On 29 December 2014, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China(AQSIQ) and the Standardization Administration of the People’s Republic of China (SAC) have jointly published a Notice (No. 31 of 2014) to announce that 13 China national standards were abolished.
These abolished national standards include 5 mandatory standards and 8 recommended standards. The abolition date will be 1 March 2015.
Details of 13 China national standards abolished by Notice 31 of 2014
These abolished national standards include 5 mandatory standards and 8 recommended standards. The abolition date will be 1 March 2015.
Details of 13 China national standards abolished by Notice 31 of 2014
| S.N. | Standard Number | Standard Name |
| 1 | GB/T 9830-1988 | Fruits and vegetables ripening after refrigeration |
| 2 | GB 10344-2005 | General standard for the labeling of prepackaged alcoholic beverage |
| 3 | GB/T 14156-2009 | Classification and code of flavoring substances |
| 4 | GB/T 17240-1998 | Horseradish cold storage technique |
| 5 | GB 18406.1-2001 | Safety qualification for agricultural product Safety requirements for non-environmental pollution vegetable |
| 6 | GB 18406.2-2001 | Safety qualification for agricultural product Safety requirements for non-environmental pollution fruit |
| 7 | GB 18406.3-2001 | Safety qualification for agricultural product Safety requirements for non-environmental pollution livestock and poultry meat |
| 8 | GB 18406.4-2001 | Safety qualification for agricultural product Safety requirements for non-environmental pollution aquatic product |
| 9 | GB/T 18407.1-2001 | Safety qualification for agricultural product Environmental requirements for origin of non-environmental pollution vegetable |
| 10 | GB/T 18407.2-2001 | Safety qualification for agricultural product Environmental requirements for origin of non-environmental pollution fruit |
| 11 | GB/T 18407.3-2001 | Safety qualification for agricultural product Environmental requirements for origin of non-environmental pollution livestock and poultry meat |
| 12 | GB/T 18407.4-2001 | Safety qualification for agricultural product Environmental requirements for origin of non-environmental pollution livestock and poultry meat |
| 13 | GB/T 18407.5-2003 | Safety qualification for agricultural product Environmental requirements for origin of non-environmental pollution dairy product |
Regulations and GBs substituted for the abolished national standards
1. The safety and quality requirements of 9 categories of non-environmental pollution agricultural products mentioned above should comply with the Quality and Safety Law of Agricultural Products and Regulation of Pollution-free Agricultural Products.
2. GB 2760-2011 () and GB 29938-2013 ( have stipulated the classification and code of food flavorings.
3. Requirements regarding the labeling of prepackaged alcoholic beverage should refer to GB 7718-2011 ()
Backgrounds
To solve the overlap and contradiction between certain national standards set by different departments, the Ministry of Health (MoH) started to reclassify and reregulate the standards in 2009. By August 2013, there were still 4911 national standards needed to be reorganized, which include 491 standards regarding food additives, 3286 standards regarding test methods, 628 product standards and other standards.
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Reference
http://www.sac.gov.cn/gjbzgg/201431/
http://www.cfsa.net.cn/Article/News.aspx?id=7AF12AB58AB76DB69C80CD2C
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