On 2 June, 2020, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) approved twenty-eight new food contact substances, including 7 new food contact additives, 8 food contact additives with expanded scope, 10 new food contact resins, and 3 food contact resins with expanded scope. (1) New food contact additives Name CAS number Range of application Maximum level (%) Zinc caprylate 557-09-5 Plastic: EVOH 0.06 Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl gro

NHC Approved Twenty-eight New Food Contact Substances in China

On June 12, 2020, the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) issued the &quot;Administrative Measures on Import and Export Food Safety (Draft for Comment)&quot; (hereinafter referred to as &quot;Administrative Measures&quot;), which is open to the public for comments. The deadline for public comments is July 11, 2020. The &quot;Administrative Measures&quot; includes the inspection and quarantine requirements for import and export of meat, aquatic products, dairy produc

The Chinese Labels for Imported Health Foods and Special Dietary Foods are Intended to be Directly Printed on the Package

On 8 June, 2020, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued 2 new food contact additives and resins passing the technical review of the CFSA Expert Review Committee for public comments, including 1 food contact additive with expanded scope, and 1 food contact resin with expanded scope. The deadline for public comments is 29 June, 2020. (1) Food contact additive with expanded scope Name Polyethylene CAS No. 9002-88-4 Scope Plastic: POM Maximum Level o

Name	2-Propenoic acid, polymer with 1,3-butadiene and ethenylbenzene
CAS No.	25085-39-6
Scope	Adhesive
Maximum Level of Use	Appropriate level
SML/QM	6 mg/kg (SML: count as Acrylic acid); ND (SML: 1,3-butadiene, DL=0.01 mg/kg); 1 (QM: 1,3-butadiene);
Remark	Adhesives produced with this substance as raw materials can only be used as pressure sensitive adhesive for indirect contact food, and the adhesive can only for filling into a tin at room temperature for long-term storage (including hot filling and pasteurization under conditions: T≤70 oC, t≤2 h or T≤100 oC, t≤15 min).

Name	Polyethylene
CAS No.	9002-88-4
Scope	Plastic: POM
Maximum Level of Use	0.3
SML/QM	/
Remark	The use temperature of the POM plastic materials and articles which added this substance shall not exceed 121 oC.

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