China Releases 34 New National Food Safety Standards Including Updated Limits on Contaminants (GB 2762-2025)

On September 25, 2025, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) and the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) jointly announced the release of 32 new national food safety standards and 2 amendment documents, under the official notice No. 6 of 2025.

Among the most significant updates is the publication of GB 2762-2025 Limits of Contaminants in Foods, which sets maximum allowable levels for a wide range of chemical contaminants in food products to strengthen consumer health protection.

Key Areas Covered by the New Standards

The newly issued standards cover diverse areas such as special medical purpose foods, food additives, food contact materials, nutritional fortifiers, microbiological testing, and toxicological evaluation.

Highlights include:

• GB 29922-2025: General Standard for Foods for Special Medical Purposes

• GB 31662-2025: Total Nutrition Formula for Cancer Patients

• GB 14881-2025: General Hygienic Practice for Food Production

• GB 17405-2025: Good Manufacturing Practice for Health Foods

• GB 4806.10-2025 & GB 4806.16-2025: Food Contact Coatings and Silicone Rubber Materials

• GB 4789.9-2025 & GB 4789.12-2025: Microbiological Testing for Campylobacter and Clostridium botulinum

• GB 15193.30-2025: Neurodevelopmental Toxicity Test

Amendments and Access to Standards

Two existing standards: GB 19301-2010 (Raw Milk) and GB 25190-2010 (Sterilized Milk) were also updated through new amendment documents.

All standards were reviewed and approved by the National Food Safety Standards Review Committee under the framework of China’s Food Safety Law.

The full standard texts of the standards are available for public access and download on the official National Food Safety Standards Data Search Platform here.