Notifications for China (342 notifications)

This standard applies to the food additive L-arginine, which is produced from starch or sugars as raw materials through fermentation, extraction, and refinement. This standard also applies to the food nutrient fortifier L-arginine. This mainly specifies the technical requirements and testing methods for L-arginine.

This standard specifies the scope of application, terminology and definitions, site selection and plant environment, plant and workshop, facilities and equipment, hygiene management, food raw materials, food additives and food-related products, food safety control, inspection, storage and transportation of food, product recall management, training, management system, basic requirements and management criteria for personnel, records and document management. The existing contents in the National Food Safety Standard General Hygiene Specification for Food Production (GB 14881-2013) were directly quoted, and the special technological requirements for the production of compound seasonings were specified.

Based on document G/SPS/N/CHN/1071 notified on 30 May 2018, the standard has: Revised the scope of application. This standard now applies exclusively to edible livestock and poultry blood products made from single species of livestock or poultry blood as raw material;Removed requirements for physicochemical indices including moisture content and volatile basic nitrogen;Deleted provisions on maximum residue limits (MRLs)  for veterinary drugs;   4. Added product naming requirements, stipulating that product names must clearly specify the species of livestock or poultry used as the raw material. The detailed modification content is provided in the standard text.

Based on document G/SPS/N/CHN/1293 notified on 25 October 2023:The definition of "complete barrier" and its related requirements have been deleted; 2. The content of the "Principle of Compliance" section has been revised; 3. The content of the "Product Information" section has been adjusted.For detailed modification contents, please refer to the standard text.

Based on document G/SPS/N/CHN/1287 notified on 25 October 2023, the standard has: 1. Adds requirement "except for flavored condensed milk" for concentrated milk ingredients;2. Removes the requirement of allowing fat to rise on top in sensory requirements;3. Modifies the description of milk powder production and reconstituted milk labeling;4. Adds regulations for liquid products made from raw milk with only lactase added, clarifying that standards can be applied according to their production process.

Based on document G/SPS/N/CHN/1089 notified on 20 September 2018, the standard has:The standard name has been modified;The standard content has been modified.The detailed modification content is provided in the standard text.

This standard applies to food nutrient fortifier Vitamin K2 (Fermentation) by fermentation of soybean powder, sugar and glucose with Bacillus subtillis natto, then through extraction and refining. It specifies the technical requirements and detection methods for food nutrient fortifier Vitamin K2 (Fermentation).

This standard applies to label of food additive (including food nutrient fortifier). It is not applicable for label of storage and transportation packaging to provide protection for food additives during storage and transportation.

This standard applies for the sports nutrition foods and regulates the technical requirements on sports nutrition foods.

This standard is applicable to vanillin, a food additive made primarily from vanillin through chemical reactions. The physical and chemical indicators required for food additive vanillin is determined by conducting sampling analysis and testing on the vanillin currently sold in the domestic market.

This standard is applicable to L-sodium malate which is prepared by reaction of l-malic acid and sodium carbonate after crystallization and drying. The technical requirements and test methods of L-sodium malate are mainly stipulated.

The Maximum levels of aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxin M1 in formula food for special medical purposes (except varieties involved in infant formula food for special medical purposes) in GB 2761-2017 were revised.

The Maximum levels of lead, cadmium, methylmercury, inorganic arsenic, chromium and PCB in dried aquatic products, and the Maximum levels of lead, nitrite and nitrate in formula foods for special medical purposes (except varieties involved in infant formula foods for special medical purposes) in GB 2762-2022 were revised.

This standard is applicable to galactooligosaccharide, a food nutrition fortifier, which takes whey filtrate as raw material, hydrolyzes galactoside bond by β - galactosidase produced by Aspergillus oryzae and GB2760 approved strains, hydrolyzes lactose into galactose and glucose, and transfers the hydrolyzed galactoside to lactose molecule by transferring galactoside.

This standard applies to food additive sanxan gum by fermentation of starch or glucose with Sphingomonas sp. strain TP-3 (Sphingomonas sanxanigenens sp. nov.), then through extraction, drying, and crushing. It specifies the technical requirements and testing methods for the food additive sanxan gum.

This standard is applicable to lauric acid, a food additive derived from the separation and refining of coconut oil and other vegetable oils after hydrolysis.

This standard applies to the food nutritional fortifier selenoprotein obtained from edible plants such as soybeans and cruciferous vegetables with high selenium content as raw materials through pre-treatment, water extraction and refining.

Revisions have been made to Articles 1, 18, 21 and other relevant provisions of the 2009 "Administrative measure for inspection, quarantine and supervision on import and export of feed and feed additives".

Revisions have been made to Articles 1, 21, 28 and other relevant provisions of the 2004 "Administrative Rules of Inspection, Quarantine and Supervision on Entry of Fresh Fruit".

Revisions have been made to Articles 1, 7 and other relevant provisions of the 2004 "Control Measures on Inspection and Quarantine of Import and Export GMO products".