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Comparison and interpretation of the 2025 Edition and 2010 Edition of the National Food Safety Standard for 'Light cream, cream and anhydrous milkfat'

On March 27, 2025, the National Health Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly issued the“National Food Safety Standards for Light cream, cream and anhydrous milkfat”(GB 19646-2025), which will officially take effect on March

Apr 18, 2025

Export of food products to China - Dairy Export Requirements

Global Foodmate will explain in detail the requirements for exporting dairy products to China from the perspective of products and their overseas producers and exporters.

Dec 31, 2024

Key Considerations in Food Sub-packaging

In the current market, many sub-packaged foods are widely welcomed by consumers for their convenience. However, food sub-packaging is not arbitrary. What is food sub-packaging? Which foods are allowed to be sub-packaged in China?

Nov 28, 2024

How much do you know about the Non-alcohol and Low-alcohol?

In recent years, "NOLO" (no-and low-alcohol) has become a buzzword in the Alcohol industry, which refers to those alcoholic beverages with No or Low alcohol content.

Oct 28, 2024

What do you know about the operation and sales of formula food for special medical purposes?

The "Administrative Measures for the License and Filing of Food Business" that came into effect on December 1, 2023 has added the scope of filing management, especially involving formula food for special medical purposes.

Feb 26, 2024

China plans to register liquid infant formula

On January 19, 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China issued a notice on the draft revision of the Food Safety Law, which intends to adopt registration management for liquid infant formula products.

Jan 23, 2024

One Year On: How Have the New Regulations for Infant Formula Milk Powder Production Licenses Fared?

According to the State Administration for Market Regulation, November 14th marked the one-year anniversary since the implementation of the "Regulations on the Review of Production License for Infant Formula Milk Powder (2022 Version)" (referred

Dec 26, 2023

Interpretation of the Administration Measures for the Registration and Administration of Special Medical Purpose Formula Foods - Ⅱ

7. What contents are specified in the registered changes?For registered changes, a product change demonstration report must be submitted, which specifies that the types of food raw materials and additives remain unchanged, the order of ingredients in the

Dec 05, 2023

Interpretation of the Administration Measures for the Registration and Administration of Special Medical Purpose Formula Foods - Ⅰ

The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) revised and released the "Administrative Measures for the Registration of Food Formulae for Special Medical Purposes" ("the Measures") on November 28. On December 3rd, the SAMR rele

Dec 04, 2023

Navigating Compliance for Success in the Lucrative Low-GI Food Market in China

The GI, also known as the blood sugar response index, reflects the speed and amplitude of blood sugar elevation caused by a certain food. Low GI foods have a longer retention time in the gastrointestinal tract, lower absorption rate, slower glucose releas

Nov 27, 2023

Understand the requirements for restricting excessive packaging of fresh edible agricultural products

Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released the mandatory national standard "Requirements for Restricting Excessive Packaging of Fresh Edible Agricultural Products" (GB 43284-2023) (Hereinafter referred to as GB 4328

Nov 24, 2023

Solid Beverage Labeling Notice

In recent years, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) have taken a series of measures to regulate the solid beverage market and strengthen the supervision of its quality and safety, including regulations on labeling.

Oct 08, 2023

Labeling requirements for imported meat products in the Philippines

Some people say that the labeling requirements for imported meat products in the Philippines vary by product category, for example: processed meat products and other frozen and chilled meat products are subject to different labeling requirements. Is this

Jun 07, 2023

New National Standard has been implemented, come to see the registration of infant formula

The new national standard for infant formula has been officially implemented on February 22, 2023. The registration threshold of infant formula has been further raised, and the infant formula market will also open a new round of elimination competition. H

Feb 23, 2023

New National Standard will be implemented soon, come to see the registration of infant formula

Near the end of the year, the secondary formula and the registration under the new national standard are still in full swing. How about the current registration process of enterprises? We have summarized the latest information and share with you.

Jan 17, 2023

The new standard for "processed cheese" to be implemented soon

Although cheese products have a long history of consumption in some parts of China, they have not become a mainstream ingredientfor a long time.At present, with the gradual increase in the income level of residents and the continuous enrichment of food va

Dec 20, 2022

Analysis on the registration of infant formula

It is less than 3 months before the official implementation of the new national standard on February 22, 2023, and the time is relatively urgent. Recently, the secondary formula and the registration of the new national standard are in full swing,How about

Dec 12, 2022

Analysis on the cause of vanillin in imported infant formula in China

Up to now, many cases of vanillin detected in imported infant formula milk powder have been reported this year. The reasons for frequent vanillin detected in imported infant formula will be explained in detail below.What is vanillin and is it allowed in i

Dec 07, 2022

The milk powder shortage in the United States continues

The milk powder crisis has occurred repeatedly in the United States since February 2022. By August 2022, the import volume of infant formula in the United States had soared 113.9% year on year, and the price of infant formula on websites such as Amazon, e

Dec 05, 2022

Analysis on the registration of infant formula

In China, the marketing of infant formula requires formula registration, and the number of registrations is limited, which significantly improves the entry threshold of the industry.In February 2021, the new national standard for infant formula was releas

Oct 19, 2022

The New GB Standard for Beverages will Be Implemented this Year. What should be paid attention to when importing beverages?

On June 30,2022, the National Health Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation have issued the newly revisedNational Food Safety Standard Beverages(GB 7101-2022) (hereinafter referred to as the new GB),which put forward many new requir

Sep 20, 2022

Q&A on the certification materials for R&D capability of Infant Formula Milk Powder Product Formula Registration 7

Q1. Does the formula composition need to list all the food ingredients and food additives used?A: The formula composition should list all the food raw materials and food additives used in descending order of added amount. For compound ingredients and comp

Jul 26, 2022

Tips of Dairy Products Customs Clearance

With the improvement of domestic consumers' living standards, more and more imported dairy products appear in consumers' shopping lists.Domestic dairy products mainly include colostrum, raw milk and dairy products, such as: pasteurized milk, ste

Jun 29, 2022

Introduction of process for dairy export to Japan II

(continued)II. Introduction of process for dairy products export to JapanBefore exporting dairy products to Japan, it is necessary to check whether the exported dairy products are in the quarantine list or not.Before 2017, Japan only designated raw milk i

Jun 01, 2022

Introduction of process for dairy export to Japan I

Japan has lifted import restrictions on dairy products, in principle allowing anyone to import dairy products freely.However, in order to protect Japanese dairy farmers and stabilize the balance between supply and demand in the Japanese dairy market, a nu

May 31, 2022

Interpretation of Indonesia New Regulations on Heavy Metal Contaminants for Processed Food in 2022

As the largest economy in ASEAN and the fourth most populous country, Indonesia has a relatively well-established food safety regulatory system. On 9 May 2022, Indonesian Food and Drug Authority has published the requirements of heavy metal contaminants i

May 30, 2022

Interpretation | Announcement on Further Regulating the Labeling and Identification of Infant Formula Milk Powder Products II

November 12, 2021, the SAMR issued an announcement on the further standardization of infant formula milk powder product labeling (Hereinafter referred to as Announcement). Since the date of the announcement, the application for registration of infant form

Dec 14, 2021

Interpretation | Announcement on Further Regulating the Labeling and Identification of Infant Formula Milk Powder Products I

November 12, 2021, the SAMR issued an announcement on the further standardization of infant formula milk powder product labeling (Hereinafter referred to as Announcement). Since the date of the announcement, the application for registration of infant form

Dec 09, 2021

Learn about the Notification and Commitment System on the Certification Item of the Testing Report for Imported Dairy Products

In order to be more convenient and beneficial to the enterprise, this system was introduced. For the purposes of further deepening the reform of simplification of administrative procedures, decentralization of powers, combination of decentralization with

Nov 08, 2021

Major Changes in the GMP for Infant Formula (Draft for Comment)

On October 25, the Secretariat of the National Food Safety Standards Review Committee publicly solicited opinions on 34 national food safety standards, including National Food Safety Standards Good Manufacturing Practices for infant formula. FoodMate will

Nov 04, 2021

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