Foreword
This standard replaces GB 1902-2005 “Food additive Sodium benzoate”.
Compared with GB 1902-2005, the major changes are as follows:
——the name of this standard has been revised to “National food safety standard Food additive Sodium benzoate”;
——the item of arsenic has been deleted;
——the item of phthalic acid has been added;
——the indicator of chloride has been revised;
——the test method of heavy metal has been added.