National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China (NHFPC) published GB 2707-2016 National Food Safety Standard Hygienic standard for fresh (frozen) meat of livestock and other 126 national food safety standards on 23 December 2016.

The publication includes 14 food standards, 19 hygienic specifications for food production/processing/operation, 13 food nutrient enhancers and 81 test methods for food indicators. The above food standards and test methods come into operation on 23 June 2017 and the hygienic specifications start to apply on 23 December 2017.

The numbers and names of the 14 food standards are as below:

GB 2707-2016 National food safety standard for fresh (frozen) meat of livestock

GB 2715-2016 National food safety standard for grains

GB 2726-2016 National Food safety standard for meats cooked in soy sauce

GB 14884-2016 National food safety standard for preserved fruits

GB 14932-2016 National food safety standard for edible soybean meal

GB 17399-2016 National food safety standard for confection

GB 19640-2016 National food safety standard for wash adjust cereals

GB 19643-2016 National food safety standard for marine algae and algae products

GB 20371-2016 National food safety standard for vegetable protein used for food processing

GB 31636-2016 National food safety standard for pollen

GB 31637-2016 National food safety standard for edible starch

GB 31638-2016 National food safety standard for casein

GB 31639-2016 National food safety standard for yeast used for food processing

GB 31640-2016 National food safety standard for edible alcohol

It does not concern food contact materials and articles.

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