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 | Revision | |
Food Additive Standards | 2 | Revision | |
3 | GB 10287-2012 Food Additive Glycerol Ester Of Rosin And Glycerol Ester Of Hydrogenated Rosin | Revision | |
4 | Revision | ||
5 | Revision | ||
6 | Revision | ||
7 | Revision | ||
8 | Revision | ||
Food Product Standards | 9 | Revision | |
10 | Revision | ||
11 | 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 | Revision | |
19 | Revision | ||
20 | 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 | 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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