On November 18th, 2016, China NHFPC announced the release of the final version of "GB 9685-2016 Standard for uses of additives in food contact materials and their products" and 52 other national food safety standards.
GB 9685-2016 will be implemented on Oct 19th 2017. There are 1294 additives listed in GB 9685-2016. 22 additives were deleted from the original draft standard. An additional 9 product standards (GB 4806.3-GB 4806.11)were released and one general safety requirement(GB 4806.1)which details the materials and product requirements of enamel, ceramic, glass, plastics(resin), paper and paperboard, metal, painting and coating, rubber etc.. In addition 39 test standards for specific substances(GB 31604.11-GB 31604.49)were released.
The standard names and codes are shown below:
Number | Name |
GB 9685-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Standard for uses of additives in food contact materials and their products |
GB 5009.156-2016 | National Food Safety Standard : General rules of the pre-treatment method of the migration test for food contact materials and products |
GB 14934-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Disinfectant tableware |
GB 4789.15-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Microbiological detection and quantitative assessment of mould and yeast |
GB 4806.1-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: General safety requirements for food contact materials and products |
GB 4806.3-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Enamel products |
GB 4806.4-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Ceramic products |
GB 4806.5-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Glass products |
GB 4806.6-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Resins in plastic food contact materials |
GB 4806.7-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Plastic food contact materials and products |
GB 4806.8-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Paper, paperboard food contact materials and products |
GB 4806.9-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Metal food contact materials and products |
GB 4806.10-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Painting and coating in food contact materials and products |
GB 4806.11-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Rubber food contact materials and products |
GB 31604.11-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Volume of migration test for 1,3-bis(aminomethyl)benzene |
GB 31604.12-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Measurement and volume of migration test for 1,3-butadiene |
GB 31604.13-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Volume of migration test for 11-aminoundecanoic acid |
GB 31604.14-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Volume of migration test for 1-octene and tetrahydrofuran |
GB 31604.15-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Volume of migration test for melamine |
GB 31604.16-2016 | National Food Safety Standard : Food contact materials and products Measurement for styrene and ethylenzene |
GB 31604.17-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Measurement and volume of migration test for acrylonitrile |
GB 31604.18-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Volume of migration test for acrylamide |
GB 31604.19-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Measurement and volume of migration test for 2-oxohexamethylenimine |
GB 31604.20-2016 | National Food Safety Standard Food contact materials and products Volume of migration test for vinyl acetate |
GB 31604.21-2016 | National Food Safety Standard Food contact materials and products Volume of migration test for terephthalic acid |
GB 31604.22-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Measurement for dichlorodifluoromethane in expanded polystyrene products |
GB 31604.23-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Measurement for 2,3-diaminotoluene in compound food contact material |
GB 31604.24-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Volume of migration test for cadmium |
GB 31604.25-2016 | National Food Safety Standard : Food contact materials and products Volume of migration test for chromium |
GB 31604.26-2016 | National Food Safety Standard : Food contact materials and products Measurement and volume of migration test for epichlorohydrin |
GB 31604.27-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Measurement for ethylene oxide and propylene oxide in plastic |
GB 31604.28-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Measurement and volume of migration test for bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate |
GB 31604.29-2016 | National Food Safety Standard : Food contact materials and products Volume of migration test for methyl methacrylate |
GB 31604.30-2016 | National Food Safety Standard : Food contact materials and products Measurement and volume of migration test for phthalates |
GB 31604.31-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Measurement and volume of migration test for vinyl chloride |
GB 31604.32-2016 | National Food Safety Standard : Food contact materials and products Measurement for sulfur dioxide in wood materials |
GB 31604.33-2016 | National Food Safety Standard : Food contact materials and products Volume of migration test for nickel |
GB 31604.34-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Volume of migration test for lead |
GB 31604.35-2016 | National Food Safety Standard : Food contact materials and products Measurement for heptadecafluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) |
GB 31604.36-2016 | National Food Safety Standard : Food contact materials and products Measurement for creosote in cork |
GB 31604.37-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Measurement for triethylamine and tributylamine |
GB 31604.38-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Measurement and volume of migration test for arsenic |
GB 31604.39-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Measurement for 2,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl in paper food contact materials |
GB 31604.40-2016 | National Food Safety Standard : Food contact materials and products Volume of migration test for maleic acid and maleic anhydride |
GB 31604.41-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Volume of migration test for antimony |
GB 31604.42-2016 | National Food Safety Standard : Food contact materials and products Volume of migration test for zinc |
GB 31604.43-2016 | National Food Safety Standard : Food contact materials and products Volume of migration test for ethylenediamine and 1,6-hexanediamine |
GB 31604.44-2016 | National Food Safety Standard : Food contact materials and products Volume of migration test for ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol |
GB 31604.45-2016 | National Food Safety Standard : Food contact materials and products Volume of migration test for isocyanic acid |
GB 31604.46-2016 | National Food Safety Standard : Food contact materials and products Measurement and volume of migration test for free phenol |
GB 31604.47-2016 | National Food Safety Standard : Food contact materials and products Measurement for fluorescent brightener in paper, paperboard and their products |
GB 31604.48-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Volume of migration test for formaldehyde |
GB 31604.49-2016 | National Food Safety Standard: Food contact materials and products Measurement for arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead and volume of migration test for arsenic, cadmium, chromium, nickel, lead, antimony ,zinc |