On October 8, 2024, the National Health Commission (NHC) launched a public consultation for 19 national food safety standards. The draft standards cover six related to food additives, one for contaminants, one product standard, and eleven testing standards. Comments can be submitted through the online system until October 18, 2024.
The 19 standards are as follows:
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No. |
Standard |
Revision/Formulation |
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6 Standards for Food Additives |
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1. |
General Rules for Flavorings |
Revision |
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2. |
Food Additive Erythritol |
Revision |
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3. |
Food Additive Sodium Alga Acid (Also known as Sodium Alginate) |
Revision |
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4. |
Amendment Sheet Standards for Six Colorants, including Brilliant Blue |
Amendment Sheet |
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5. |
Amendment Sheet Standards for Nine Emulsifiers, including Fatty Acid Mono- and Diglycerides |
Amendment Sheet |
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6. |
Amendment Sheet Standards for Four Sweeteners, including Maltitol and Maltitol Syrup |
Amendment Sheet |
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1 Standard for Contaminants |
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7. |
Amendment Sheet GB 2762-2022 National Food Safety Standard Maximum Levels of Contaminants in Foods No.2 |
Amendment Sheet |
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1 Food Product Standard |
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8. |
GB 25190-2010 National Food Safety Standard Sterilized Milk No. 1 Amendment Sheet is to specify that the raw materal ofsterilized milk must be raw cow or sheep milk |
Amendment Sheet |
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10 Standards on Physicochemical Testing Methods |
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9. |
Determination of Acrylamide in Food |
Revision |
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10. |
Determination of Nitrite and Nitrate in Food |
Revision |
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11. |
Determination of Vitamin C in Food |
Revision |
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12. |
Determination of Complexonate in Food |
Revision |
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13. |
Determination of Ash in Food |
Revision |
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14. |
Determination of Moisture in Food |
Revision |
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15. |
Determination of Fat in Food |
Revision |
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16. |
Food Contact Materials and Articles Determination of Ethylene Oxide and Propylene Oxide, including their migration levels |
Revision |
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17. |
Food Contact Materials and Articles Determination of the Migration Levels of Benzoic Acid, Phthalic Acid, and Trimellitic Acid. |
Revision |
| 18. |
Food Contact Materials and Articles Determination of the Migration Levels of Citrate Esters and Sebacic Acid Esters. |
Formulation |
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1 Standard on Microbiological Testing Methods |
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19. |
Food Microbiological Examination for Clostridium Botulinum and Botulinum Toxin |
Revision |
The detailed documents for the 19 standards (Simplified Chinese version) are available at https://sppt.cfsa.net.cn:8086/cfsa_aiguo. Comments can also be submitted online through this website.
