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On July 28, 2022, China National Health Commission (NHC) jointly with the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) unveiled 36 new national food safety standards and 3 amendment sheets. The 36 new GB standards include 1 standard for contaminants limit, 3 for food products, 3 for food-related products, 9 for nutritional fortifiers, 9 for food testing methods and 11 for food additives. The full list and details are as follows:
The 36 New GB Standards:
S/N | Title | Implementation Date | Status |
1 | December 30, 2022 | Newly revised | |
2 | December 30, 2022 | Newly revised | |
3 | December 30, 2022 | Newly revised | |
4 | December 30, 2022 | Newly revised | |
5 | December 30, 2022 | Newly revised | |
6 | December 30, 2022 | Newly revised | |
7 | December 30, 2022 | Newly established | |
8 | December 30, 2022 | Newly established | |
9 | December 30, 2022 | Newly established | |
10 | GB 1886.363-2022 Food Additive Vegetable Activated Carbon (Rice Husk Activated Carbon) | December 30, 2022 | Newly established |
11 | December 30, 2022 | Newly established | |
12 | GB 1903.26-2022 Food Nutritional Fortification Substance Docosahexaenoic Acid Oil (Tuna Oil) | December 30, 2022 | Newly established |
13 | GB 1903.27-2022 Food Nutritional Fortification Substance Galacto-oligosaccharides | December 30, 2022 | Newly established |
14 | GB 1903.30-2022 Food Nutritional Fortification Substance Polyfructosan | December 30, 2022 | Newly established |
15 | GB 1903.33-2022 Food Nutritional Fortification Substance Cytidine 5'-Monophosphate (5'-CMP) | December 30, 2022 | Newly established |
16 | GB 1903.40-2022 Food Nutritional Fortification Substance Fructooligosaccharide | December 30, 2022 | Newly established |
17 | GB 1903.55-2022 Food Nutritional Fortification Substance Potassium L-ascorbate | December 30, 2022 | Newly established |
18 | GB 1903.56-2022 Food Nutritional Fortification Substance Sodium Selenate | December 30, 2022 | Newly established |
19 | GB 1903.57-2022 Food Nutritional Fortification Substance Manganese Citrate | December 30, 2022 | Newly established |
20 | GB 1903.58-2022 Food Nutritional Fortification Substance Manganese Carbonate | December 30, 2022 | Newly established |
21 | June 30, 2023 | Newly revised | |
22 | GB 4789.2-2022 Food Microbiological Examination for Determination of Aerobic Plate Count | December 30, 2022 | Newly revised |
23 | GB 4806.8-2022 Paper and Paperboard in Contact with Foodstuffs | June 30, 2023 | Newly revised |
24 | December 30, 2022 | Newly established | |
25 | December 30, 2022 | Newly revised | |
26 | December 30, 2022 | Newly revised | |
27 | December 30, 2022 | Newly revised | |
28 | December 30, 2022 | Newly revised | |
29 | December 30, 2022 | Newly established | |
30 | December 30, 2022 | Newly revised | |
31 | December 30, 2022 | Newly revised | |
32 | GB 8538-2022 Determination of Natural Mineral Water for Drinking | December 30, 2022 | Newly revised |
33 | December 30, 2022 | Newly revised | |
34 | June 30, 2023 | Newly revised | |
35 | December 30, 2022 | Newly revised | |
36 | December 30, 2022 | Newly established |
The 3 Amendment Sheets
S/N | Title | Implementation Date |
1 | GB 1886.87-2015 Food Additive Beeswax (No.1 Amendment Sheet) | June 30, 2022 |
2 | GB 1886.92-2016 Food Additive Sodium Stearyl Lactylate (No.1 Amendment Sheet) | June 30, 2022 |
3 | GB 1886.179-2016 Food Additive Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate (No.1 Amendment Sheet) | June 30, 2022 |
Noteworthy GB Standards
Beverage
GB 7101-2022 Beverage expands the application scope to cover novel types of beverages such as drinks containing soybean protein. Compared with the current version, the updated one details the definition, revises the microbial limits, and clarifies the labeling requirement for beverage containing strains.
More details and interpretations can be found here.
Dairy Products
GB 13102-2022 Condensed Dairy Products adds the technical requirements for condensed milk for food industrial use as well as low-fat and skimmed condensed milk products. The amendment makes up the regulation vacancy of those novel products.
GB 25192-2022 Processed Cheese and Cheese Products increase the minimum cheese level for processed cheese from 15% to 50%. Besides, a new category named "cheese product" is included, whose cheese content ranged from 15% to 50%.
More details and interpretations can be found here.
Food Contact Materials (FCM)
GB 4806.8-2022 Paper and Paperboard in Contact with Foodstuffs defines silicone paper as one kind of paper articles, and updates the migration index and residue limits.
GB 4806.12-2022 Bamboo and Wood in Contact with Foodstuffs has filled the gap of legislative supervision on food contact bamboo and wood articles.
More details and interpretations can be found here.
Contaminants Limits in Food
GB 2762-2022 Maximum Levels of Contaminants in Foods revises the maximum level of lead, cadmium, mercury, arsenic, chromium, benzo[a]pyrene, and polychlorinated biphenyls in foods. Foods are now subject to stricter limits of contaminants, especially the maximum level of lead. The lead limits in most foods are tightened, including infant formula, dairy products, meat and products thereof, etc.
More details and interpretations can be found here.
All the full text of GB standards and old versions mentioned are available on ChemLinked Food Regulatory Database now. For English version, please feel free to contact us.
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