China: China’s Maximum Levels for Contaminants in Foods

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On November 13, 2013, China released the National Food Safety Standard of Maximum Levels of Contaminants in Foods (GB 2762-2012), which became effective on June 1, 2014. The standard sets limits for lead, cadmium, mercury, arsenic, tin, nickel, chromium, nitrite, Benzo[a]pyrene, N-nitrosodimethylamine, polychlorinated biphenyl, 3-chloro-1, 2- propanediol in foods. This report provides an unofficial translation of the standard. 

China: China’s Maximum Levels for Contaminants in Foods 

Exporting, Regulations & Requirements
East Asia and the Pacific, China

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