The purpose of these Detailed Rules is to strengthen the infant and growing up formula milk powder production permit review, and enhance the quality and safety level thereof. The Text consists of 4 Sections: Application Scope (I); Examination on the Conditions for Production Permit (II); Product Inspection for Production Permit (III); Other Requirements (IV).
There are 3 Annexes. Annex 1 Main Standards Involved in the Main Ingredients, Minor Ingredients and Packaging Materials Needed for Infant & Growing up Formula Milk Powder Production; Annex 2 Inspection Items and Methods Prescribed in National food safety standard-Infant formula (GB 10765); Annex 3 Inspection Items and Methods Prescribed in National food safety standard-Older infants and young children formula (GB 10767).
No production permit shall be granted to an enterprise without complete production technological conditions which only has packing space, production processes and facilities. No production permit shall be granted to an enterprise which only produces infant & growing up formula milk base powder and does not produce finished products of infant & growing up formula milk powder. Where an enterprise is engaged in production through dry-wet processing, the dry mixing of base powder produced through wet processing and additive ingredients shall be completed within the same plant. As of the date on which these Detailed Rules are promulgated, application for production permit submitted by any newly established enterprise to produce infant & growing up formula milk powder through dry-wet processing using base powder in a place other than its plant shall not be accepted.