, migration level and/or residue level, estimated dietary exposure and its assessment method, domestic and overseas information or documents for allowable use conditions and other useful documents. All the documents successfully passed the review of the expert committee, and then approved by NHFPC. Finally, this new substance is authorized to be used as additive in food contact materials and articles.

The NHFPC Notice is available in the link below: