On October 10, 2013, China's General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) published amended Feed Label Standard (GB 10648-2013), which will be effective on July 1, 2014. The Standard was notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on April 10, 2013 by G/TBT/N/CHN/955. Preliminary review of this Standard show some changes were made from the previous version GB 10648-1999, but these changes shall not significantly impact feed trade.
The United States industry is recommended to study this Standard in particular the main technical changes in this standard Compared with GB 10648-1999 in the Forward Part, and consult with the China's importers for detailed requirements for feed label.