China to Revise 34 Food Standards and Create 46 New Ones

On the 29^th of September, China NHFPC published the “Plan for the 2017 Annual Food Safety Standards” opened for comments until the 15^th of October (fax 010 68792408).The document lists 34 existing National Standards to be revised and 46 new ones to be created. Here is a selection of the key standards mentioned in the “Plan”.

General standards:

Standard name	Created (C) or Revised (R)
National Food Safety Standard Maximum Levels of Mycotoxins in Foods (GB 2761-2017)	R

Health food:

Standard name	Created (C) or Revised (R)
National Food Safety Standard Health Food (GB 16740-2014)	R
Health food good manufacturing practice (GB 17405-1998)	R

Dairy products:

Standard name	Created (C) or Revised (R)
National Food Safety Standard Modified Milk (GB 25191-2010)	R
National Food Safety Standard Fermented Milk (GB 19302-2010)	R
National Food Safety Standard Whey Powder and Whey Protein Powder (GB 11674-2010)	R
National Food Safety Standard Cream, Butter and Anhydrous Milkfat (GB 19646-2010)	R
National Food Safety Standard Milk Powder (GB 19644-2010)	R
National Food Safety Standard Good Manufacturing Practice for Milk Products (GB 12693-2010)	R
National Food Safety Standard Good Manufacturing Practice for Powdered Formulae for Infants and Young Children (GB 23790-2010)	R

Complementary foods:

Standard name	Created (C) or Revised (R)
National Food Safety Standard Canned Complementary Foods for Infants and Young Children (GB 10770-2010)	R
National Food Safety Standard Cereal-based Complementary Foods for Infants and Young Children(GB 10769-2010)	R
National Food Safety Standard Complementary Food Supplements (GB 22570-2014)	R
Food for people with kidney disease	C

Food contact materials:

Standard name	Created (C) or Revised (R)
National Food Safety Standard General Rules for Migration Test of Food Contact Materials and Article(GB 31604.1-2015)	R
National Food Standard Metal Materials and Articles for Food Contact Use (GB 4806.9-2016)	R
National Food Safety Standard for Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Foodstuffs(GB 4806.7-2016)	R
National Food Safety Standard Paper and Paperboard in Contact with Foodstuffs(GB 4806.8-2016)	R
Cellophane in contact with foodstuffs	C
Food Contact Materials and Articles Determination of Migration Amount of 5-Ethylidene-2-norbornene	C
Food Contact Materials and Articles Determination of Residual Solvents	C

Microbiological Examination:

Standard name	Created (C) or Revised (R)
National Food Safety Standard Food Microbiological Examination Aerobic Plate Count (GB 4789.2-2016)	R
National Food Safety Standard Food Microbiological Examination-Commercial Sterilization Examination (GB 4789.26-2013)	R