China Food Contact Materials


What are food contact materials and articles?


Definition

All materials and articles which have contacted or are expected to come in contact with food or food additives, and may transfer to food when used under the intended conditions.

Including:

•  food packaging materials, containers, utensils and machines that directly contact food during food production, processing, packaging, transportation, storage and selling

•  printing ink, adhesive, grease that may directly or indirectly contact food

Not Including:

•  detergents

• disinfectors

• public water delivery

Food contact materials and articles VS Food related products

Relevant Standards for China food contact materials and articles


Basic Standards GB9685-2016 Standard for Uses of Additives for Food Contact Materials and Articles

GB 4806.1-2016 General Safety Requirements for Food Contact Materials and Articles

Product Standards Enameled Articles, Ceramic Articles, Glass Articles, Plastic Resins, Plastic Materials and Articles, Paper and Cardboard, Metal Materials and Articles, Paint and Coating, Rubber Materials and Articles
Testing Standards GB 31604.1-2015 General Principle for Migration Test of food contact materials and articles

GB 5009.156-2016 General Principle to the Pretreatment for Migration Test of food contact materials and articles

Other test standards matching detection indexes

Manufacturing Standards GB 31603-2015 Good Manufacturing Practice for Food Contact Materials and Articles

Food Contact Materials and Articles Regulatory Compliance


What kinds of substance need a Declaration of Compliance?

• Substances listed in the national standard positive list

• Substances permitted by NHC as an announcement

What kinds of substance need to conduct a New Substance Application?

• Food packaging materials, containers and their additives not listed in the national standard positive list or not permitted by NHC as an announcement.

• Food packaging materials, containers and additives intended to expand the scope of applications or the dosage.

• New food contact materials and additives used in tools and equipment during food production or marketing.

Application workflow for new food contact materials and articles


Our Services


• Food Contact Materials Regulation Consulting/Customized Consulting Report

• New Food Contact Substances Application

• Regulatory Compliance Analysis/New Substance Judgement

• Declaration of Compliance (DoC) Editing/Auditing

• Lab Selection and Supervision of Testing

• Regulatory Compliance Training

• Regulations Translation

• Consult with Competent Authority

• Supplier Management