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This standard supersedes "Hygienic Standard of Products of Polyvinyl Chlorid for Food Packaging" (GB 9681-1988), "Hygienic Standard for Polyethylene Products Used as Food Containers and Table Wares" (GB 9687-1988), “Hygienic Standard for Polypropyrene Products Used as Food Containers and Table Wares” (GB 9688-1988), "Hygienic Standard for Polystyrene Products Used as Food Containers and Table Wares" (GB 9689-1988), "Hygienic Standard for Melamine-formaldehyde Products Used as Food Containers and Packaging Materials"(GB 9690-2009), "Hygienic Standard for Polyethylene Terephthalate Products Used as Food Containers and Packaging Materials" (GB 13113-1991),"Hygienic Standard for Polycarbonate Products Used as Food Containers and Packaging Materials"(GB 14942-1994), "Hygienic Standard for Bottle Sheet and Granular Materials of Polyvinyl Chloride for Food Packaging" (GB 14944-1994), "Hygienic Standard of Products of Nylon for Food Packaging Material" (GB 16332-1996), "Hygienic Standard for Rubber-modified Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Products Used as Food Containers and Packaging Materials" (GB 17326-1998), "Hygienic Standard for Acrylonitrile-Styrene Products Used as Food Containers and Packaging Materials" (GB 17327-1998), as well as the part for finished products in "Hygienic Standard for Unsaturated Polyester Resin and Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastics Used as Food Containers and Packaging Materials" (GB 13115-1991).
Compared with the above-mentioned standards, this standard has the following main changes:
- the standard name was changed into "National Food Safety Standard - Food Contact Plastic Materials and Articles ";
- the scope was modified;
- terminologies and definitions were added;
- basic requirements were added;
- raw material requirements were added;
- physical and chemical indexes were modified;
- the general requirements for migration test were added;
- the requirements for label identification were added.
NATIONAL STANDARD
OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
中華人民共和國國家標準
GB 4806.7-2016
National Food Safety Standard - Food Contact Plastic Materials and Articles
食品安全國家標準
食品接觸用塑料材料及制品
1 Scope
This chapter is applicable to Food contact plastic materials and articles , including unvulcanized thermoplastic elastomer materials and products.
2 Terminologies and Definitions
2.1 Plastic material
The polymer material of certain shape, between resin and plastic articles, processed under certain temperature and pressure, with one or several kinds of resin or prepolymer as the main structural constituent, with or without additive, including plastic particle (or section), master batch and sheet material, etc.
2.2 Plastic article
The finished product with certain shape after forming, with plastic resin or plastic material as the raw material, with or without additive.
2.3 Master batch
The condensation product which is produced by attaching the plastic additives (e.g. colorant, filler, fiber and stabilizer) affecting the physical characteristics of plastic materials and articles to one or several kinds of resins, and may be processed into other plastic materials and final product by mixing with resin or granulars.
3 Basic Requirements
Food contact plastic materials and articles shall meet the requirements of GB 4806.1.
4 Technical Requirements
4.1 Raw material requirements
The application of resin in food contact plastic materials and articles shall meet those specified in GB 4806.6 and relevant announcement.
Foreword I
1 Scope
2 Terminologies and Definitions
3 Basic Requirements
4 Technical Requirements
5 Others
