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On April 19, 2023, the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) published on its website a draft amendment to the GB 4806.1 National Food Safety Standard on the General Safety Requirements for Food-Contact Materials and Articles (Draft Standard). This is the first proposed amendment to the GB 4806.1-2016 Standard, which took effect in 2017. Once finalized, the updated GB 4806.1 Standard will impact industry compliance with China’s food-contact material (FCM) regulations. 

On May 6, 2023, China National Health Commission (NHC) approved one new food-contact additive and five new resins. The substances and specifications are listed below.

New Food-Contact Additive

On April 25, 2023, the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) requested comments on expanded use for three food-contact materials and articles and two new resins. Comments are due by May 24, 2023. The substances and specifications are listed below.

Food-Contact Materials with Expanded Use

The China National Food Industry Association (CNFIA) has issued voluntary group standards on Declaration of Compliances (DoCs) for food-contact materials (FCMs). CNFIA was founded as a self-disciplinary management organization for China’s food industry in 1981.
 

On March 2, 2023, China National Health Commission (NHC) approved three new food-contact additives, expanded usage for four food-contact additives, three new resins, and expanded usage for one resin.

New Food-Contact Additives

On March 15, 2023, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) solicited comments on 3 food-contact materials and articles. The substances and specifications are listed below.

On February 13, 2023, China National Health Commission (NHC) released a draft amendment[1] of GB 9685-2016 Standard for Uses of Additives in Food Contact Materials and Articles for public comments. Main revisions of GB 9685-2016 are within three annexes, including Annex A, B, and D, which are summarized as follows.

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released the Interim Measures for the Supervision and Administration of the Quality and Safety of Food-Related Products (Interim Measures). This latest iteration of the measures, released on October 8, 2022, was developed from a draft version that was published for comment on July 31, 2020.

On October 28, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) solicited comments on three new resins for use in food-contact materials and articles. The substances and specifications are listed below.

On September 7, 2022, the China National Health Commission (NHC) gave final approval to one expanded use for a food-contact substance, two new resins, and one expanded use for a resin. The substances and specifications are listed below.