China – Series of GB Standards for Food Contact Materials

​​On September 25, 2023, National Health Commission (NHC) of the People’s Republic of China published a series of GB standards for food contact materials (FCMs) in Announcement No. 6 of 2023. It includes GB standards for test methods, such as GB 31604.1-2023 (general principles for migration testing), as well as GB standards for different types of FCMs. There are two newly added standards in GB 4806 series, which are GB 4806.13‑2023 for composite materials and articles and GB 4806.14-2023 for food contact use printing inks. Furthermore, there are three new versions of GB 4806 standards. They are GB 4806.7-2023, GB 4806.9-2023 and GB 4806.11‑2023, which replace the 2016 version of GB standards for plastic, metal and rubber FCMs, respectively. The implementation date is September 6, 2024 for GB standards of these five types of FCMs and GB 31604.1-2023.