China Market Updates: New Substances and Materials Safe for Food Contact Use Approved by National Health Commission
Jan. 14 2025
The National Health Commission (NHC) of China announced new food ingredients and related products (including food contact materials and additives) that been evaluated and approved in the notification in December 2024. This update lists the additives and resins that have been approved.
1. Expanded scope of additives for food contact materials and products.
| Substance | Scope of usage | Requirement(s) | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
1,3,5-Trimethyl-2,4,6-tris CAS No.:1709-70-2 | Plastic: 1-Propene, polymer with carbon monoxide and ethene | Maximum amount of usage / %
| - |
2. New resin for food contact materials and products.
| Substance | Scope of usage | Requirement(s) | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co3-hydroxyhexanoate) CAS No.：147398-31-0 | Plastic | Specific migration limit / mg/kg:
| Maximum temperature of PHA plastic materials and products made of this substance shall not exceed 100℃, shall not be especially used for infant’s food contact applications The restrictive condition shall be labelled according to GB 4806.1. |
Source: http://www.nhc.gov.cn/sps/s7892/202412/c8baf921bd574b95935fed93dfa5f1d0.shtml
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