Market Supervision Administration National Health Commission on the inclusion of red2Gand other substances in food may Announcement of the List of Newly Added Non-Food Substances

05 - Feb - 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)

 

                                          Market Supervision Administration    National Health Commission

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Attachment

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

Serial number

Name

Recommended detection method

 

 

 

1

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

2,7-disodium naphthyl sulfonate)

Dimethyl Yellow (Chemical name:N,N-Dimethyl Para-Aromatic Diazo-Benz),

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

Determination of Red 2G, Orange Yellow 2, and Orange Yellow 5 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