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On Oct 26, 2020 Tmall Global issued two notifications to supplement the requirements of CBEC infant formula and complementary foods for infants in order to better guarantee its safety and quality. During the practice, these two notifications shall be used together with “Technical specifications of CBEC prepackaged food — General requirements” released by Tmall Global in March 2020.
Here are the main contents of the two notifications:
Additional Safety Requirements of CBEC Infant Formula (Tmall Notification)
Raw material and food additive:
Glutenin should not be contained in the food ingredients of infant formula. Hydrogenated oils and irradiated ingredients should not be used during the production of infant formula.
Prohibited component and test methods
No. | Test items | Test standard |
1 | Vanillin | |
2 | Sodium thiocyanate | A list of non-edible substances and food additives that may be illegally added to food |
3 | Beta-lactamase | A list of non-edible substances and food additives that may be illegally added to food |
4 | Melamine | Maximum limit of melamine in food, MOH (Ministry of Health) Notice No. 2011-10 |
Contaminants
No. | Test items | Test standard |
1 | Lead | |
2 | Nitrate | |
3 | Nitrite | |
4 | Aflatoxin M1, B1 |
Microorganism
No. | Test items | Test standard |
1 | Total plate count a, b | GB 10765 National Food Safety Standard Infant Formula; GB 10767 National Food Safety Standard Older Infants and Young Children Formula |
2 | Coliform bacteria a | |
3 | Salmonella a | |
4 | Staphylococcus aureus a | |
5 | Cronobacter sakazakii a c | |
Note: a: applicable to powdered infant formula b: not applicable to final products that contain active strains. C: only applicable to infant formula foods designed for infants under six months old. | ||
***The indicators will be adjusted according to the feedback from product recalling or the adjustment of regulations.
Additional Requirements of Complementary Foods for Infants (Tmall Notification)
1. Cereal-based complementary foods for infants
Hydrogenated oils and irradiated ingredients should not be used during production.
Safety requirements
No. | Test item | Test standard |
1 | Lead | |
2 | Inorganic arsenic
| |
3 | Cadmium | |
Nitrate | ||
5 | Nitrite | |
6 | Aflatoxin B1 | |
7 | Total plate count a | |
8 | Coliform bacteria | |
9 | Salmonella | |
Note: a: not applicable to final products that contain active strains. | ||
***The indicators will be adjusted according to the feedback from product recalling or the adjustment of regulations.
2. Canned complementary foods for infants
Bones and other materials which are not suitable for infant and young children shall be removed from raw materials of livestock, poultry and fish; Crude fiber shall be removed from raw materials of plant origins when necessary. For raw materials of fruits and vegetables, high quality materials or their products free of decay and deterioration should be used. For raw materials of carcass, poultry and fish, fresh/frozen raw materials and processed products of high quality should be used
Safety requirements
No. | Test Items | Test standards |
1 | Lead | GB 2762 Maximum Levels of Contaminants in Foods
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2 | Inorganic arsenic
| |
3 | Mercury | |
4 | Nitrate | |
5 | Nitrite | |
6 | Commercial sterility | |
7 | Mold a | |
Note: a: Only limited to ketchup products | ||
***The indicators will be adjusted according to the feedback from product recalling or the adjustment of regulations.
Principle and Requirements of Testing
In principle, Tmall Global will adopt the Chinese test methods to evaluate food safety. However in the case that the technical regulations of source import country differs and it might not comply with Chinese requirements, the regulation of the source country will be adopted as the test methods.
If the requirement regulated in China’s mandatory standards is stricter than the regulation in the source country, the evaluation result should be determined based on China’s mandatory standards.
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