GB 7718-1994 食品标签通用标准(英文版).pdf

National Standard of the Peoples Republic of China
GB7718-94
General standard for the labeling of foods
1 theme and scope
This standard provides the general principles, the contents and the requir-
ents for labelling of foods.
This standard applies to the labelling of prepackaged foods for domestic
sale purpose.
2 Quoted standards
GB 2760 Hygienic standards for food additives in use
GB 13432 Labelling of foods spccial nutricnt
3 Definition of terms
3.1 Label of food
It means any word, pictorial, mark or other descriptive matter on a container
of prepackaged food.
3.2 Prepackaged food
It mcans any food packaging in advance in a containcr, ready for offer to
the consumer
3.3 Containcr
It means any packaging of food for delivery as a single item, w hether by co-
mpletely or partially enclosing the food and includes wrappers.
3.4 Food additive
It means any synthetic or natural substance added to food for an antiseptic
or a technological purpose for improving its qualiticd, including its color, fl-
avorand taste in the manufacture or processing of such food
3.5 Ingredient
It means any substance, including water and a food additive,used in the man-
ufacture or preparation of a food and presented in the product(although poss
ibly in a modified form)
Date of minimum durability("best before
It means the date which signifies the cnd of the period under any stated s-
tated storage conditions on the label, during which the product will remain fu-
lly marketable and will retain any spccific qualities ( attributes), for which
tacit of express claims have been made on its label or in the product standard
However beyond the date the food may still be perfectly satisfactory.
3.7 Use-by date which signifies the end of the estimated period under any sta-
ted storage conditions on the label,after which the product probably will not
have the quality attributes normally expected by the consumers.After this date
the food should not be regarded as marketable
3.8 Solid substance
It means any solid substance in a food containing both liquid and solid ph
asesexcept soluble solids