GB 2721-2015National Food Safety Standard -- Edible Salt (English PDF)

2.1 Edible salt

The edible salt with major ingredient of sodium chloride.

2.2 Refined salt

Edible salt with brine or salt as the raw materials; produced through vacuum

evaporated salt making process, mechanical thermo-compression evaporated salt

making process, or crushing, washing and drying process.

2.3 Crushed and washed salt

Edible salt with sea salt, lake salt or rock salt as the raw materials; produced through

crushing, washing process.

2.5 Low-sodium salt

Edible salt with one or several salts among refined salt, crushed and washing salt and

solar salt as the raw materials, adding the nation allowed food addictives (such as

potassium chloride, and etc.) to reduce the concentration of sodium; produced

through processing.

3.1 Raw material requirements

The raw materials shall conform to corresponding food standards and relevant

regulations.

3.3 Physicochemical index

The physicochemical index shall conform to the provisions of Table 2.

3.4 Maximum residue limits of contaminants

The maximum residue limits of contaminants shall conform to the provisions of GB

2762.