In October 2015, the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the Republic of China published eight national food safety standards, of which five related to inorganic testing. They have now become effective on March 21, 2016. It includes:
• GB 5009.11-2014: National food safety standard determination of total arsenic and inorganic arsenic in foods
• GB 5009.17-2014: National food safety standard determination of total mercury and organic mercury in foods
• GB 5009.74-2014: National food safety standard method for limit test of heavy metals in food additives
• GB 5009.75-2014: National food safety standard determination of lead in food additives
• GB 5009.76-2014: National food safety standard determination of arsenic in food additives
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Inorganic testing standard methods in China
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