Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 1/25/2006

**GAIN Report Number:** CH6005

CH6005

**China, Peoples Republic of**

**FAIRS Product Specific**

**Hygienic Standard for Fresh (Frozen) Meat of Livestock**

**2006**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Maurice House

U.S. Embassy Beijing, Office of Agricultural Affairs

**Prepared by:**

Wu Bugang, Casey Bean

**Report Highlights:**

This is an UNOFFICIAL translation of China\'s national standard on fresh
(frozen) meat of livestock (GB2707-2005). The standard applies to both
domestic and imported livestock products. Exporters should carefully
discuss the regulation and its application with Chinese importers to
ensure their interpretation is accurate. This new standard adds
requirements for testing of lead, arsenic, mercury, and cadmium, as well
as pesticide residues, but sets no standards for pathogens.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Beijing \[CH1\]

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**Summary**

This standard specifies the hygienic indexes and testing methods for
fresh (frozen) meat of livestock, as well as hygienic requirements for
production/processing, labeling, packaging, transportation, and storage
of these types of products. The standard applies to both domestic and
imported livestock products, and it replaces the previous pork and
beef/mutton standards published in 1994 (GB2727-1994 and GB2708-1994).
This is the final version of the draft standard on fresh (frozen) meat
of livestock provided in FAS Beijing's report CH3086.

This standard does not address testing pathogens in livestock products.
Compared with the standards from 1994, the main differences include: 1)
adding requirements for raw materials, food additives,
production/processing, packaging, transportation, and storage, and 2)
adding standards about maximum limits of lead, inorganic arsenic,
mercury, cadmium, and pesticide residues.

The Ministry of Health and Standardization Administration of China
issued the standard on January 25, 2005, and the standard went into
effect on October 1, 2005. However, products produced before October 1,
2005 that comply with relevant standards can still be marketed until
September 30, 2006.

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GB2707-2005

**Preamble**

**The whole text of this standard is mandatory.**

This standard substitutes and annuls GB2707-1994 "Hygienic Standard for
Pork" and GB2708-1994 "Hygienic Standard for Beef, Mutton and Rabbit
Meat".

Compared with GB2707-1994 and GB2708-1994, this standard has made the
following amendments:

\--The text format of the standard has been modified according to
GB/T1.1-2000;

\--GB2707-1994 and GB2708-1994 have been merged into this standard with
expanded scope of application;

\--The structure of GB2707-1994 and GB2708-1994 has been revised and
added by raw materials, food additive, and hygienic requirements during
production or processing, as well as requirements for packaging,
transportation and storage;

\--Added by indexes on maximum limits of lead, inorganic arsenic,
mercury, and cadmium as well as requirements of pesticide residue;

\--Volatile *basic- nitrogen* was modified to"≤15mg/100g";

This standard takes effect on October 1, 2005 with a grace period of one
year that means products produced before October 1, 2005 and comply with
relevant standards can be marketed until September 30, 2006.

This standard is proposed and administered by the Ministry of Health of
the People's Republic of China.

Drafting agencies**:** Jiangsu Provincial Center of Disease Prevention
and Control, Shanghai Institute of Hygiene Supervision, Hangzhou
Institute of Hygiene Supervision, Liaoning Institute of Hygiene
Supervision, National Center for Health Inspection and Supervision of
the Ministry of Health, Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and
Control.

Drafters of this Standard**:** Yuan Baojun, Gu Zhenhua, Fan Baorong, Cai
yanping, Li jiangping, Zheng yunyan, Ding Xiuying.

The release history of standard versions substituted by this standard:

GB 2707-1981, GB2707-1994;

GB 2708-1981, GB 2708-1994

**Hygienic Standard for fresh (frozen) meat of livestock**

1.  **Scope of application**

This standard specifies the hygienic indexes and testing methods for
fresh (frozen) meat of livestock, as well as hygienic requirements
during production or processing, labeling, packaging, transportation,
and storage.

This standard applies to fresh (frozen) meat that was processed from
slaughtered livestock and was certified by a veterinarian.

**2. Standardized documents cited**

The clauses in the following documents been quoted and become that of
this standard. For cited documents with dates, all the subsequent
modifications (exclude corrigenda) or revised versions are not
applicable to this standard. However, all parties having reached an
agreement based on this standard are encouraged to consider whether the
latest versions of these documents should be used. For cited documents
without a date, their latest versions apply to this standard.

GB 2763 Maximum residue limits for pesticides in food

GB/T5009.11 Determination of Gross Arsenic and Inorganic Arsenic in
Foods

GB/T5009.12 Determination of Lead in Foods

GB/T5009.15 Determination of Cadmium in Foods

GB/T5009.17 Determination of Gross Mercury and Organic Mercury in Foods

GB/T5009.44 Analytical Methods of Hygiene Standard for Meat and Meat

Products

GB 7718 General rules for pre-packaged food labeling

GB 12694 Hygiene specifications of meat packing plant

**3. Index Requirements**

1.  Requirements for Raw Material

The livestock should be healthy which come from non-epidemic disease
area and have a quarantine certificate issued by local veterinarian.

3.2 Sensory Index

No foreign odor, no spoilage smells.

3.  Physical and chemical indexes

The physical and chemical indexes shall comply with requirements
stipulated in Table 1.

> Table 1 Physical and Chemical Indexes

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Item                                Index

  Volatile basic- nitrogen/(mg/100g)  15
  ≤                                   

  Lead (Pb)/ (mg/kg) ≤                0.2

  Inorganic Arsenic/(mg/kg) ≤         0.05

  Cadmium (Cd)/(mg/kg) ≤              0.1

  Gross Mercury (Hg)/(mg/kg) ≤        0.05
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

3.4 Pesticide residues shall comply with GB2763.

3.5 Veterinary medicine residues shall comply with the requirements
established in relevant national standards and regulations.

4.  **Production or processing**

Hygienic requirements for fresh (frozen) meat of livestock in the course
of production or processing shall comply with the stipulations of
GB12694.

5.  **Packaging**

The packaging containers and materials shall comply with the relevant
hygienic standards and regulations.

**6. Labeling**

Labeling requirements for pre-packaged products shall comply with
stipulations of GB7718.

**7. Storage and transport**

7.1 Storage

The products shall be stored in a dry and well-ventilated place and
mustn't be stored together with any poisonous, harmful, peculiarly
smelled, easily volatilized and easily corroded goods.

7.2 Transportation

The products shall be protected from exposure to the sun and rain when
being transported. The products mustn't be transported together with
poisonous, harmful, peculiarly smelled goods or goods that may affect
its quality.

**8. Inspection Methods**

8.1 Sensory index

Determined in accordance with the methods specified in GB/T5009.44.

8.2 Physical and chemical indexes

8.2.1 Volatile basic- nitrogen

Determined in accordance with the methods specified in GB/T5009.44

8.2.2 Lead

Determined in accordance with the methods specified in GB/T5009.12.

8.2.3 Inorganic arsenic

Determined in accordance with the methods specified in GB/T5009.11.

8.2.4 Cadmium

Determined in accordance with the methods specified in GB/T5009.15.

8.2.5 Gross mercury

Determined in accordance with the methods specified in GB/T5009.17

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