This mandatory national standard will soon be implemented for all prepackaged foods! These you should know ......

【Summary Description】 FoodPartner.com "Restriction of Excessive Packaging of Commodities Food and Cosmetics" (GB 23350-2021) will replace GB 23350-2009 to be implemented on September 1, 2023, and the standard applies to the sales packaging of food and cosmetics. For standard-related FAQs, FoodPartner.com has summarized the summary for your reference.

       FoodPartner.com "Restriction of Excessive Packaging of Commodities Food and Cosmetics" (GB 23350-2021) will replace GB 23350-2009 to be implemented on September 1, 2023, and the standard applies to the sales packaging of food and cosmetics. For standard-related FAQs, FoodPartner.com has summarized the summary for your reference.
 
　　01.

　　Is a carrier bag that is not fully enclosed considered a layer of packaging? Is a mesh pocket that can completely wrap the food counted as one layer of packaging?
 
　　A: An incompletely closed handbag should not be counted as one layer of packaging and a mesh pocket that can completely wrap the food should be counted as one layer of packaging.
 
　　According to the definition of the standard, the number of layers of packaging is completely wrapped in the contents of the physical separation of the number of layers of packaging, and completely wrapped is to make the packaging does not lead to the dispersion of the packaging method. Incompletely closed bags do not completely wrap the contents, and therefore should not be counted as a layer of packaging; mesh pockets that can completely wrap the food belong to the physically separable packaging that can keep the packaging from falling apart, in line with the definition of the number of layers of packaging, and therefore should be counted as a layer of packaging.
 
　　02.

　　Is a film with a thickness of less than 0.03 mm that adheres to the foodstuff counted as one layer of packaging?
 
　　A: It should be counted as a layer.
 
　　The standard stipulates that films with a thickness of less than 0.03 mm that are close to the outside of the sales package are not counted as a layer of packaging, but films with a thickness of less than 0.03 mm that are close to the food meet the definition of a layer of packaging and do not belong to the part of the package that is not counted as a layer of packaging, and therefore should be counted as a layer of packaging.
 
　　03.

　　Combination gift box contains prepackaged food oats (net content: 50 g), cookies (net content: 40 g), cups of punch (80 g), what is the packaging void ratio requirements?
 
　　A: The package void ratio should be ≤ 40%.
 
　　GB 23350-2021 applies to food and cosmetic sales packaging, does not apply to cups, should be the largest net content of oats and cookies in the product corresponding to the void ratio shall prevail, that is, the net content of 50 g of the product corresponding to the void ratio.
 
　　04.

　　The net content of 300 g of tea gift box with a cup of water, how to calculate the volume of the contents?
 
　　A: The volume of the contents should be converted by the net content of the goods labeled.
 
　　GB 23350-2021 applies to food and cosmetics sales packaging, does not apply to gifts cups, should be converted to the net content of food contents of the volume of the contents. 1g of contents converted to 1000mm3, net content of 300g of tea gift box contents of the volume of V0 = 300g × 1000mm3 / g = 300000mm3.
 
　　05.

　　Does the volume of the sales package include the carrying handle attached to the sales package?
 
　　A: Yes.
 
　　Sales package refers to "sales as the main purpose, with the contents of the package to reach the hands of consumers," the standard sales package measurement is to measure the volume of the entire sales package, can not be removed from a part of the sales package volume, so the sales package volume includes sales packaging attached to the handles.
 
　　06.

　　In Table A.1 of Appendix A, how should the manufacturer determine the commodity category?
 
　　A: The commodity category should be consistent with the category of the food production license obtained for the food.
 
　　The Notes for the Preparation of "Requirements for Restricting Excessive Packaging of Commodities Food and Cosmetics" (Draft for Approval) mentions that the standard categorizes food products based on the "Measures for the Administration of Food Production Licenses".
 
　　07.

　　Can the k-value of tea with a net content of less than 10 g per piece be taken as 5 times that of similar products?
 
　　Answer:No.
 
　　In Table A. 1 of Appendix A, "The k-value of a product prepared with the aid of a brewing machine is 3.5 times that of a similar product; the k-value of a product with a net content of less than 10 g per piece is 5 times that of a similar product", "The k-value of a product with a net content of less than 10 g per piece is 5 times that of a similar product" is only for the products that are to be prepared with the aid of a brewing machine. The "k value for products with a net content of less than 10 g per piece is 5 times that of similar products" is only for products to be prepared with the aid of a mixing machine.
 
　　Summary
 
　　At this stage, the state attaches great importance to the control of over-packaging of commodities, and the supervision and law enforcement efforts are gradually increasing, and from the GB 23350-2021 Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 (Draft), the state is further restricting the over-packaging of commodities, and the enterprises should pay attention to the fact that they should not purchase and use packages violating GB 23350-2021, and should not produce and sell over-packaged food.