July 27, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued a public notice, formally released the GB 4544-2020 "Beer Bottle", the new standard will be officially implemented August 1, 2021.

Standard revision background

Since the revision of the GB 4544-1996 "Beer Bottle" national standard in December 2001, the drafting group has conducted many discussions on some clauses in the revised draft of the standard.

From 2015 to 2018, the China Liquor Industry Association, together with major beer companies and China Daily Glass Association and other standard revision units, reached an agreement after discussion and communication. The standard review was completed in July 2018 and the draft submitted to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Standards Committee for approval.

On June 14, 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology publicized 4 national standards including the GB 4544 "Beer Bottle" to the society. In order to further improve the applicability of the standard in the beer industry and effectively meet the development needs of beer companies, the Association convened representatives of beer companies in Beijing on July 10 to discuss the draft of the "Beer Bottle" national standard for approval, and collected corporate opinions and gave feedback to relevant departments.

On March 13, 2020, China formally submitted a TBT (Technical Barrier to Trade) notification to the World Trade Organization.

The standard text will be published within 20 working days after the announcement, and Foodmate will continue to pay attention.

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