Addivant receives formal food contact approval in canada for its nonylphenol-free antioxidant, weston 705

摘要

Addivant, the world leading supplier of liquid phosphite antioxidants for plastics, announced that its nonylphenol-free stabilizer, WESTON 705 has received a letter of no objection from the Bureau of Chemical Safety within Health Canada's Food Directorate allowing WESTON 705 to be used in a broad range of food contact applications. This latest authorization expends further WESTON 705 usability in food contact materials and is based on its recent U.S. FDA approval. It covers the use of WESTON 705 at levels up to 2000 ppm in linear low density polyethylene and high density polyethylene in contact with all types of food at temperatures up to 121 C. These conditions cover the vast majority of packaging applications and allow for a ubiquitous and flexible usage of WESTON 705 in food-contact packaging.