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China Drafts 2026 National Food Safety Standard Legislative Plan, Involving Food Additives, and FCM

On June 15, 2026, China's National Health Commission (NHC) released the official version of the 2025 National Food Safety Standard Legislative Plan. A total of 45 food standards are listed in the plan, including 24 standards to be formulated and 21standards to be revised. These standards span a wide range of areas, including food products, additives, testing methods, food contact materials, and more. The NHC is accepting public comments via fax at 010-68792408 until June 22.

List of Proposed Standards

Category

No.

Food Standard

Type

General standards

1

GB 2760-2024 Standard for Uses of Food Additives

Revision

Food Additive Standards

2

GB 1886.228-2016 Food Additive Carbon Dioxide

Revision

3

GB 10287-2012 Food Additive Glycerol Ester Of Rosin And Glycerol Ester Of Hydrogenated Rosin

Revision

4

GB 31624-2014 Food Additive Natural Carotene

Revision

5

GB 6227.1-2010 Food Additive Sunset Yellow

GB 1886.224-2016 Food Additive Sunset Yellow Aluminum Lake

Revision

6

GB 4479.1-2010 Food Additive Amaranth

GB 1886.219-2016 Food Additive Amaranth Aluminum Lake

Revision

7

GB 1886.220-2016 Food Additive Ponceau 4R

GB 1886.221-2016 Food Additive Ponceau 4R Altiminium Lake

Revision

8

GB 17512.1-2010 Food Additive Erythrosine

GB 17512.2-2010 Food Additive Erythrosine Aluminum Lake

Revision

Food Product Standards

9

GB 2730-2015 Cured Meat Products

Revision

10

GB 17400-2015 Instant Noodle

Revision

11

GB 2714-2015 Preserved Vegetables

Revision

12

Animal Protein Peptide

Revision

13

Caseinates

Formulation

14

Yeast Extract

Formulation

15

Acid Hydrolyzed Protein Seasoning

Formulation

16

D-Allulose

Formulation

17

Cream Powder

Amendment Sheet

Physical and chemical testing standards

18

GB 31604.20-2016 Food Contact Materials and Articles Determination of Migration Amount of Vinyl Acetate

Revision

19

GB 5009.215-2016 Determination of Organotin in Food

Revision

20

GB 5009.18-2025 Determination of Fluorine in Food

Revision

21

Food Contact Materials and Articles Determination of Migration Amount of 1-Hexene

Formulation

22

Determination of Tea polyphenols in Food

Formulation

23

Determination ofε-polylysine in Food

Formulation

24

Determination of Curcumin in Food

Formulation

25

Determination of Lac Dye Red in Food

Formulation

26

Determination of Lysozyme in Food

Formulation

27

Food Contact Materials and Articles Determination of Migration Amount of Cyclooctene and 2-Phenylpropene

Formulation

28

Food Contact Materials and Articles Determination of Migration Amount of Dimethyl Isophthalate

Formulation

29

Determination of Citrulline and Ornithine in Food

Formulation

30

Determination of 1,6 Fructose Diphosphate in Food

Formulation

31

GB 5009.169-2016 Determination of Taurine in Food

GB 5009.84-2016 Determination of Vitamin B1 in Food

GB 5009.285-2022 Determination of Vitamin B12 in Food

GB 5009.158-2016 Determination of Vitamin K1 in Food

GB 5009.259-2023 Determination of Biotin in Food

GB 5009.248-2016 Determination of Xanthin in Food

Amendment Sheet

Microbial testing standards

32

GB 4789.13-2012 Food Microbiological Examination for Clostridium Perfringens

Revision

33

GB 4789.29-2020 Food Microbiological Examination for Bongkrekic Acid-producing Burkholderia gladioli

Revision

34

Food Microbiological Examination for Hepatitis E Virus

Formulation

35

Food Microbiological Examination for Hepatitis A Virus

Formulation

36

Food Microbiological Examination for the Counting of Enterococcus

Formulation

37

Inspection of Food Starter Cultures - Leuconostoc

Formulation

38

Inspection of Food Starter Cultures - Staphylococcus

Formulation

Toxicological testing standards

39

Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC) Method

Formulation

Radioactive substances standards

40

Method for the Determination of Radionuclides in Foods by High-Purity Germanium Gamma-Ray Spectrometry

Formulation

Nutrition and special dietary food standards

41

Nutritionally Complete Formula Food for Stroke Patients

Formulation

42

General Requirements for Amino Acids Used in Foods for Special Dietary Uses

Formulation

43

GB 1903.12-2015 Nutritional Fortification Substances L- Selenium - Methyl Selenocysteine

Revision

44

Nutritional Fortification Substances Magnesium Lactate

Formulation

45

Nutritional Fortification Substances Calcium aspartate

Revision

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