Differences between GB 4806.9 and EC 1935/2004

What is GB 4806.9?
This is China's standard for metal materials and products used in contact with food. It aims to ensure the safety of metal materials and products in contact with food, by specifying chemical composition, migration limits, and detection methods to prevent harmful substances from migrating to food

What is EC 1935/2004?
This is the EU Food Contact Materials Regulation, which applies to all food contact materials sold in the EU market, including metal products. This regulation provides detailed regulations on the chemical composition, migration limits, and testing methods of materials to ensure food safety

 

Testing items
GB 4806.9: The testing items include but are not limited to the migration of heavy metals, the content of specific chemical substances, etc. The Chinese standards have strict restrictions on the migration of heavy metals, for example, the migration of heavy metals must be ≤ 0.05mg/kg

 

EC 1935/2004: The testing items also include the migration of heavy metals, the content of specific chemical substances, etc. The EU's standards have stricter migration limits for certain heavy metals, such as cadmium, which is limited to 0.005mg/kg, 2.4 times more stringent than the EU's standards

 

Heavy metal migration limit
GB 4806.9: The limit for heavy metal migration specified in Chinese standards is ≤ 0.05mg/kg
EC 1935/2004: The EU standard has stricter limits on the migration of cadmium, with the limit set at 0.005mg/kg