China's NHFPC releases key food packaging standards

29 October 2015

On September 29, 2015, China's National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) released a number of long-awaited draft Standards relating to food packaging materials on its website for public comment.
The announcement included several Standards that have been under development for some time and serve to consolidate a large number of existing National Standards (also known as "GB" Standards) relating to food-contact materials. The consolidation of these requirements from the myriad of different GB Standards is a welcome change for industry as it will greatly facilitate understanding by industry and regulatory compliance (The National Law Review, 2 October 2015).
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