The National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) has published issue 32 new national food safety standards and 2 standard amendment
September 25, 2025, the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) has published Notice No.6 of 2025, issued the 32 national food safety standards and 2 standard amendments including 4 new standards for food contact materials. The relevant standard code, name and implementation date is shown as follows:
| No. | Standard code | Standard name | Replace standard code |
Type | Implementation date |
| 1 | GB 4806.10-2025 | Food contact materials and article Determination and migration of phthalates | GB 4806.10-2016 | Revisions | 2026-09-02 |
| 2 | GB 4806.16-2025 | Food contact materials and article Determination of residues and migration of vinyl chloride, 1,1-dichloroethylene and 1,1-dichloroethane | GB 4806.11-2016（Silicone rubber） | Revisions | 2026-09-02 |
| 3 | GB 31604.21-2025 | Determination of migration of Benzoic acid, phthalic acid, and trimellitic acid | GB 31604.21-2016 | Revisions | 2026-03-02 |
| 4 | GB 31604.64-2025 | Determination of Migration of Citrate and sebacicate esters | - | New formulated |
2026-03-02 |
The above standard text can be viewed and downloaded from the National Food Safety Standard Data Retrieval Platform(https://sppt.cfsa.net.cn:8086/db).
NHC link：
https://www.nhc.gov.cn/sps/c100088/202509/5dc5e1e2b26d4d27a7913b9e71bbe931.shtml
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