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Food ingredient bans in China
By Rashad Bayram · Published · Last checked
- Bans
- 3
- Restricts
- 0
- Allows
- 1
- Not verified yet
- 12
Against the United States: China is stricter on 3 items and looser on 0. The rules here come from GB 2760-2024, the national food additive standard.
Compare CN and US side by sideBans · 3
- Potassium bromateBanned in 2005.
- RactopamineProduction and sale banned Dec 2011; zero tolerance for residues.
- ParaquatDomestic use banned 2017. China still makes it for export.
Restricts · 0
None in this dataset.
Allows · 1
- Azodicarbonamide (ADA)Allowed in wheat flour up to 45 mg/kg under GB 2760.
Not verified yet · 12
- Titanium dioxideNot verified in this research pass. Check GB 2760-2024, the national food additive standard.
- PropylparabenNot verified in this research pass. Check GB 2760-2024, the national food additive standard.
- Erythrosine (Red No. 3)Not verified in this research pass. Check GB 2760-2024, the national food additive standard.
- TBHQNot verified in this research pass. Check GB 2760-2024, the national food additive standard.
- Citrus Red No. 2Not verified in this research pass. Check GB 2760-2024, the national food additive standard.
- OlestraNot verified in this research pass. Check GB 2760-2024, the national food additive standard.
- rBST / rBGHNot verified in this research pass. Check GB 2760-2024, the national food additive standard.
- Growth hormones in beefNot verified in this research pass. Check GB 2760-2024, the national food additive standard.
- Chemical washes on poultryNot verified in this research pass. Check GB 2760-2024, the national food additive standard.
- AtrazineNot verified in this research pass. Check GB 2760-2024, the national food additive standard.
- ChlorpyrifosNot verified in this research pass. Check GB 2760-2024, the national food additive standard.
- GM crop cultivationNot verified in this research pass. Check GB 2760-2024, the national food additive standard.
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