China Consults on Amending Excessive Packaging Rules for Canned Food and Cereal-based Complementary Infant Foods

On November 25, 2025, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the draft of the No. 3 Amendment to the mandatory national standard GB 23350-2021 Requirements of Restricting Excessive Package - Foods and Cosmetics for public consultation. The draft proposes to refine the packaging requirements for canned foods by setting different necessary space coefficients (k-values) for different subcategories and adjusts the k-value for certain infant foods. The deadline for providing feedback is January 24, 2026. The amendment is scheduled to enter into force on the date of its official promulgation.