NHFPC has announced the No.15 document about releasing GB 9685-2016《Standard for uses of additives in food contact materials and their articles 》and other 52 national food safety standards on November 18th, 2016, which indicate the completing of Chinese food contact material regulation and the regulatory framework has been established (figure 1). This article will share and analysis the up-to-date Chinese food contact material regulatory system to supply chain and stakeholders in this field: Figure 1 Food contact material regulatory system in China 1. Classification of regulations According to current regulation system, food contact material regulations can be divided into the following four categories, which including: basic standards (2 items) article standards(10 items) test method standards (51 items) manufacturing practice standards (1 items) 2. Implementation date The specific implementation date of the standards would be different because of the difference of issue date. It’s significant for the supply chain to know…
