Market Supervision Administration National Health Commission on including red2Gand other substances in food that may Announcement of the list of added non-edible substances

09 - Mar - 2026 QQISB

According to the Regulations on the Implementation of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China and the Management Provisions on the List of Non-edible Substances That May Be Added to Food, the following substances are now included in the list of non-edible substances that may be added to food:

 

Hereby announced.

 

Attachment: List of Non-edible Substances That May Be Added to Food (Red2G etc. substances)

 

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Attachment

List of non-edible substances that may be added to food (red 2G substances)

Serial number

Name

Recommended detection method

 

 

 

1

Red2G(Chemical name:5-(Acetyl)-4-Hydroxy-3(Phenylazide)

2,7-disodium naphthyl sulfonate)

Meta Yellow (chemical name:N,N-Meta-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine),

Diethyl Yellow (Chemical name:N,N-diethyl-4-(benzidene)benz)

Determination of Red 2G, Orange II, and Orange IV in Spices, Bean Products, Meat Products, and Other Foodstuffs by Food Additive Inspection MethodsBJS202505

2

Sibutramine and its derivatives

Food Inspection Methods for the Determination of West Pharmaceutical Substances in Food BJS 201701