Industrial Chemical

China MoH Released GB 2762-2012 Limiting Chemical Contaminants in Food

Updated on

The contaminants restricted in food in this standard refer to hazardous chemical substances which are generated during the whole process from production, processing, packaging, storage, transport, sale to eating, introduced from the polluted environment or added unintentionally. Residues of pesticide and veterinary drugs, biological toxins and radioactive substances, which have been regulated by other standards are excluded. The new standard specifies the maximum quantity of 13 contaminants in more than 20 types of food, such as cereals, vegetables, fruit, meat, aquatic products, condiments, beverages, alcoholic products and so on. Compared with GB 2762-2005, this new standard cancelled and added maximum allowable contents forsome chemicals specified below:
GB 2762-2005 GB 2762-2012
  • Lead
  • Cadmium
  • Mercury
  • Arsenic
  • Chromium
  • Nitrite
  • Benzo(a)pyrene
  • Polychlorinated biphenyls
 The same
  • Selenium
  • Alumum
  • Fluorine
 Deleted
Newly-added:
  • Tin
  • Nickel
  • Nitrate
  • 3-Chloro-1,2-propanediol
Mr. Wu Yongning, an expert from China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, highlighted that the maximum level of Polychlorinated biphenyls is increased from 0.2 to 0.5 mg/kg and the limit of Cadmium in rice is still 0.2 mg/kg, higher than the international level of 0.4 mg/kg The standard also stresses the principle that even though a contaminant is not limited by this standard, the manufacturers should take some measures to keep it at the minimum level for the consumers’ health benefit. Please be noted that this article originates from the Chemlinked, for more information you may also visit www.chemlinked.com

Related News

Newsletter Subscription

Sign up to receive event invitations, expert insights, timely news alerts, and other updates.

SUBSCRIBE

Contact Us

REACH24H USA

+1 703 596 8055

REACH24H EU

+353 1 8899 951

REACH24H UK

+44 782 7193124

REACH24H China

+86 571 87103805

REACH24H Korea

+82 2 62451610

REACH24H Japan

+03 5005 0662

REACH24H Singapore

+65 80785301

Related Services

How REACH24H Can Help

Services

Industries

Events

CRAC Japan 2026: Navigating Chemical Compliance in Asia-Pacific and Emerging Markets New Chemical Registration in China: Elevating Compliance from Departmental Rules to a Comprehensive Code

Company News

Full Image

We use cookies to ensure that you have the best browsing experience on our website, analyze the relevance between you and our content, and further understand our privacy policy.

Manage Consent Preferences
Necessary Cookies
To follow the standard for normal website usage and ensure the core functionality of the website, such as managing a user's session state, and enabling online customer support
Preference Cookies
To provide a better content service based on the industries and regions you have chosen to follow
Statistics Cookies
To collect and analyze website usage data (via third-party tools such as Google Analytics), such as traffic, usage trends, the pages you view, the time spent on pages, and the devices you use. This data is used to analyze user habits and improve website content
Marketing Cookies
To collect data on your online activities, including website visit frequency, pages visited, and your region. This data is used to analyze and identify your interests so we can provide relevant advertising services
Marketing information (e.g., promotional offers, industry insights, partner events)
To send you marketing communications you may be interested in