Five New Food Contact Substances Open for Public Comments

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On 21 April, 2021, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued 5 new food contact additives and resins passing the technical review of the CFSA Expert Review Committee for public comments. These 5 substances includes 1 new food contact additive, 1 food contact additive with expanded scope, and 3 new food contact resins. The deadline for public comments is 13 May, 2021.

(1) New food contact additive (1 type)

Name	CAS number	Range of application	Maximum level (%)
2-Propen-1-aminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-2-propen-1-yl-, chloride (1:1), polymer with 2-propenamide, decarboxylated, hydrochlorides	913068-94-7	Paper and paperboard	0.5 (count as the dry paper)

(2) Food contact additive with expanded scope (1 type)

Name	CAS number	Range of application	Maximum level (%)
Paraffin wax	8002-74-2	Rubber	3

(3) New food contact resins (3 types)

Name	CAS number	Range of application	Maximum level (%)
1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, and 1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl	/	Coating and coating film	80 (count as the dry weight of coating)
Styrene polymer with ethyl acrylate, methacrylic acid and glycidyl methacrylate	56990-26-2	Coating and coating film	82.1 (count as the dry weight of coating)
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and 2-propenoic acid	39332-53-1	Coating and coating film	16.3 (count as the dry weight of coating)

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