New Mandatory Standards Announced for Food Contact Materials in China

GENEVA - April 16, 2025 - PRLog -- SGS, the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 055.25, highlighting China's announcement of several new national standards for food contact materials (FCM) and articles.

China's National Health Commission (NHC) and the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced five new standards and an amendment to one standard. The five new standards will be implemented on September 16, 2025.

Amendment No.1 to GB 9685-2016 'National food safety standard for the use of additives in FCM and articles' was also included in the announcement. This is an important standard with an authorized list of substances and their specifications for plastic, paints and coatings, rubber, inks, adhesives, paper and board and other materials, such as silicone and rubber.

Effective from March 16, 2025, Amendment No.1 to GB 9685-2016 includes:
- A modification to the specifications for starch 2-hydroxy-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl ether, chloride, oxidized (FCA number 1221, Table A.6))
- Updated Chinese names for several additives (Table E)
- A replacement of the specific migration limit (SML) requirements for FCA0064 (Table A.2) and several entries in Table A.6
- The addition of entries 33 to 35 for total specific migration limits (SML, Table B.1)

SGS experts publish SafeGuardS to inform stakeholders about regulatory changes that could impact their business. SafeGuardS 055.25 includes a useful table with information on the new and amended national food safety standards.

Stakeholders are encouraged to refer to the original SafeGuardS 055.25 for more details.

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