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On March 27, 2025, National Health Commission (NHC) and State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) jointly released No. 2 announcement, enacting 50 new national food safety standards and 9 amendment sheets to existing ones. This article lists name of the standards and their corresponding implementable dates, and key changes in select standards.
List of the GB Standards
Name | Implementation Date |
GB 7718-2025 General Standard for the Labeling of Prepackaged Food | March 16, 2027 |
GB 10769-2025 Cereal-based Complementary Foods for Infants and Young Children | March 16, 2026 |
GB 10770-2025 Canned Complementary Foods for Infants and Young Children | March 16, 2026 |
GB 25596-2025 General Rules of Infant Formula Foods for Special Medical Purposes | March 16, 2027 |
GB 28050-2025 General Rules for Nutrition Labeling of Prepackaged Foods | March 16, 2027 |
GB 1903.72-2025 Nutritional Fortification Substance Sodium Iron (III) Ethylenediaminetetraacetate, Trihydrate | September 16, 2025 |
GB 1903.73-2025 Nutritional Fortification Substance Sodium Chloride | September 16, 2025 |
GB 1903.74-2025 Nutritional Fortification Substance L-Methionine | September 16, 2025 |
GB 1903.75-2025 Nutritional Fortification Substance (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, Glucosamine Salt | September 16, 2025 |
GB 19302-2025 Fermented Milk | September 16, 2025 |
GB 31637-2025 Edible Starch | March 16, 2026 |
GB 7098-2025 Canned Foods | March 16, 2026 |
GB 19646-2025 Cream, Butter and Anhydrous Milk Fat | March 16, 2026 |
GB 1886.382-2025 Food Additive Lutein | September 16, 2025 |
GB 1886.383-2025 Food Additive Polyvinyl Alcohol | September 16, 2025 |
GB 1886.384-2025 Food Additive Vegetable Carbon Black | September 16, 2025 |
GB 1886.385-2025 Food Additive Polydextrose | September 16, 2025 |
GB 31661-2025 Hygienic Practice for Production of Prepared Meat Products | March 16, 2026 |
GB 31616-2025 Hygienic Specifications for Processing of Edible Livestock and Poultry By-products | March 16, 2026 |
GB 31648-2025 Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Dioxin and Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Contamination in Food | March 16, 2026 |
GB 14930.2-2025 Disinfectant | September 16, 2025 |
GB 5009.137-2025 Determination of Antimony in Food | September 16, 2025 |
GB 5009.42-2025 Determination of Edible Salt Parameters | September 16, 2025 |
GB 5009.307-2025 Determination of Formaldehyde in Food | September 16, 2025 |
GB 5009.300-2025 Determination of L-Carnitine in Food | September 16, 2025 |
GB 5009.256-2025 Determination of Various Phosphates in Food | September 16, 2025 |
GB 31604.30-2025 Food Contact Materials and Articles Determination of Phthalate and Its Migration Amount | September 16, 2025 |
GB 31604.31-2025 Food Contact Materials and Articles Determination of Residual and Migration Levels of Vinyl Chloride, 1,1-Dichloroethylene and 1,1-Dichloroethane | September 16, 2025 |
GB 5009.5-2025 Determination of Protein in Food | September 16, 2025 |
GB 5009.120-2025 Determination of Propionic Acid and Its Salts in Food | September 16, 2025 |
GB 5009.247-2025 Determination of Neotame in Food | September 16, 2025 |
GB 5009.268-2025 Determination of Multi-elements in Foods | September 16, 2025 |
GB 5009.31-2025 Determination of Parabens in Food | September 16, 2025 |
GB 5009.229-2025 Determination of Acid Value in Food | September 16, 2025 |
GB 5009.183-2025 Determination of Urease in Food | September 16, 2025 |
GB 5009.301-2025 Determination of Osmotic Pressure in Food | March 16, 2026 |
GB 5009.302-2025 Determination of Nonylphenol in Food | September 16, 2025 |
GB 5009.303-2025 Determination of Yeast Beta-Glucan in Food | September 16, 2025 |
GB 5009.304-2025 Determination of Trivalent Chromium and Hexavalent Chromium in Food | September 16, 2025 |
GB 5009.305-2025 Determination of Bisphenol A, Bisphenol F, and Bisphenol S in Food | September 16, 2025 |
GB 5009.18-2025 Determination of Fluorine in Food | September 16, 2025 |
GB 5009.306-2025 Determination of Diphenyl Ether in Food | September 16, 2025 |
GB 31604.61-2025 Food Contact Materials and Articles Determination of Migration Amount of 2,2,4,4-Tetramethyl-1,3-Cyclobutanediol | September 16, 2025 |
GB 31604.62-2025 Food Contact Materials and Articles Determination of Migration Amount and Release Amount of N-Nitrosamine Compounds | September 16, 2025 |
GB 31604.63-2025 Food Contact Materials and Articles Determination of Migration Amount of 4,4'-Biphenol and 1,1'-Sulfonylbis(4-chlorobenzene) | September 16, 2025 |
GB 4789.3-2025 Food Microbiological Examination for Enumeration of Coliforms | September 16, 2025 |
GB 4789.42-2025 Food Microbiological Examination for Norovirus | September 16, 2025 |
GB 4789.38-2025 Food Microbiological Examination for the Counting of Escherichia Coli | September 16, 2025 |
GB 4789.30-2025 Food Microbiological Examination for Listeria Monocytogenes | September 16, 2025 |
GB 31615.2-2025 Procedures for Evaluating the Safety of Microbial Cultures for Food Use | March 16, 2026 |
GB 2762-2022 Maximum Levels of Contaminants in Foods (No.2 Amendment Sheet) | March 16, 2025 |
GB 19301-2010 Raw Milk (No.1 Amendment Sheet) | March 16, 2025 |
GB 25190-2010 Sterilized Milk (No.1 Amendment Sheet) | September 16, 2025 |
GB 19299-2015 Jelly (No.1 Amendment Sheet) | March 16, 2025 |
GB 1886.350-2021Food Additive Nitrous Oxide (No.1 Amendment Sheet) | March 16, 2025 |
GB 9685-2016 Standard for Uses of Additives in Food Contact Materials and Articles (No.1 Amendment Sheet) | March 16, 2025 |
GB 5009.83-2016 Determination of Carotene in Food (No.1 Amendment Sheet) | September 16, 2025 |
GB 5009.111-2016 Determination of Deoxynivalenol and Its Acetyl Derivatives in Food (No.1 Amendment Sheet) | September 16, 2025 |
GB 12456-2021 Determination of Total Acid in Foods (No.1 Amendment Sheet) | September 16, 2025 |
Key Changes in Select New/Revised Standards
GB 7718-2025 General Standard for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods
The key revisions in GB 7718-2025 involve allergen labeling as a new mandatory labeling item, digital labels, ingredient labeling, date marking and exemptions. Specific labeling requirements such as font size are not covered in GB 7718, and are separately stipulated by the Administrative Measures for Supervision of Food Labeling. It is worth noting that terms such as "not added", "not used", and other phrases with essentially the same meaning must not be used. The production date and expiration date of pre-packaged food products shall be clearly indicated in the order of year, month, and day. Requirements for digital labels are introduced. For more information, please refer to ChemLinked News.
GB 28050-2025 General Rules for Nutrition Labeling of Prepackaged Foods
Key updates of this standard include the following:
The nutritional components subject to mandatory labeling requirements are changed from “1 (energy) +4 (nutrients)” to “1+6”, with saturated fat (acid) and sugar as the new compulsory nutrients to be labelled.
It is newly required to label the warning “Children and adolescents should avoid excessive intake of salt, oil, and sugar” under the nutrition facts panel.
Requirements regarding nutrient reference value and nutrition claims are amended.
For more information, please refer to ChemLinked News.
This standard refines the technical requirements for essential and optional ingredients in infant formula FSMPs, and also adjusts choline from an optional ingredient to an essential one. Additionally, the standard introduces six new types of infant formula FSMP to address a broader range of clinical needs. For more information, please refer to ChemLinked News.
This standard enhances the content requirements for key ingredients, increasing from "over 25%" to "50% or more “ of total dry substance. Furthermore, the use of honey in cereal-based complementary foods is prohibited. Vitamin C is reclassified from an optional nutrient to an essential one, and the technical requirements for other nutrients are also adjusted. For more information, please refer to ChemLinked News.
This standard similarly prohibits the use of honey in canned complementary foods. Additionally, it revises the requirements for the form of granular and tablet(block) canned complementary foods and introduces labeling requirements for this type of product. The standard also sets a limit for histamine in products containing fish. For more information, please refer to ChemLinked News.
This standard mainly revises the following:
Silicone Rubber Additives: Clarifies the additives allowed for silicone rubber, distinct from general rubber.
Paper Additive Requirements: Revises usage limits for a specific paper additive in line with international standards.
Additive Name Standardization: Corrects the names of four additives for consistency.
Plastic Additive Revisions: Updates the usage limits for C.I. Pigment Blue 15.
Migration Limits: Revises migration limits (SML), residue levels (QM), and total migration limits (SML(T)) for four additives.
Additionally, three new SML(T) groups were added to Annex B, and PVA/PVOH plastics were included in Annex D.
Compared to current GB 19302-2010, this new version introduces several key updates, covering scope, terms and definitions, sensory requirements, physicochemical indicators, microbial limits and others. For more information, please refer to ChemLinked News.
GB 19646-2025 Cream, Butter and Anhydrous Milk Fat
The new version of GB 19646 mainly revises the terms and definitions, physicochemical indicators, microbial limits and others.For more information, please refer to ChemLinked News.
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