What Are Food Contact Materials and Articles?
All materials and articles that 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.
Food contact materials and articles include:
food packaging materials, containers, utensils, and machines that directly contact food during food production, processing, packaging, transportation, storage, and selling
printing ink, adhesive, and grease that may directly or indirectly contact food
Food contact materials and articles do not include:
detergents
disinfectors
public water delivery
Food contact materials and articles vs. food-related products
Relevant Standards for China's 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 substances need a Declaration of Compliance?
Substances listed in the national standard positive list
Substances permitted by NHC as an announcement
What kinds of substances 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.
How to Apply 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 Determination
Declaration of Compliance (DoC) Editing/Auditing
Lab Selection and Supervision of Testing
Regulatory Compliance Training
Regulations Translation
Consult with Competent Authority
Supplier Management
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