China's National Health Commission published the approved 2021 legislation scheme of national food safety standards on August 18, 2021. Compared to the consultation draft below, only the names of two items were changed.
| No. | Name in consultation draft | Name in the approved version |
| 1 | GB 31604.31-2016 Food Contact Materials and Articles Determination of Vinyl Chloride, 1,1-Dichloroethene, 1,2-Dichloroethane and the Migration Amount | GB 31604.31-2016 Food Contact Materials and Articles Determination of Vinyl Chloride and Its Migration Amount |
| 2 | GB 4789.9-2014 Microbiological Examination for Campylobacter Jejuni and Campylobacter Coli | GB 4789.9-2014 Microbiological Examination for Campylobacter Jejuni |
Check ChemLinked's previous report on the consultation draft below.
As revealed by the notice1 released on June 9, 2021, China released its legislation scheme of 22 national food safety standards in 2021. The 22 GB standards include seven for food additive, two for food related products, eight for physicochemical test methods, two for nutrition fortifiers, etc.
Any feedback shall be sent to the secretariat of National Food Safety Standard Review Committee (Fax: 010-68792408) prior to June 15, 2021.
22 National Standards Involved
Food additives (7)
No. | Name | Revision/Formulation |
1 | GB 1900-2010 Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) | Revision |
2 | GB 1886.41-2015 Xanthan | Revision |
3 | GB 1886.40-2015 L-Malic Acid | Revision |
4 | GB 26406-2011 Chlorophyllin Copper Complex | Revision |
5 | GB 28314-2012 Capsicum Oleoresin | Revision |
6 | GB 25541-2010 Polydextrose | Revision |
7 | GB 1886.78-2016 Lycopene (synthetic) | Revision |
Food-related products (2)
No. | Name | Revision/Formulation |
1 | GB 4806.1-2016 General Safety Requirements for Food Contact Materials and Articles | Revision |
2 | GB 14934-2016 Disinfection of Dining and Drinking Set | Revision |
Physicochemical test methods (8)
No. | Name | Revision/Formulation |
1 | Physicochemical Test Methods — General Rules | Formulation |
2 | Determination of Diphenyl Ether in Foods | Formulation |
3 | Determination of Asparagine and Glutamine in Foods | Formulation |
4 | Determination of Osmotic Pressure in Foods | Formulation |
5 | Food Contact Materials and Articles Determination of the Migration Amount of 4,4'-Biphenol and 4,4'-Dichlorodiphenyl Sulfone | Formulation |
6 | Food Contact Materials and Articles Determination of the Migration Amount of Ultraviolet Absorbent | Formulation |
7 | GB 31604.31-2016 Food Contact Materials and Articles Determination of Vinyl Chloride, 1,1-Dichloroethene, 1,2-Dichloroethane and the Migration Amount | Revision |
8 | GB 5009.268-2016 Determination of Multi-elements in Foods | Revision |
Nutrition foods and foods for special dietary use (2)
No. | Name | Revision/Formulation |
1 | GB 1903.4-2015 Food Nutritional Fortification Substance Zinc Oxide | Revision |
2 | Food Nutritional Fortification Substance Vitamin K2 (Synthesis Method) | Formulation |
Microbiological test method (1)
No. | Name | Revision/Formulation |
1 | GB 4789.9-2014 Microbiological Examination for Campylobacter Jejuni and Campylobacter Coli | Revision |
Procedures for toxicological evaluation (1)
No. | Name | Revision/Formulation |
1 | Test Method of Developmental Neurotoxicity | Formulation |
Radioactive materials (1)
No. | Name | Revision/Formulation |
1 | GB 14883.5-2016 Examination of Radioactive Materials in Foods-Polonium-210 | Revision |
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