Foreword

This standard replaces GB 1901-2005 “Food additive Benzoic acid”.

Compared with GB 1901-2005, the major changes are as follows:

——the name of this standard has been revised to “National food safety standard Food additive Benzoic acid”;

——the item of arsenic has been deleted;

——the items and test methods of phthalic acid and biphenyls have been added;

——the test method of heavy metal content has been revised.