At present, the valid infant formula food national standards (hereinafter called GB) in China are GB 10765-2010 Infant formula food, and GB 10767-2010 Older Infant and Young Children Formula Food.
On 7 September 2018, National Health Commission of China (NHC) issued 3 drafts of GB 10765 Infant formula food, GB 10766 Older Infant Formula Food, and GB 10767 Young Children Formula Food for public comments. Opinions and advices shall be given before 30 October 2018. Compared with current GBs, there are 2 significant changes in the new drafts
- GB 10767-2010 is divided into 2 independent GBs: GB 10766 and GB 10767. The requirements for older formula food and young children formula food will be stipulated separately.
- The age groups for stage 1, stage 2 and stage 3 become 0-6 months, 7-12 months, and 13-36 months, rather than 0-6 months, 6-12months, and 12-36months, which avoid the cross-repetition between different GBs.
Meanwhile, a lot of nutrients indexes, safety indexes, etc., in the new drafts are adjusted as well. CIRS has made an analysis on the main changes as follows.
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