Notifications for China (342 notifications)

This standard applies to food additives Iron tartrate produced by L-tartaric acid, sodium hydroxide and ferric chloride as raw materials. This standard specifies the technical requirements and determination methods for the food additives iron tartrate.

This standard is applicable to the food additive Lactitol (4‑O‑β‑D-Galactopyranosyl-D-glucitol) produced by hydrogenation, purification, concentration, desiccation and other processes using lactose as raw material, including anhydrous lactitol, one Water lactitol and dihydrate lactitol. It specifies the technical requirements and test methods for Lactitol.

This standard applies to Calcium hydroxide as a food additive prepared by calcine limestone or oysters containing limestone into calcium oxide and then by digestion. It specifies the technical requirements and testing methods for food additive Calcium hydroxide.

This standard is applicable to the food additive 5-Pentyl-3H-furan-2-one prepared by chemical reaction with 3-nonenoic acid as the main raw material. The technical requirements and test methods of 5-Pentyl-3H-furan-2-one are mainly stipulated.

This standard is applicable to the food additive Sodium formate prepared by the reaction of Sodium hydroxide and Carbon monoxide (or formic acid) as raw materials.

This standard is applicable to food enzyme preparations permitted by GB 2760 and relevant announcements. This standard specifies the technical requirements and inspection methods of food enzyme preparations.

This standard applies to food additive Advantame (N-[N-[3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl) propyl]-L-α-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester) which is obtained the chemical reaction of 3-hydroxy-4-methoxycinnamaldehyde and aspartame. It specifies the technical requirements and test methods for Advantame.

The formula in A.3.3 Result Calculation in Appendix A is modified.

This standard replaces GB 1886.96-2016 national food safety standard food additive rosin pentaerythritol ester.Compared with GB 1886.96-2016, the main changes of this standard are as follows:-       The acid value as coating agent is modified;-       The solubility experiment as coating agent and gum base agent was modified;-       Infrared spectrum as coating agent is added;-       The saponification value standard as film coating agent is added.

This standard applies to the food additive of Morpholine fat salt fruit wax. At some certain temperature, the food additive was produced by Morpholine, edible oil or fatty acids (including caprylic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid and oleic acid) and natural animal-vegetable waxes (such as palm wax) or natural animal-vegetable glues (such as lac, rosin).

This standard applies to Quillaja saponaria Molina bark, trunk or branches as raw materials. After grinding, the water solvent extraction method is used to extract the food additive Quillaja saponaria Molina bark extract produced by processes such as purification and refining. It specifies the technical requirements and test methods for Quillaja extract.

This standard is applicable to the food additive which is obtained from the cellulose plant pulp containing α-cellulose by purification and mechanical grinding.

Deleted some food additives or standards for uses of food additives, and added the content of the warning label for the use of sugar alcohol food additives.

In order to prevent the introduction of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in imported Pinus spp. into China, General Administration of Customs has decided to, from February 1, 2022, adopt the following quarantine measures for imported Pinus spp. (including logs and sawn timbers) from countries identified as occur areas of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Canada, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Mexico, Portugal and the United States): 1. Laboratory testing and quarantine treatment before export >Logs: Before export, the plant quarantine department of the exporting country shall conduct sampling and laboratory testing of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus for every batch of logs exported to China. Where Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is detected, such batch of logs shall not be exported to China; where Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is not detected, before export, such batch of logs shall be subject to fumigation by methyl bromide and sulfuryl fluoride to kill the forest pests such as long-horned beetles.Sawn timbers: Before export, each batch of sawn timbers to be expoted shall be subject to heat treatment to kill forest pests such as  Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and long-horned beetles; where the heat treatment is not carried out, the samples shall be taken for the detection of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus; where Bursaphelenchus xylophilusis detected, such batch of sawn timbers shall not be exported to China, where Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is not detected, such batch of sawn timbers shall be subject to fumigation 2. Imported Pinus spp. shall enter China from the port designated by China and located in an occur area of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus identified by China. 3. Upon entry of Pinus spp. the Chinese port shall carry out quarantine. Where the Pinus spp. live pests such as Bursaphelenchus xylophilusor long-horned beetles are detected, such batch of Pinus spp. shall be returned or destroyed, and the import of Pinus spp. from the corresponding enterprises and growing area shall be suspended, if appropriate.

To further clarify the procedures for quarantine access of entry animals and plants, based on the actual access over the years, the General Administration of Customs, P. R. China has institutionalized relevant works and formulated the Measures for Administration of Quarantine Access of Entry Animals and Plants (Draft) on the basis of the Administrative Provisions on Risk Analysis of Entry Animals and Animal Products and the Administrative Provisions on Risk Analysis of Imported Plants and Plant Products and in accordance with the Biosecurity Law of the People's Republic of China dated 15 April 2021. These Measures state the quarantine access of animals and plants, animal and plant products, and other quarantine objects that are first imported from or, after a suspension, resumed for import from a country or region. Generally, the procedures for quarantine access include the access application, questionnaire distribution and collection, written assessment, field assessment, technical consultation, result notification, agreement signing (or confirmation of quarantine requirements), issuance of quarantine requirements, update of access list, and other links. Only animals and plants, animal and plant products, and other quarantine objects that have obtained quarantine access can enter China.

The decision modifies the requirements of the safety assessment application materials for agricultural GMOs. The decision refines the renewal application procedure of GMOs, and clarifies the application procedure of transformant combinations.

This standard establishes 733 maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the residues of 145 pesticides, including 2,4-dichlorophenoxybutyric acid, etc. in or on foods.

G/SPS/N/CHN/1223, notified on 16 July 2021, and G/SPS/N/CHN/1223/Add.1, notified on 21 October 2021, have been approved as "Announcement of the General Administration of Customs on the Prevention of the Introduction of Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus with Seeds of Solanum Lycopersicum and Capsicum spp. ([2021] No. 91)" on 12 November 2021.The announcement shall take effect on 1 January 2022 and Regions or countries likely to be affected are "Countries or regions exporting seeds of the Solanum lycopersicum and Capsicum spp. to China".The details are as follows:Seeds of Solanum lycopersicum and Capsicum spp. exported to China shall meet the following phytosanitary requirements for source control:I. If the Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) does not occur in the country or area of origin, the competent phytosanitary authority shall state it in the additional declaration on the Phytosanitary Certificate: "This consignment of seeds is originated from___ (country or area), where is free of ToBRFV."II. If the ToBRFV occurs in the country or area of origin, but the seeds come from a pest free area for ToBRFV in accordance with the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 4, Requirements for the Establishment of Pest Free Areas (ISPM No. 4), the competent phytosanitary authority shall state it in the additional declaration on the Phytosanitary Certificate: "This consignment of seeds is originated from pest free area for ToBRFV."III. If the ToBRFV occurs in the country or area of origin and the pest free area has not been established, the competent phytosanitary authority shall carry out a field survey to confirm that no ToBRFV has occurred in the growth period in the planting areas, and take at least 3,000 (at least 10% for the seeds in small batches) representative samples of the seeds in the batch for testing by RT-PCR or Real-time PCR to confirm that no ToBRFV is present before export. The competent phytosanitary authority shall state in the additional declaration on the phytosanitary certificate: "Field survey was carried out during the growth period of this consignment of seeds, no ToBRFV occurred in the planting area. Prior to export, this consignment of seeds has been tested by RT-PCR (or real-time RT-PCR) and found free of ToBRFV."Seeds harvested before 1 January 2022 may be exempted from the field survey requirement, which shall be stated in the additional declaration on the Phytosanitary certificate: "This consignment of seeds was harvested before 1 January 2022, tested by RT-PCR (or real-time RT-PCR) prior to export, and found free of ToBRFV."IV. Seeds of the Solanum lycopersicum and Capsicum spp. exported to China via a third country or area shall be accompanied by an original Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the competent phytosanitary authority of the country or area of origin with corresponding additional declarations, or a copy confirmed by the competent phytosanitary authority of a third country or area, in accordance with the requirements of the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 12 Guidellines forPhytosanitary Certificates (ISPM No. 12), and at the same time:(i) If the seeds are only stored or assembled with other goods in a third country or area and are not contaminated by pests, the competent phytosanitary authority of the third country or area shall issue a Phytosanitary Certificate for re-export;(ii) If the seeds in this consignment are contaminated by pests, the competent phytosanitary authority of the third country or area shall carry out pre-export testing and issue a Phytosanitary Certificate and state it in the additional declaration: "Prior to export, this consignment of seeds has been tested by RT-PCR (or real-time RT-PCR), and found free of ToBRFV."

Based on document G/SPS/N/CHN/1159/Add.1 notified on 8 March 2021 which mainly modified workshop and equipment in Chapter 4, this addendum revises technical requirements related to liquid infant formula food.

This standard specified the safety requirements for raw materials, organoleptic properties, hygienic indexes and labels of disinfectants for food and food contact materials.