Summary of Prohibitive Regulations on General Food Labeling in China

Nutrient Supplement Health Function Catalog

Remarks on health function

Vitamin and mineral supplementation including supplementation of: calcium, magnesium, potassium, manganese, iron, zinc, selenium, copper, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, niacin (niacin), folic acid , biotin, choline, vitamin C, vitamin K, pantothenic acid, vitamin E:

Functional catalog of health food: Shall not declare that it has the effect of preventing, alleviating, treating or curing a certain disease. Do not label "rejuvenating youth", "prolong life", "grey hair turns black", "regenerate teeth", "anti-cancer and cure cancer" or other similar terms.

1. Enhance immunity;

2. Assist in lowering blood fat;

3. Assist in lowering blood sugar;

4. Antioxidant;

5. Assist in improving memory;

6. Relieve visual fatigue;

7. Clear throat; Lead;

8. Improve sleep;

11. Promote lactation;

12. Relieve physical fatigue;

13. Improve hypoxia tolerance;

14. Have auxiliary protection against radiation hazards;

15. Lose weight;

16. Improve growth and development;

17. Increase bone Density;

18. Improve nutritional anemia;

19. Auxiliary protection against chemical liver damage;

20. Acne removal;

21. Melasma removal;

22. Improve skin moisture;

23. Improve skin oil;

24. Regulate Intestinal flora;

25. Promote digestion;

26. Laxative;

27. Help protect gastric mucosal damage.

Summary of prohibitive regulations on general food labeling!

 Table of contents

1. Packaging design and materials

2. The trademarks, names, packages, and decorations that are the same as or similar to well-known trademarks and well-known commodity trademarks, names, packages, and decorations shall not be marked;

3. The content of the label shall not be vague;

4. The marked content must not contain feudal superstition or pornographic content;

5. The content of the label must not contain disease treatment or other false, misleading or deceptive content;

6. Absolute and other terms shall not be used;

7. Chinese characters (except for registered trademarks) must be used for the labeling content. If pinyin, minority languages, and foreign languages are used together, the corresponding Chinese characters (except for registered trademarks) shall not be larger than the corresponding Chinese characters;

8. The content of the mandatory label shall not be less than 1.8 mm;

9. Food labels and labels shall not be separated from the packaging (container);

10. The labeling of food names must be eye-catching and prominent, indicating the true attributes of the food, and must not be narrowed, obscured or vague.

11. The content of the label must have a list of ingredients;

12. Non-statutory units of measurement shall not be used in the net content label, and shall be displayed on the same page as the food name;

13. The name and address of the factory must be marked;

14. The production date, shelf life and storage conditions must be marked;

15. The marked content must have the product standard number;

16. The quality (quality) grade must be marked;

17. The food production license number must be marked;

18. Warning signs or warning instructions in Chinese must be marked;

19. Health warnings or safety warnings must be marked;

20. If the words "Nutrition" and "Fortification" are marked, the nutrients and calories of the food must be marked;

21. Other mandatory labeling contents;

22. Genetically modified food;

23. Imported food.

1. Packaging design and material:

GB 4806.6-2016 National Food Safety Standard Plastic Resins for Food Contact

GB 4806.7-2016 National Food Safety Standard Food Contact Plastic Materials and Products

GB 4806.8-2016 National Food Safety Standard Food Contact Paper and Cardboard Materials and Products

GB 9685-2016 National Food Safety Standard Standards for the Use of Additives in Food Contact Materials and Products

GB 4806.10-2016 National Food Safety Standard Food Contact Paints and Coatings

GB/T 10004-2008

QBT 1014-2010

GB 23350-2009

Recycled waste paper, recycled plastics, and phenolic resin must not be used as base paper and materials for packaging, and industrial-grade paraffin must not be used. Inks and pigments on food packaging must not be printed on food-contact surfaces.

The "Restriction on Excessive Packaging of Commodities Food and Cosmetics" requires that food should not be excessively packaged. For example: the packaging void ratio of primary processed grain products shall not exceed 10%, the packaging shall not exceed 3 layers, and the total cost of external packaging excluding the initial packaging shall not exceed 20% of the food price.

2. The same or similar trademarks, names, packaging, and decorations as well-known trademarks and well-known commodity trademarks, names, packaging, and decorations shall not be marked.

The "Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People's Republic of China", "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China", and "Regulations for the Implementation of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" stipulate:

Do not counterfeit the registered trademark of others;

It is not allowed to use well-known trademarks, trademarks, names, packaging, decorations unique to well-known commodities, or similar trademarks, names, packaging, decorations on different or identical or similar commodities;

It is not allowed to use the same or similar trademarks as other registered trademarks on the same kind of goods or similar goods;

Without the consent of the trademark registrant, the registered trademark shall not be replaced and the goods with the replaced trademark shall be put on the market again (reverse counterfeiting);

It is not allowed to use the same or similar signs as other people's registered trademarks as commodity names or commodity decorations on the same or similar commodities to mislead the public;

"China Famous Trademark" shall not be used on commodities, commodity packages or containers, or in advertisements, exhibitions and other commercial activities.

3. The contents of the label shall not be ambiguous.

GB 7718-2011 National Food Safety Standard General Rules for Labeling of Prepackaged Food

GB 28050-2011 National Food Safety Standard General Rules for Nutrition Labeling of Prepackaged Food

The contents of packaging, labels, and signs must be clear, eye-catching, durable, easy to identify and read.

Labels and logos shall be attached to food or its packaging (except for food that may not be attached as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations). It should be directly marked on the food or its packaging in the smallest sales unit, and it should be clear and eye-catching. The background and background color should be in contrasting colors to make it easy for consumers to identify and read.

4. The marked content must not contain feudal superstition or pornographic content.

The contents of packaging, labels, and signs must be easy to understand, accurate, and scientifically based. They must not label feudal superstition, yellow, belittle other foods, or violate scientific nutritional knowledge. The content should be true, accurate, easy to understand, scientific and legal.

5. The content of the label must not contain disease treatment or other false, misleading or deceptive content.

"GB 7718-2011 National Food Safety Standard General Rules for Prepackaged Food Labeling", "GB 13432-2013 National Food Safety Standard Prepackaged Food Labeling for Special Dietary Use", "Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People's Republic of China", "Products of the People's Republic of China The Quality Law, the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests, the Regulations on the Administration of Food Labeling, and the Measures for the Administration of Food Advertising:

Packages, labels, and logos must not introduce food in false, misleading or deceptive texts, graphics, etc., and must not use font size or color difference to mislead consumers;

Do not use directly or indirectly suggestive language, graphics, or symbols to cause consumers to confuse the purchased food or a certain property of the food with another product;

For processed food, words such as "fresh" or "fresh" shall not be added on the package, label, label or before the name to indicate that the food is fresh and natural;

The content should be true, accurate, easy to understand, healthy and scientific, and must not be false or misleading. There must be no medical terminology, terms to promote efficacy, terms that are easily confused with drugs, and terms that cannot be evaluated by objective indicators.

Article 73 of the "Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China" stipulates: "The content of food advertisements should be true and legal, and must not contain false content, and must not involve disease prevention and treatment functions.

Do not forge or falsely mark the production date and shelf life;

Do not forge food origin;

Do not forge or falsely use the names and addresses of other producers;

Do not forge, fraudulently use, or alter production license numbers, etc.

Do not forge or fraudulently use product barcodes;

The following content shall not be marked:

(1) It expressly or impliedly has the effect of preventing or treating diseases;

(2) Non-health food expressly or implicitly has health care function;

(3) Describing or introducing food in a deceptive or misleading manner;

(4) The attached product description cannot prove its basis;

(5) Words or patterns that do not respect ethnic customs and contain discriminatory descriptions;

(6) Marked with the national flag, national emblem or RMB;

Food packaging shall not contain any of the following terms:

1. Immune regulation; 2. Regulating blood lipid; 3. Regulating blood sugar; 4. Delaying aging; 5. Improving memory; 6. Improving vision; 7. Promoting lead discharge; Improve sleep; 11. Promote lactation; 12. Anti-mutation; 13. Anti-fatigue; 14. Resistance to hypoxia; 15. Anti-radiation; 16. Weight loss; 17. Promote growth and development; 18. Improve osteoporosis; 19. Improve nutrition 20. It has an auxiliary protective effect on chemical liver damage; 21. Beauty (removing acne/chloasma/improving skin moisture and oil content); 22. Improving gastrointestinal function (regulating intestinal flora/promoting digestion / laxative / has an auxiliary protective effect on the gastric mucosa); 23. Inhibit tumors. Do not claim to prevent, alleviate, treat or cure a certain disease. Do not label "rejuvenating youth", "prolong life", "grey hair turns black", "regenerate teeth", "anti-cancer and cure cancer" or other similar terms.

6. Absolute and other terms shall not be used.

Article 7 of the Advertisement Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates: "The content of advertisements should be beneficial to the physical and mental health of the people, promote the improvement of the quality of goods and services, and protect the legitimate interests of consumers. Advertisements must not use terms such as national, highest, and best." .” Prohibited words in advertising language:

1. National, world class, superlative, best, first, only, first, best, precise, top, lowest, lowest, most, cheapest, greatest, latest technology, most advanced science, country Absolute terms such as high-level products, filling domestic gaps, absolute, exclusive, first, latest, most advanced, first brand, gold medal, famous brand, most profitable, super profitable, first, superstar, luxury, supreme, top enjoyment;

2. Terms recommended by state leaders, recommended by state organs, exclusively provided by state organs, special supplies, etc., using the names of state and state organ staff for publicity;

3. Terms such as quality inspection-free, national quality inspection-free, sampling inspection-free, etc., claiming that quality does not need to be tested;

4. Use RMB patterns (except those approved by the central bank);

5. Traditional characters (except for trademarks), using foreign words alone, or a combination of Chinese and English words;

6. False words such as ancestral inheritance, suppression, and secret system;

7. Exaggerated words such as powerful, special effect, full effect, strong effect, miraculous effect, high efficiency, quick effect, and magical effect;

8. Prescriptions, compound prescriptions, treatments, anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory, blood circulation, blood stasis dispelling, cough relieving, detoxification, curative effect, prevention, cancer prevention, anti-cancer, tumor, heightening, puzzle, various disease names, etc. express or imply therapeutic effects words;

9. Vulgar or feudal superstitious words such as magic pills and immortals.

7. The content of the label must use Chinese characters (except for registered trademarks), and also use pinyin, minority languages, and foreign languages.

Standardized Chinese characters (except registered trademarks) must be used for the content of packaging, labels and logos;

Pinyin or ethnic minority characters can be used at the same time, but not larger than the corresponding Chinese characters;

Foreign languages can be used at the same time, but they should have a corresponding relationship with Chinese characters (except for the manufacturer and address of the imported food, the name and address of the foreign distributor, and the website);

All foreign words shall not be larger than the corresponding Chinese characters (except for registered trademarks).

8. The content of the mandatory label shall not be less than

When the maximum surface area of the packaging or packaging container is greater than 35cm2, the height of the words, symbols and numbers of the mandatory content shall not be less than 1.8 mm. When the maximum surface area of food or its packaging is less than 10cm2, only the name of the food, name and address of the producer, net content, production date and shelf life may be marked. The food name, ingredient list, net content, factory name and factory address, production date, shelf life, product standard number, etc. are mandatory labeling contents of this standard. If all or part of the mandatory labeling content on the inner packaging or container can be clearly identified through the outer packaging, the corresponding content may not be repeatedly marked on the outer packaging; For the outer packaging (or large packaging) delivered by consumers, only the mandatory labeling content can be marked on the outer packaging (or large packaging).

9. Food labels and logos must not

Labels and logos shall not be separated from the food or its packaging (container).

10. The labeling of food names must be eye-catching and prominent, indicating the true attributes of the food, and must not be narrowed, obscured or vague.

"GB 7718-2011 National Food Safety Standard - General Rules for Labeling of Prepackaged Foods", "GB 13432-2013 National Food Safety Standard - Labeling of Prepackaged Foods for Special Dietary Use", and "Food Labeling Management Regulations" stipulate:

Packages, labels, and logos should be in eye-catching positions, and clearly indicate the special names that indicate and reflect the true attributes of the food;

Foods that use animal and plant foods as raw materials and are produced using specific processing techniques to imitate the characteristics of individuals, organs, tissues, etc. , and mark the classification (genus) name of the true attribute of the food;

When one or several names of a certain food have been stipulated in national standards or industrial standards, one of them, or an equivalent name, should be selected;

When there is no name stipulated by national standards or industry standards, common names or popular names that will not misunderstand or confuse consumers shall be used;

"Newly created name", "unusual name", "transliterated name", "brand name", "regional slang name" or "trade name" can be marked, but the national standard or industry standard should be marked near the displayed name One or several names or any one of the equivalent names of the food that have been specified in ;

When "newly created names", "unusual names", "transliterated names", "brand names", "regional slang names" or "trademark names" contain words or terms (words) that may easily misunderstand the attributes of the food, they shall be listed in the The adjacent parts of the displayed name use the same font size to indicate the special name of the real attribute of the food;

When the special name of the true attribute of the food is easy to misunderstand the food attribute due to different font sizes, the same font size should also be used to indicate the special name of the true attribute of the food. For example, "orange juice" and "beverage" in "orange juice drink", "chocolate" and "sandwich biscuit" in "chocolate sandwich biscuit" should use the same font size;

To avoid consumers misunderstanding or confusing the true attributes, physical state or production methods of the food, corresponding words or phrases can be added before or after the food name. Such as dried, concentrated, reconstituted, smoked, fried, powdered, granular.

For foods that are physically mixed with two or more foods that are uniform in appearance and difficult to separate from each other, their names should reflect the mixing properties and classification (genus) of the food;

It is not allowed to add the name of the drug before or after the name of the food, or use the graphic or name of the drug (excluding substances with dual-use medicine and food) to imply curative effect and health care function.

In order to meet the physiological needs of some special groups of people or the nutritional needs of patients with certain diseases, foods specially processed according to special formulas (including baby food), that is, foods for special dietary purposes, may use such as "infant formula milk ( Milk) powder", "sugar-free instant soybean powder" (for diabetics), "iron-fortified high-protein instant soybean powder" (for anemia patients) and other modifiers with special meanings.

11. The content of the label must have a list of ingredients.

The list of ingredients should be marked on the prepackaged food.

The list of ingredients should be titled with "ingredients" or "ingredient list";

Various ingredients should be arranged in descending order of the amount added when manufacturing or processing food, and the ingredients whose added amount does not exceed 2% may not be arranged in descending order;

If sweeteners, preservatives, and coloring agents are directly used in food ingredients, the specific names shall be marked under the food additive item in the ingredient list;

If other food additives are used, the specific name, type or code can be marked.

12. Non-statutory units of measurement shall not be used in the net content indication, and shall be displayed on the same page as the food name.

Quantitative pre-packaged food should be labeled with net content, and the label of net content should be composed of net content, numbers and legal units of measurement. Such as "net content 450g", or "net content 450g";

The net content of food in the package (container) shall be marked in the following manner in accordance with the legal unit of measurement of the "Measures for the Supervision and Administration of the Measurement of Quantitatively Packaged Commodities":

1. For liquid food, use the volume—L (1) (liter), mL (ml) (milliliter);

2. For solid food, use the mass—g (gram), kg (kilogram);

3. For semi-solid or viscous food, use mass or volume.

The net content and the name of the food should be listed on the same display page of the package or container.

For foods containing solid and liquid two-phase substances in the container (such as canned pears in syrup), in addition to the net content, the content of the drained matter (solid matter) should also be marked. Expressed by mass or mass fraction.

Example: canned pears in syrup

Net content: 425 grams

Drained matter (can also be marked as solid matter or pear pieces), not less than 255 grams (or not less than 60%)

If the same prepackage contains several pieces of the same prepackaged food that are independent of each other, the quantity or number of pieces of the food should be declared at the same time as the net content, excluding small packages that are not sold as single pieces in large packages, such as small pieces of candy.

13. The name and address of the factory must be marked.

Prepackaged food shall be marked with the name, address and contact information of the food producer. The place of origin of the food shall be marked, and the place of origin of the food shall be marked to the prefecture-level region according to the administrative division. The name and address of the producer shall be the name and address of the producer registered in accordance with the law and capable of assuming responsibility for product safety and quality. In any of the following situations, it shall be marked according to the following provisions:

1. Group companies and their branches (subsidiaries) that independently assume legal responsibilities according to law shall indicate their respective names and addresses.

2. Branches (subsidiaries) of group companies or production bases of group companies that cannot independently bear legal responsibility according to law may indicate the names and addresses of the group companies and branches (production bases), or only the name and address of the group company. address.

3. If the prepackaged food is entrusted by other units but does not undertake external sales, the name and address of the entrusting unit shall be marked; for food that is subject to production license management, if the entrusting enterprise has the food production license it entrusts to process, it shall mark the entrustment The name and address of the enterprise and the name of the entrusted enterprise, or only the name and address of the entrusted enterprise.

4. Imported prepackaged food shall be marked with the country or region name of the country of origin (referring to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan), as well as the name and address of the agent, importer or distributor registered in China according to law.

5. The name and address of the repacker shall be marked on repackaged food, and the word repackage shall be indicated.

14. The production date, shelf life and storage conditions must be marked.

The date shall not be additionally pasted, reprinted or tampered with.

15. The marked content must have the product standard number.

Domestically produced and sold domestically packaged food (excluding imported prepackaged food) shall be marked with the code and sequence number of the national standard, industry standard, local standard or enterprise standard that has been filed.

16. The quality (quality) grade must be marked (product standards are divided into quality (quality) grades).

The product standards implemented by the enterprise have clearly stipulated the quality (quality) grade of the product, the quality (quality) grade, processing technology, etc. should be marked.

17. The food production license number (foods included in the management of the food production license system) must be marked.

For food subject to production license management, the food production license number shall be marked. For food that is entrusted to be produced and processed under production license management, if the entrusting enterprise has its entrusted food production license, it can mark the production license number of the entrusting enterprise or the entrusted enterprise.

18. Mixed packaging of non-edible products that are likely to cause personal injury due to ingestion must be marked with warning signs or warning instructions in Chinese.

Mixed packaging of non-edible products that are likely to cause accidental ingestion, improper use, and personal injury should be marked with warning signs or warning instructions in Chinese.

Nineteen, the alcohol content is greater than Twenty, marked with

Where the words "nutrition" and "fortification" are marked in the name or description of the food, the nutrients and calories of the food shall be marked in accordance with the relevant provisions of the national standard, and the quantitative labeling shall comply with the national standard.

21. Other mandatory labeling content

Irradiated food: For food treated with ionizing radiation or ionizing energy, "irradiated food" shall be marked near the food name; any ingredient treated with ionizing radiation or ionizing energy shall be indicated in the list of ingredients.

Genetically modified food or food containing legally modified genetically modified raw materials: should be marked with a genetically modified organism logo such as "genetically modified XX food" or "genetically modified XX food as raw material".

Special food: suitable crowd and warnings should be marked

Such as 1. Beverages containing caffeine, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and other ingredients must be marked with the maximum daily limit. 2. Foods such as low-fat milk, skimmed milk, skimmed milk powder, and milk-containing beverages should be marked with "cannot completely replace baby food" and "skimmed milk is not suitable or cannot be used as baby food". 3. Foods containing royal jelly should be labeled "may cause a variety of allergic reactions, especially for people with asthma and allergy history may be fatal." 4. For beverages with added caffeine, in addition to labeling the caffeine content, it should also be labeled "not suitable for children, pregnant women, breastfeeding women and those allergic to caffeine".

Sugar-free food: The "General Rules for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods for Special Dietary Use" clearly stipulates that the requirement of "sugar-free" means that the sugar content per 100 grams or 100 ml of solid or liquid food is not more than 0.5 grams. If a product is labeled "sugar-free", the content of monosaccharides (such as sucrose, lactose, maltose, etc.) or disaccharides (such as glucose, fructose, etc.) must meet the above standards.

22. Genetically modified food:

Genetically modified food refers to food and food additives produced by animals, plants and microorganisms whose genome composition has been changed by genetic engineering technology, including: products of genetically modified animals, plants and microorganisms; products directly processed by genetically modified animals, plants and microorganisms; Its directly processed products are food and food additives produced from raw materials.

(1) Genetically modified food must be examined and approved by the Ministry of Health and marked with the approval number before it can be produced or imported.

The "Food Hygiene Law of the People's Republic of China" and "New Resource Food Management Measures" stipulate that: as a category of new resource food, genetically modified food must be examined and approved by the Ministry of Health and marked with an approval number before it can be produced, sold or imported. The approval number is "Weixin Shijizi", "Weixinshizhunzi", "Weixinshijinshizi", "Weixinshijinzhunzi" + "(××××)" year + "No. XX number". Genetically modified foods that have not been reviewed and approved by the Ministry of Health shall not be produced, sold or imported, nor used as food or food raw materials. Approved genetically modified foods shall be included in the catalog of genetically modified foods that can be used in food production and operation by the Ministry of Health. The name of genetically modified food shall be consistent with the content approved by the Ministry of Health.

(2) Genetically modified food must be labeled with the agricultural GMO logo.

"Agricultural GMO Safety Management Regulations", "Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Law of the People's Republic of China", "New Resource Food Management Measures", "Food Sanitation Law of the "Management Measures" and other regulations: The state implements a labeling system for agricultural genetically modified organisms, and agricultural products listed in the agricultural genetically modified organisms catalog should be labeled; those that are not labeled or labeled in accordance with regulations shall not be imported or sold. The agricultural genetically modified organisms included in the catalog of agricultural genetically modified organisms shall be marked by the production and packaging units and individuals; those that are not marked shall not be sold. Business units and individuals should check the goods and labels when purchasing goods. Business units and individuals who disassemble the original packaging for sale shall re-label. Food products (including raw materials and processed foods) containing genetically modified organisms or/and expression products shall be marked with "transgenic XX food" or "genetically modified XX food as raw material". If the genetically modified food comes from potentially allergenic food, it should also be marked with "this product is genetically modified from XX food, attention to those who are allergic to XX food".

Genetically modified foods are labeled in the following ways:

(1) For finalized packaging, it shall be marked on the obvious position of the label;

(2) For those in bulk, mark them on the price tag or on an additional bulletin board;

(3) For transshipment, mark it on the delivery note;

(4) Imported, marked on the trade contract and customs declaration.

Labeling method of logo:

(1) Genetically modified animals and plants (including seeds, breeding livestock and poultry, aquatic fry) and microorganisms, products of genetically modified animals, plants and microorganisms, seeds, breeding livestock and poultry, aquatic fry and pesticides containing components of genetically modified animals, plants, microorganisms or their products , veterinary drugs, fertilizers and additives, etc., directly mark "GMO ××".

(2) Directly processed products of genetically modified agricultural products shall be marked as "genetically modified ×× processed products (manufactured products)" or "processed raw materials are genetically modified ××".

(3) Products processed with agricultural genetically modified organisms or products containing agricultural genetically modified organisms, but the final sales products no longer contain or detect no genetically modified ingredients, marked as "this product is processed by genetically modified ××" Made, but this product no longer contains genetically modified ingredients” or marked as “There are genetically modified ×× in the processing raw materials of this product, but this product no longer contains genetically modified ingredients”.

The first batch of agricultural genetically modified organisms to implement label management

1. Soybean seeds, soybeans, soybean flour, soybean oil, soybean meal

2. Corn seeds, corn, corn oil, and corn flour (including corn flour with tax codes 11022000, 11031300, and 11042300)

3. Rapeseed, rapeseed, rapeseed oil, rapeseed meal

4. Cotton seeds

5. Tomato seeds, fresh tomatoes, tomato paste

There are three methods of labeling GMO labels:

The first is genetically modified animals and plants (including seeds, breeding livestock and poultry, aquatic fry) and microbial products, seeds, breeding livestock and poultry, aquatic fry, pesticides, veterinary drugs, fertilizers and additives containing genetically modified animals and plants, microorganisms or their product components The product is directly marked as "genetically modified ××".

The second is the directly processed products of genetically modified agricultural products, which are marked as "genetically modified ×× processed products (manufactured products)" or "processing raw materials are genetically modified ××".

The third is products processed with agricultural genetically modified organisms or products containing agricultural genetically modified organisms, but products that no longer contain genetically modified ingredients or cannot be detected in the final sales products shall be marked as "this product is processed by genetically modified ××" However, this product no longer contains genetically modified ingredients”, or it is marked as “There are genetically modified ×× in the processing raw materials of this product, but this product no longer contains genetically modified ingredients”.

The Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for the approval, supervision and management of the national agricultural GMO labels. Imported agricultural GMO labels can only be used after being reviewed and approved by the Ministry of Agriculture, and a copy is sent to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and other departments; domestic agricultural GMO labels, It can only be used after being examined and approved by the agricultural administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level where the agricultural GMO production and packaging unit and individual are located, and the provincial agricultural administrative department should uniformly report to the Ministry of Agriculture for the record. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine is responsible for the label inspection and verification of imported agricultural genetically modified organisms at ports.

The agricultural genetically modified organisms logo should be eye-catching, and it should be designed, printed or otherwise marked and explained together with the packaging and labels of the product.

The "Regulations on the Safety Management of Agricultural GMOs" and the "Administrative Measures for the Labeling of Industrial GMOs" stipulate that the labeling of agricultural GMOs should be eye-catching, and it should be designed and printed at the same time as the packaging and labels of the products. If it is difficult to mark the agricultural GMO logo on the original packaging and labels, the method of adding the GMO logo to the original packaging and labels can be used for labeling, but the additional logo should be firm and durable. When it is difficult to identify agricultural GMOs with packaging or labels, the following methods can be used for labeling:

(1) Agricultural genetically modified organisms in the fast food industry and retail industry, which are difficult to identify on each product sold, can be identified on the product exhibition (display) cabinet (table), or on the price tag or set up an identification board (brand) for identification.

(2) When agricultural genetically modified organisms are sold without packaging and labeling, identification boards (brands) can be set up for identification.

(3) When agricultural genetically modified organisms packed in transport containers are sold directly without packaging, the sales site can mark on the container or set up a sign board (plate) for mark.

(4) When selling agricultural genetically modified organisms without packaging and labels, and it is difficult to mark them with identification plates (plates), the seller should declare in an appropriate manner.

(5) Imported agricultural genetically modified organisms without packaging and labeling, if it is difficult to mark on the identification plate (plate), it shall be indicated on the inspection (customs) declaration form.

(4) The label of agricultural genetically modified organisms should be marked with standardized Chinese characters.

The labeling of agricultural GMOs shall be marked with standardized Chinese characters. For agricultural genetically modified organisms with special sales scope requirements, the scope of sales should also be clearly marked, which can be marked as "limited to ×× sales (production, processing, use)".

(6) The labels of genetically modified foods must not contain false content such as treating diseases.

The labels of genetically modified foods shall be true and objective, and shall not expressly or imply that they can treat diseases; shall not falsely or exaggerate the effects of the products; shall not declare or imply that they have curative effects or specific health functions.

23. Imported food:

1. There must be Chinese labels and instructions. Labels and instructions meet the above requirements for general food use. The name, address and contact information of the country of origin and the domestic agent should also be indicated.

2. For food imported after July 28, 2015, you need to check the "Incoming Goods Inspection and Quarantine Certificate". 

3. From October 1, 2019, the label filing requirements for the first imported prepackaged food will be cancelled. As one of the food inspection items, the label of imported prepackaged food shall be inspected by the customs in accordance with the relevant laws and administrative regulations on food safety and import and export commodity inspection.