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Six new varieties of Chinese food contact materials and products have been approved!


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2025-07-07

On July 2, 2025, the National Health Commission approved the release of six new varieties of Chinese food contact materials and products.

 
 

On July 2, 2025, the National Health Commission issued a notice on 20 "Three New Foods" (Announcement No. 4 of 2025), approving 6 new varieties of Chinese food contact materials and products.

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6 new varieties of food related products
 

 

01
 
Ammonium laurate

The National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Additives in Food Contact Materials and Products (GB 9685-2016) has approved this substance as an additive for use in paper and cardboard materials and products. This announcement approves the expansion of its scope of use to food contact coatings and coatings.

This substance has good emulsification and dispersion effects, which can improve the glossiness and transparency of the prepared coating. After safety assessment, the paint and coating with the added substance can be used safely. Due to insufficient safety information on the use of ammonium laurate in infants and young children, considering the principle of risk prevention, this type of material is restricted from being used in the production of food contact materials and products specifically for infants and young children. Other usage requirements shall be implemented in accordance with the announcement regulations. The US Food and Drug Administration, European Commission, Southern Common Market, and Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare all allow the use of this substance for food contact coatings and coatings.

 

02
 
Polymer of Adipic Acid and 2-ethyl-2-hydroxymethyl-1,3-propanediol

The National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Additives in Food Contact Materials and Products (GB 9685-2016) has approved this substance as an additive for adhesives. This announcement approves the expansion of its scope of use to food contact coatings and coatings.

This substance has good compatibility with commonly used solvents and resin systems, and can improve the adhesion between coatings and substrates. After safety assessment, coatings and paints containing this substance can be safely used by all individuals at temperatures not exceeding 121 ℃. Other usage requirements shall be implemented in accordance with the announcement regulations. Both the US Food and Drug Administration and the European Commission allow the use of this substance in food contact coatings and coatings.

 

03
 
3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane

The National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Additives in Food Contact Materials and Products (GB 9685-2016), the original National Health and Family Planning Commission Announcement No. 3 of 2018, and the National Health Commission Announcement No. 4 of 2020 have approved this substance as an additive for coatings and coatings, adhesives, polyamide (PA) and polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) plastic materials and products.

This announcement approves the expansion of its use scope to unsaturated polyester resin (UP) plastic materials and products for food contact. This substance can improve the interfacial compatibility between unsaturated polyester resin and glass fiber. After safety assessment, UP plastic materials and products containing this substance can be safely used when the temperature is not higher than 70 ℃, the ethanol content of the food they come into contact with is not higher than 20%, and the S/V does not exceed 2 dm ²/kg when in contact with food. Considering the insufficient safety information of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane for infants and young children, and based on the principle of risk prevention, this type of material is restricted from being used in the production of food contact materials and products specifically for infants and young children. Other usage requirements shall be implemented in accordance with the announcement regulations. The European Commission, the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, and the Swiss Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs all allow the use of this substance in UP plastic materials and products for food contact.

 

 

04
 
Di (2-ethylhexyl) adipate

The National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Additives in Food Contact Materials and Products (GB 9685-2016) has approved this substance as an additive for use in various plastic materials and products such as rubber, adhesives, polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) used in food contact.

This announcement approves the expansion of its use scope to polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) plastic materials and products for food contact. As a plasticizer, this substance can control the melting degree of PVDF and improve the plasticity of PVDF plastic materials and products. After safety assessment, PVDF plastic materials and products containing this substance can be safely used by all individuals under the conditions of not exceeding 70 ℃, usage time not exceeding 24 hours, no free fat on the surface of the food in contact, and ethanol content not exceeding 50%. Other usage requirements shall be implemented in accordance with the announcement regulations. The US Food and Drug Administration, European Commission, and Southern Common Market all allow the use of this substance in PVDF plastic materials and products for food contact.

 

05
 
Esters of C12~C18 straight chain fatty acids and C12~C18 straight chain fatty alcohols

The National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Additives in Food Contact Materials and Products (GB 9685-2016) and the National Health Commission Announcement No. 1 of 2023 have approved the use of this substance for food contact paper and cardboard, plastic materials and products (maximum usage of 0.1%).

This announcement approves an increase in the maximum usage of plastic materials and products in contact with food to 0.5%. This substance, as a lubricant, can reduce the friction coefficient of plastics, improve their wear resistance and flowability. After safety assessment, PET plastic materials and products containing this substance can be safely used by all individuals after being filled at room temperature (including hot filling, pasteurization, or other heat treatments) and stored at room temperature for a long time; Other plastic materials and products can be safely used by all populations when they do not contain free fat on the surface of the food they come into contact with and have an ethanol content of no more than 50%. Other usage requirements shall be implemented in accordance with the announcement regulations. The US Food and Drug Administration, European Commission, and Southern Common Market all allow the use of this substance for plastic materials and products in contact with food.

 

 

06
 
Polymer of 1,3-phthalic acid with 1,4-phthalic acid, 1,4-butanediol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, trimellitic anhydride, and 1,2-ethylene glycol

This announcement approves the polymer of 1,3-phthalic acid with 1,4-phthalic acid, 1,4-butanediol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, trimellitic anhydride, and 1,2-ethylene glycol as a new type of resin for food contact use in coatings and coatings.

This substance is the main film-forming resin of coatings, with good bending resistance and corrosion resistance. After safety assessment, coatings produced from this substance can be safely used by all individuals when stored at room temperature for a long time after being filled at room temperature (including hot filling, pasteurization, or other heat treatments). Other usage requirements shall be implemented in accordance with the announcement regulations. Both the European Commission and the Southern Common Market allow the use of this substance for food contact coatings and coatings.

 

 

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