Foreword

This standard replaces contents related to coating resins in GB 4805-1994 “Hygienic standard for epoxy phenolic resin coating for the internal lacquer of food cans”, GB 7105-1986 “The sanitary specifications for perchloravinyl interior coatings for food container”, GB 9680-1988 “Hygienic standard of phenol lacquer for food container”, GB 9682-1988 “Hygienic standard for internal coating of food cans”, GB 9686-2012 “National food safety standard Epoxy polyamide resin interior coatings”, GB 11676-2012 “National food safety standard Organosilicon anti-sticking coatings”, GB 11677-2012 “National food safety standard Water soluble epoxy internal top coatings of beverage cans”, GB 11678-1989 “Hygienic standard for polytetrafluorethylene used as interior coating of food containers” and “Announcement about publishing the list of 107 resins available for food packaging materials including polytetramethylene adipamide, etc.” (Announcement No. 23, 2011 of the former Ministry of Health).

Compared with the replaced standards and announcement, the major changes of this standard are as follows:

—— the name of this standard has been revised to “National food safety standard Food contact coatings and films”;

—— the “Scope” has been revised;

—— the “Terms and definitions” has been added;

—— the “Basic requirements” has been added;

—— the “Requirements for raw materials” has been added;

—— the “Physicochemical indicators” has been revised;

—— the general requirements for “Migration test” have been added;

—— the requirements for “Labeling and marking” have been added.

—— the “Annex A” has been added.