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GB 7718-2011: National food safety standard - General Standard for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods
GB 7718-2011
National food safety standards - General Principles of pre-packaged food labels
National Standards of People's Republic of China
National Food Safety Standard
Pre-packaged food labels General
Issued on. 2011-04-20
2012-04-20 implementation
People's Republic of China Ministry of Health issued
Foreword
This standard replaces GB 7718-2004 "pre-packaged food labels General."
This standard compared with GB 7718-2004, the main changes are as follows.
--- Modify the scope of application;
--- Modifies the definition of pre-packaged food and date of manufacture, increasing the definition of specifications, canceled the definition of shelf life;
--- Way to modify the labeling of food additives;
--- Increasing the size marked manner;
--- Revised producers, distributors name, address and contact details marked manner;
--- Modify the mandatory labeling of text, symbols, numbers height of not less than 1.8mm package or container when the maximum
Surface area;
--- Increase the recommended labeling requirements for food products may contain allergenic substances when;
--- Modify the calculation method of the largest surface area in Appendix A;
--- Increased Appendices B and C.
National Food Safety Standard
Pre-packaged food labels General
1 Scope
This standard applies directly to consumers and non-pre-packaged food labels directly to the consumer of pre-packaged food labels.
This standard does not provide protection for pre-packaged food in storage during transport storage and transportation of food packaging labels, bulk food and freshly made
Now selling food logo.
2 Terms and definitions
2.1 Prepackaged Foods
Quantitative pre-packaged or produced food packaging materials and containers, including pre-prepackaged and pre-fabricated packaging quantitative
Materials and containers and has a uniform quality or volume of food identified in a certain amount of limited scope.
2.2 Food Labelling
Text on food packaging, graphics, symbols and descriptive matter.
2.3 Ingredients
In the manufacture or processing of the foods and the presence of (a modified form of existence) of any substance in the product, including food additives
Additives.
2.4 production date (date of manufacture)
Food becomes the final product, including the packaging or bottling date, ie food load (sink) the packaging or container in which it most
The final date unit sales.
2.5 Shelf Life
In the pre-packaged food labels specified storage conditions, to maintain the quality of life. In this period, the product is fully marketable and keep
Tags do not have to explain or have explained the unique quality.
2.6 Specifications
The same prepackaged includes a number of pieces of pre-packaged foods, net weight and number of items contained relations representation.
2.7 Main Display Layout
On pre-packaged food package or container can be easily observed layout.
3 Basic requirements
3.1 shall comply with laws, regulations, and compliance with food safety standards prescribed accordingly.
3.2 should be clear, prominent, persistent, should enable consumers to readily legible time of purchase.
3.3 should be easy to understand, there is a scientific basis can not be labeled superstitious, pornographic, debasing other products, or contrary to the scientific knowledge of nutrition content.
3.4 should be true, accurate, may not be false, exaggerated, misleading or deceptive consumer so text, graphics and other presentation on food, not profit
With font size or color mislead consumers.
3.5 should not directly or suggestive language, graphics, symbols, food or food misleading consumers will buy a certain property and other products
Confused.
3.6 should not be marked or implied with prevention, treatment of diseases of the role of content, non-health food not express or implied with health effects.
3.7 should not be separated from the food or its packaging (containers).
3.8 should use standard Chinese characters (except the trademark). WordArt various decorative effect, it should be written correctly, easy to identify.
3.8.1 can use Pinyin or minority languages, history can not be greater than the corresponding Chinese characters.
3.8.2 can use foreign language, but it should have a corresponding relationship with the Chinese (trademark, and address of the manufacturer of imported food, foreign distributor's name
Name and address of the site except). All foreign language must not be greater than the corresponding Chinese characters (except the trademark).
3.9 pre-packaged food packaging or containers the largest surface area of more than 35cm2 time (maximum surface area calculation method, see Appendix A),
Mandatory labeling content highly text, symbols, numbers not less than 1.8mm.
3.10 a sales unit of packaging containing different varieties, multiple independent packaged food can be sold separately, each individually wrapped food standard
Knowledge should be separately marked.
3.11 If the packaging easy to open or be able to identify clearly identify all mandatory labeling information in the packaging (container) through an outer or
Part of the mandatory labeling information may not be repeated on the overpack marked corresponding content; otherwise, shall be in the overpack all mandatory labeling as required
Labeling information.
4 labeling information
4.1 directly to consumers with pre-packaged food labels indicate the contents
4.1.1 General requirements
Directly to consumers with pre-packaged food labeling food labeling should include the name, list of ingredients, net content and specifications, producers and (or)
Distributor's name, address and contact details, date of production and shelf life, storage conditions, food production license number, product code and standards
Other required labeling content.
4.1.2 Food name
4.1.2.1 should be prominently food labeling, clearly indicate the true nature of the specific name of the food.
When 4.1.2.1.1 When the national standards, industry standards or local standards have been established in the name of one or more of a food, which should be used
One name or equivalent.
4.1.2.1.2 without the name of national standards, industry standards or local standards should be used not to confuse consumers misunderstand or common name
Name or common name.
4.1.2.2 marked "a new name", "strange name", "transliteration of the name", "Brand name", "regional slang name" or "brand name", should
In the same display panel as shown in the name of the label name specified 4.1.2.1.
4.1.2.2.1 When "a new name", "strange name", "transliteration of the name", "Brand name", "regional slang name" or "brand name" containing
Easy misleading text or food property terms (words), you should use the same font name marked on the same display panel as shown in adjacent parts
It shows the true nature of the food-specific name.
4.1.2.2.2 When the food when the true nature of a specific name because of different size or font color and easy misleading food property, you should also use the same
Font size and font of the same color indicate the true nature of the food-specific name.
4.1.2.3 in order not to confuse consumers or misunderstand the true nature of the food, the physical state or the fabrication method, in name of the food or food before
Appended to the name of the appropriate word or phrase. Such as dried, concentrated, reconstituted, smoked, fried, powdery, granular or the like.
4.1.3 List of ingredients
4.1.3.1 shall be marked on the pre-packaged food labels list of ingredients, the list of ingredients in accordance with the requirements of a variety of ingredients 4.1.2 identify the specific name,
Food additives in accordance with the requirements of 4.1.3.1.4 marked name.
4.1.3.1.1 list of ingredients should be "ingredients" or "list of ingredients" for the guide word. When the processing of the raw materials used have been changed to other ingredients (such as
Wine, soy sauce, vinegar and other fermented products), can be used "raw material" or "raw materials and auxiliary materials" instead of "ingredients", "list of ingredients", according to this standard corresponding provisions
It demands labeling of various raw materials, ingredients and food additives. Processing aids need not be declared.
4.1.3.1.2 variety of ingredients should be added to the manufacturing or processing of the foods are arranged in descending order of quantity one by one; an amount of not more than 2% of the ingredients can be
Not listed in descending order.
4.1.3.1.3 If an ingredient is composed of two or more ingredients, such a compound ingredient (excluding composite food additives),
It shall indicate the name of the compound ingredient in the list of ingredients, followed by the composite primary ingredients in brackets in descending order amount marked.
Where a compound ingredient existing national standards, industry standards or local standards, and added in an amount less than 25% of the food when you need not be indicated
Composite primary ingredients.
4.1.3.1.4 food additives should be labeled with the common name of food additives in the GB 2760. Food Additives generic name can
Labeled specific name of the food additive, it may indicate the name of the functional categories of food additives and food additives simultaneously labeled specific
The name or the International Numbering (INS number) (indicate the form of Appendix B). On the same pre-packaged food labels should be selected in one of Appendix B
In the form of labeling food additives. When at the same time in the form of labeling food additive functional class name and international codes, if a food
Additive does not yet exist corresponding international codes, or because allergens labeling needs, can be labeled with a specific name. Name of the food additive does not
Including its system of law. The total amount is less than 25% of the composite food ingredients containing food additives, if they meet the provisions of GB 2760 into
Principles and can not afford a technological function in the final product does not require labeling.
4.1.3.1.5 in food manufacturing or processing, the added water should be indicated in the list of ingredients. In the process of water or other volatilized
Volatile ingredients need not be declared.
4.1.3.1.6 edible package shall also be indicated in the list of ingredients in the raw ingredients, except as otherwise national laws and regulations.
4.1.3.2 The following food ingredients, you can select the mode according to Table 1 marked.
Table 1 Ingredients marked way
Ingredients category marked way
Oils or refined vegetable oils, including olive oil not
"Vegetable oil" or "refined vegetable oil"; If, after hydrogenation treatment, should be marked as
"Hydrogenated" or "partially hydrogenated"
Various starches, chemically modified starches excluding "starch"
An amount of not more than 2% of various spices or spice extract (single
Or total)
"Spice", "spices class" or "complex spice"
Various gum candy gum base material preparation "gum base agent," "gum base"
Amount of not more than 10% of each Candied fruits "candied fruit", "fruit"
Food flavors, fragrances "food flavor," "flavorant," "food flavors and fragrances"
4.1.4 Quantitative ingredient labeling
4.1.4.1 If the instructions on food labels or food with particular emphasis added or contain one or more valuable and characteristic ingredients or
Ingredients shall be declared emphasized amount of ingredients or components or content in the final product.
4.1.4.2 If the special emphasis on the low content of one or more ingredients or ingredients or no on food labels should be marked emphasized ingredients
Or ingredients in the finished product.
4.1.4.3 the name of some kind of food ingredients or components mentioned but not emphasized on the label, you do not need to indicate that ingredient or ingredients Tim
Or increase the amount of content in the final product.
4.1.5 Net content and specifications
4.1.5.1 The net contents declaration shall be net content, numerals and the official unit of measurement (see label in the form of Appendix C).
4.1.5.2 should be based on legal units of measurement, in the form of labeling packaging (containers) net content of food.
a) liquid foods, by volume liter (L) (l), milliliters (mL) (ml), or the quality of grams (g), kilograms (kg);
b) solid foods, by weight grams (g), kilograms (kg);
c) semi-solid or viscous foods, by weight grams (g), kilograms (kg) or volume liter (L) (l), milliliters (mL) (ml).
Units of measurement 4.1.5.3 The net contents shall be indicated in Table 2.
Table 2 indicate the way the net content of units of measurement
Metering Net content (Q) range Unit
volume
Q < 1000mL
Q≥1000mL
Milliliter (mL) (ml)
L (L) (l)
quality
Q < 1000g
Q≥1000g
G (g)
Kilogram (kg)
4.1.5.4 The minimum height of the net content of character should be in accordance with Table 3.
Table 3 minimum height of the net content of character
Net weight (Q) range
The minimum height of the characters
mm
Q≤50mL; Q≤50g 2
50mL \u003cQ≤200mL;50g\u003cQ≤200g 3
200mL \u003cQ≤1L;200g\u003cQ≤1kg 4
Q> 1kg; Q> 1L 6
4.1.5.5 The net content should be the name of the food in the same display panel of the package or container marked.
4.1.5.6 vessel containing solid, liquid two-phase material of food and solid substances as the main food ingredients, except declaration of net contents, but also to
Mass or mass fraction in the form of labeling content drained (solid) of the (labeled form see Appendix C).
4.1.5.7 Pre-packaged within the same one-piece containing a plurality of pre-packaged food, the packaging in the declaration of net content should also be labeled specifications.
4.1.5.8 Specifications marked by a single piece of pre-packaged food net content and the number of pieces of composition, or just mark the number, do not mark "Specifications" word.
Single pre-packaged foods specification refers to net weight (in the form indicated in Appendix C).
4.1.6 producers, distributors name, address and contact information
4.1.6.1 producers should be marked name, address and contact information. Producer The name and address should be registered according to law, be able to withstand
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