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GB 28050-2025 National Food Safety Standard General Rules for Nutrition Labeling of Prepackaged Foods
Local Title:
GB 28050-2025 食品安全国家标准 预包装食品营养标签通则
Country/Region:
Chinese Mainland
Competent Authority:
State Administration for Market Regulation;  National Health Commission
Type:
Standard
Status:
To be enforced
Release Date:
2025-03-16
Implementation Date:
2027-03-16
Applicable Scope:
Aquatic & aquatic products; Alcoholic products; Bakery food; Beverage; Candy products; Condiment; Egg & egg products; Food additive; Food for special dietary uses; Frozen drinks; Fruits & vegetables; Grain & grain products; Health food; Infant formula food; Meat & meat products; Milk & milk products; Oil & oil products; Sweeteners; Others
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Official GB 28050-2025 National Food Safety Standard General Rules for Nutrition Labeling of Prepackaged Foods
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GB 28050-2025 National Food Safety Standard General Rules for Nutrition Labeling of Prepackaged Foods
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Summary

This standard applies to the description and explanation of nutrition information in nutrition labels of prepackaged foods.

This standard applies to the nutrition labels of prepackaged foods directly provided to consumers. For prepackaged foods not directly provided to consumers and food storage and transportation packaging, if they bear a nutrition label, the labeling should comply with this standard. 

It includes: 

1 Scope

2 Terms and definitions

3 General requirements

4 Mandatory labeling items

5 Optional labeling items

6 Expressing method of nutritional components

7 Prepackaged foods exempt from mandatory nutrition labeling

8 Others

Annex A Nutrient Reference Values (NRV) for nutrition labels and their usage methods
Annex B Nutrition label format specifications
Annex C Requirements, conditions, and synonyms for energy and nutrient content claims and comparative claims
Annex D Standard terminology for energy and nutrient content claims
Annex E (Informative) Recommendations for reference values of prepackaged food portions

Read more at ChemLinked News: China Promulgates GB 28050-2025 National Food Safety Standard General Rules for Nutrition Labeling of Prepackaged Foods

History
2025-03-16
GB 28050-2025 National Food Safety Standard General Rules for Nutrition Labeling of Prepackaged Foods
To be enforced
Release Date: 2025-03-16
Implementation Date : 2027-03-16
2021-09-26
2020-08-31
2011-10-12
In force
Release Date: 2011-10-12
Implementation Date : 2013-01-01
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