Draft of Sanitation Standard for F ood Utensils, Containers and Packages 
 (amendment part) 
 
Article 4 
The food utensils and containers which use fo r children under the age of three, shall not 
add di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthal ate(DEHP), Di-n-octhl phthalate(DNOP), di-n-butyl 
phthalate (DBP) and Butylbenzyl phthalate(BBP).  
 Article 5
 
Food utensils, containers and packages sh all meet the requireme nts according to the 
following standard tests ： 
（1） General requirements ： 
Migration test I t e m      
and     
raw materials Material test item 
a n d       
passing standard Solvent Migration 
condition Item and passing 
standard Note 
Water Consumption of 
potassium 
permanganate ：Not 
more than 10 ppm. 
4﹪Acetic 
acid 60℃ for 30 
min.（95℃
for 30 min. 
for those products which are heated to higher than 
100℃ 
during food 
processing 
or cooking ）Heavy metals ：Not 
more than 1 
ppm(as Pb). Plastics Pb：Not more 
than 100 ppm. 
Cd：Not more 
than 100 ppm. 
 di-(2-ethylhexyl) 
phthalate(DEHP)
, di-n-butyl 
phthalate (DBP),  
Butylbenzyl 
phthalate(BBzP),  
Diisodecyl 
phthalate(DIDP),  
Diisononyl 
phthalate(DINP),  
Dimethyl 
phthalate(DMP),  
Di-n-octhl 
phthalate(DNOP)
,Diethyl phthalate 
(DEP) and 
Di-2-ethylhexyl 
Adipate (DEHA), 
individual 
content shall not 
exceed 0.1%. (by 
mass)  n-Heptane 25℃ for 1 
hr di-(2-ethylhexyl) 
phthalate(DEHP):Not more than 1.5 ppm. di-n-butyl phtha- 
late (DBP):Not more than 0.3 ppm. 
Butylbenzyl 
phthalate(BBP): 
Not more than 30 
ppm.  
Diisodecyl 
phthalate(DIDP):
Not more than 9 
ppm.  
Diisononyl 
phthalate(DINP):
Not more than 9 
ppm.  1.Besides the above general requirements, plastic utensil -s containers and packages shall also meet the requirements set for plastic.2. The 
standard of 
phthalates in 
the material 
test, not 
applicable for 
PVC 
materials . Di-2-ethylhexyl 
Adipate (DEHA): 
Not more than 18 
ppm.  
Paper 
---those in which the portion directly in contact with food is plastics Shall meet the requirements set for plastics. 1. When the raw material use for “(2) 
Requirements for plastics”, shall meet 
the requirements set for each materials.  
2. The plastic material except the mentioned earlier, the migration test standard shall apply the “metal cans coated with synthetic resins”.  
 
 （2）Requirements for plastics ： 
Migration test Raw   
materials Material test item 
a n d       
passing standard Solvent Migration 
condition Item and passing 
standard Note 
Water Consumption of 
potassium permanganate ：
Not more than 10 
ppm. Residues after evaporation
（containers and 
packages for foods 
with a pH ＞5） ：
Not more than 30 
ppm.  
4﹪Acetic 
acid 60  for 30 ℃
min.（95  ℃
for 30 min. for those products which are heated to higher than 100  ℃
during food processing 
or cooking ）
Heavy metals ：Not 
more than 1 ppm（as Pb）. 
Residues after 
evaporation
（general utensils, 
and containers and 
packages for foods 
with a pH 5 ≦） ：
Not more than 30 
ppm.  Polyvinylchlo
ri-de（PVC） Pb：Not more 
than 100 ppm. Cd：Not more 
than 100 ppm. Dibutyltin ：Not 
more than 50 ppm（as 
dibutyltin dichloride） . 
Cresyl phosphate ：Not 
more than 1,000 
ppm. Vinyl chloride 
monomer ：Not 
more than 1 ppm. 
sum of the 
di-(2-ethylhexyl) 
phthalate(DEHP)
, di-n-butyl 
phthalate (DBP),  
Butylbenzyl 
phthalate(BBP),  
Diisodecyl 
phthalate(DIDP),  
Diisononyl 
phthalate(DINP),  
Dimethyl n-Heptan
e 25  for 1 ℃
hour. Residues after evaporation （containers and 
packages for oils 
and fatty foods） ：
Not more than 150 
ppm. phthalate(DMP),  
Di-n-octhl 
phthalate(DNOP)
,Diethyl phthalate 
(DEP) and 
Di-2-ethylhexyl 
Adipate (DEHA), 
shall not exceed 
0.1%. (by mass)  20﹪
Alcohol 60  for 30 ℃
min. Residues after 
evaporation
（containers and 
packages for 
alcoholic 
beverages） ：Not 
more than 30 ppm.  
 
Article 6  
This Standard shall be implemented from the date of promulgation.