China's National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) recently issued several new and expanded clearances for food-contact materials in China. Specifically, NHFCP's Announcement No. 8 (2013) approved four new additives and one new resin for use in food packaging, and expanded clearances for three other additives for food packaging. The chemical substances referenced in the Announcement are listed below.
New Additives for Food Packaging |
Name |
CAS No. |
3,4-diacetoxy-1-butene; DAB |
18085-02-4 |
|
Formamide, N-ethenyl-, homopolymer |
72018-12-3 |
|
Formamide, N-ethenyl-, polymer with ethenamine, hydrochloride |
111616-55-8 |
|
Titanium Nitride |
25583-20-4 |
|
New Resin for Food Packaging |
Ethenol polymer with ethene, 1-(vinyloxy) propan-2-ol, and 2-(vinyloxy)propan-1-o1 |
482589-30-0 |
Additives for Food Packaging with Expanded Use |
Cobalt Stearate; Cobalt Octadecanoate |
13586-84-0 |
Phenol, 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl) -, phosphite(3:1) |
31570-04-4 |
|
Stearic acid |
57-11-4 |
All of these substances may now be marketed in China and used for the applications referenced in the announcement. As GB 9685 Standard is presently under revision by the Chinese authorities, it is likely that the additive approvals above will be incorporated into the Standard during the revision. However, this is an administrative procedure and does not impact the current approval status of these substances.
The NHFPC announcement is available in Chinese at the following location: http://www.nhfpc.gov.cn/sps/s7890/201401/98263bfea50048789b62f5dcd2867d13.shtml
For information on the Chinese approval process for food packaging materials, see the PackagingLaw.com article, China Publishes Procedure for Clearing New Food-Contact Substances.