China - Proposed New Substances related to Food Contact Materials And Articles
The China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) has proposed 2 kinds of substances related to food contact materials and articles. Here are the highlights:
Expansion of the scope of additive used in food contact material and article
| Items | CAS No. | Scope | Maximum amount to be used | Specific Migration Limit (SML)/ mg/kg |
Max Residue (QM)/ mg/kg |
Note |
| Carbon black | 133-86-4 | Plastic: Polyphenyl sulfone (PPSU) |
0.5% | - | - | The substance contains less than 1% toluene extract and less than 0.25 mg/kg of benzo[a]pyrene; it shall meet the purity requirements for colorants in Appendix A of GB 9685. The above-mentioned restricted use requirements shall be marked in accordance with the provisions of GB4806.1. |
| Octadecanamide, N,N'-1,2-ethanediylbis-, reaction products with azacyclotridecan-2-one homopolymer and 1-isocyanatoo ctadecane |
338462-62-7 | Plastic: polyethylene (PE); polypropylene (PP) | 0.3% |
|
1 (as isocyanate) | PE and PP plastic materials and products containing this substance shall not be used in the production of food contact materials and products for infants and young children; and they may be used under conditions 1 to 5 in Table 6 of GB31604.1-2023. The above-mentioned restricted use requirements shall be marked in accordance with the provisions of GB4806.1. |
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