Draft of Sanitation Standard fo r Food Utensils, Containers and 
Packages 
 
Article 4 
Food utensils, containers and packages sh all meet the requirements according to 
the following tests ： 
 
(1) General requirements ： 
Migration test Item and 
raw 
materials Material test 
item and 
passing 
standard Solvent Migration conditionItem 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 1. Pb：Not 
more than 100 ppm. 
2. Cd：Not 
more than 100 ppm. 
n-Heptane 25 ℃ for 1 hr 1. di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate（DEHP）：
Not more than 1.5 ppm. 
2. di-n-butyl phthalate 
( DBP)：Not more 
than 0.3 ppm. Besides the  
above general requirements, 
plastic utensils, 
containers and packages shall 
also meet the 
requirements set for plastic. 
 
 
 
(2) Requirements for plastic ： 
Migration test 
Raw materials Material test 
item ans 
passing 
standard Solvent Migration 
condition Item and passing 
standard Note 
Polycarbonate 
(PC)--except feeding bottle 1. Pb：Not 
more than 100 
ppm. 
2. Cd：Not 
more than 100 
ppm. Water 95 ℃ for 30 
min. 1. Consumption of potassium permanganate ：Not 
more than 10 ppm. 
2. Residues after evaporation ：Not 
more than 30 ppm. 
3. Bisphenol A ：Not 
more than 0.6 ppm.  4％ Acetic 
acid 60℃ for 30 min.  1. Heavy metals ：Not 
more than 1 ppm
（as Pb）. 
2. Residues after 
evaporation ：Not 
more than 30 ppm. 
3. Bisphenol A ：Not 
more than 0.6 ppm.  
Water 95 ℃ for 30 
min. 1. Consumption of potassium 
permanganate ：Not 
more than 10 ppm. 
2. Residues after evaporation ：Not 
more than 30 ppm. 
3. Bisphenol A ：Not 
more than 30 ppb.  
Polyphenylene 
sulfone 
( PPSU)--feeding bottle 1. Pb：Not 
more than 100 ppm. 
2. Cd：Not 
more than 100 
ppm. 4％ Acetic 
acid 60℃ for 30 min.  1. Heavy metals ：Not 
more than 1 ppm（as Pb）. 
2. Residues after evaporation ：Not 
more than 30 ppm. 
3. Bisphenol A ：Not 
more than 30 ppb.  
Water 95 ℃ for 30 
min. 1. Consumption of potassium permanganate ：Not 
more than 10 ppm. 
2. Residues after evaporation ：Not 
more than 30 ppm. 
3. Bisphenol A ：Not 
more than 30 ppb.  
Polyethersulfone ( PES)--feeding bottle 1. Pb：Not 
more than 100 
ppm. 
2. Cd：Not 
more than 100 
ppm. 4％ Acetic acid 60℃ for 30 min.  1. Heavy metals ：Not 
more than 1 ppm
（as Pb）. 
2. Residues after 
evaporation ：Not 
more than 30 ppm. 
3. Bisphenol A ：Not 
more than 30 ppb.  Water  1. Consumption of 
potassium 
permanganate ：Not 
more than 10 ppm. 
2. Residues after evaporation ：Not 
more than 30 ppm. 
3. Total of lactic acid：Not more than 
30 ppm. 
4％ Acetic acid 1. Heavy metals ：Not 
more than 1 ppm
（as Pb）. 
2. Residues after 
evaporation ：Not 
more than 30 ppm. 
20% 
Alcohol 50℃ for 4 hr (60℃ for 30 
min for those 
products which 
are heated to 
higher than 50℃ during 
food 
processing or cooking, or use
the composite 
material of PLA. 
Residues after 
evaporation (containers 
and packages for alcoholic beverages) ：
Not more than 30 ppm.  Polylactic acid 
[PLA] 1. Pb：Not 
more 
than 100 ppm. 
2. Cd：Not 
more than 100 
ppm. 
n-Heptane
25℃ for 1 hr Residues after 
evaporation (containers and packages for oils 
and fatty foods) ：Not 
more than 30 ppm. Food utensils, containers and 
packages made of polylacitc 
acid are not 
used for high temperature 
sterilization 
during food processing or 
cooking and 
are not suitable for filling 
foods at a 
temperature higher than 
100℃.