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GB 13432-2013: National Food Safety Standard Food Labeling of Prepackaged Special Diet
GB 13432-2013
National Standard
of the People’s Republic of China
National Food Safety Standard
Food Labeling of Prepackaged Special Diet
ISSUED ON. DECEMBER 26, 2013
IMPLEMENTED ON. JULY 1, 2015
Issued by. National Health and Family Planning
Commission of the People’s Republic of China
Table of Contents
Foreword ... 3
1 Scope ... 4
2 Terms and Definition ... 4
3 Basic Requirements ... 5
4 Mandatory Labeling Content ... 5
5 Optional Labeling Contents ... 7
References and Original Chinese Documents ... 10
Foreword
This Standard replaces GB13432—2004 "General Standard for the Labeling of
Pre-packaged Food of Special Diet".
Compared with GB13432—2004, the major changes of this Standard are as
follow.
— MODIFY the Standard name;
— MODIFY the definition of foods for special dietary uses, and DEFINE
the food classifications contained in this Standard (scope);
— MODIFY the basic requirements;
— MODIFY the part of mandatory labeling requirements;
— COMBINE the allowed labeling
information with recommended labeling contents, which is modified as
the optional labeling information;
— MODIFY the content claim requirements of energy and nutrients;
— DELETE the comparative claims of energy and nutrients;
— MODIFY the language of functional claims of energy and nutrients;
— DELETE Appendix A of pervious Standard;
— ADD Appendix A -- Classification of food for special dietary use.
National Food Safety Standard
Food Labeling of Prepackaged Special Diet
1 Scope
This Standard applies to food labeling of prepackaged special diet (including
nutrition labeling).
2 Terms and Definition
Those defined in GB7718 and the following terms and definitions apply to this
Standard.
2.1 Food of Special Diet
The food which is processed or formulated to meet special physical or
physiological condition and (or) to meet the special dietary needs of state of
diseases or disorders. The nutrients and (or) other nutrient components of this
food are significantly different from the analogous ordinary food.
Food classification of food of special diet is listed in Appendix A.
2.2 Nutrients
The substances in food, with specific physiological effects, which can maintain
the body's growth; development; activity; reproduction and normal metabolic
needs, including protein; fat; carbohydrates; minerals and vitamins.
2.3 Nutrient Components
The nutrients in food and other food ingredients with nutrients
(or) physiological functions.
2.4 Recommended Intake
The intake-level of nutrients which can meet the majority individuals’ needs in
certain particular groups of gender, age or physical condition.
2.5 Adequate Intake
It is a safe intake-level of nutrients. The intake of certain nutrients by healthy
claims in GB 28050, it shall provide the basis of relevant terms of functional
claims used by other countries and (or) international organization.
Appendix A
Classification of Food of Special Diet
Classification of food of special diet mainly includes.
a) Infant and young children formula food.
1) Infant formula food
2) Older infant and young children formula food
3) Infant formula food for special medical purposes
b) Infant and young children supplementary food.
1) Infant and young children cereal supplementary food
2) Infant and young children caned supplementary food
c) Formula food for special medical purposes (except for the varieties of infant
formula food for special medical purposes);
d) Other food of special diet except for the above classifications (including
supplements of food supplementary nutrition, sports nutritional food, and food
of special diet in accordance with the corresponding national standards).
References and Original Chinese Documents
[1] GB 13432-2013 National Food Safety Standard Food Labeling of Prepackaged
Special Diet.
[2] GB7718-2011 National food safety standards - General Principles of pre-packaged
food labels.