Notice issued by the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment on 4 September 2026 announces a new food-related product that has passed technical review by the Expert Review Committee: “C.I. Pigment White 4, polymer of hydrogenated dimer of C18 unsaturated fatty acid and 1,6-hexanediamine, polymer of isophthalic acid with terephthalic acid, dimer of unhydrogenated C18 unsaturated fatty acid, 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, diethylene glycol and trimethylolpropane”. Public consultation is open, with the deadline for comments set on 6 October 2026. The corresponding food contact material has been included in the list of China-National Food Safety Standard-Coatings and Coating Layers for Food Contact (GB 4806.10-2025) for reference.

Update of the China-National Food Safety Standard: Paints and Coatings for Food Contact Materials and Articles (GB 4806.10-2025) - Addition of One New Additive for Food Contact Materials and Articles

This supplementary content includes the permitted additives and their specifications for food contact coatings and coating layers listed in Appendix A of the National Food Safety Standard – Standard for the Use of Additives in Food Contact Materials and Articles (GB 9685-2016), as well as new varieties of additives and raw materials for food contact coatings and coating layers published in subsequent official announcements.

Update of the China-National Food Safety Standard: Paints and Coatings for Food Contact Materials and Articles (GB 4806.10-2025) – Addition of GB 9685 and relevant announcements (covering a total of 568 raw materials and additives)

On September 25, 2025, the National Health Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation released Announcement No. 6 of 2025, officially issuing the revised National Food Safety Standard "Coatings and Coated Materials for Food Contact Materials and Articles" (GB 4806.10-2025). The standard will come into full force on September 2, 2026, signaling China's entry into a new era of "full-chain, full-coverage" oversight for food-contact coatings.

Compared with the 2016 edition, the new standard for the first time brings paper-based coatings and coatings that only indirectly contact food under regulatory control, and expands the positive list of basic raw materials from 105 to 346 substances.

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