Date: November 13, 2015

GB 10146-2015

China - Peoples Republic of China Published Final Standard for Edible Animal Oils

Report Highlights:

On November 13, 2015, China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) published the National Food Safety Standard for Edible Animal Oils (GB 10146-2015) . This standard will be implemented on November 13, 2016. It prescribes edible animal oils, including lard, beef fat and mutton tallow. A draft of the standard was notified to the WTO as SPS CHN 646 in March 2014. Please note that the comment process has ended and that this standard is considered final. The following report contains an unofficial translation of the final standard.

National Food Safety Standard Edible Animal Fats

Preface

This standard replaces GB 10146-2015 "Hygiene Standard for Edible Animal Oils".

In comparison with the GB 10146-2005, this standard presents the following changes:

- Name of this standard was changed to "National Food Safety Standard - Edible animal oils";

- Modified the scope;

- Modified the terms and definitions;

- Modified the sensory requirements;

- Modified the physical and chemical indexes;

- Added the requirements for veterinary drug residue limits;

- Added requirements for use of nutrition fortifier;

- Added requirements for the labels.

National Food Safety Standard Edible Animal Oils

1 Scope

This standard applies to edible animal oils, including only the edible lard, butter, suet, chicken and duck fat.

2 Terms and Definitions

2.1 Edible Animal Fats

Edible lard, butter, suet, chicken and duck fat refined with suet, meat fat, omentum or pure fat tissue attached to the internal organs of qualified pig, cattle, sheep, chicken and duck that are quarantined and inspected by animal hygiene monitoring agencies.

3 Technical Requirements

3.1 Ingredient Requirements

Raw materials shall comply with relevant food standards and regulations.

3.2 Organoleptic Requirements

The organoleptic requirements shall conform to the provisions of Table 1.

Table 1 Organoleptic Requirements

3.3 Physical and Chemical Indexes

Physical and chemical indexes shall conform to the provisions of Table 2.

Table 2 Physical and Chemical Indexes

3.4 Maximum Contaminant

The limits of contaminants shall comply with the provisions of GB 2762.

3.5 Veterinary Drug Residue Limit

Residues of veterinary medicine shall comply with the relevant state provisions and announcements.

3.6 Food additives and food nutrition fortifier

3.6.1 The food additives shall be used in accordance with the regulations as specified in GB 2760.

3.6.2 The food nutrition fortifier shall be used in accordance with the provisions in GB 14880.

4 Others

Single type of edible animal oils shall not be mixed with other type of fats