GB/T 46511-2025General technical requirements for food digital factory (English PDF)

Foreword

This document complies with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Standardization Work Guidelines Part

1.Structure and Drafting Rules of Standardization Documents". Drafting. This document specifies the technical requirements related to food quality. Food safety requirements can be found in relevant laws, regulations, policies, and food safety standards. document. Please note that some content in this document may involve patents. The issuing organization of this document assumes no responsibility for identifying patents. This document was proposed and is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee on Standardization of Food Quality Control and Management (SAC/TC313). This document was drafted by: China National Institute of Standardization, Foshan Haitian (Gaoming) Seasoning Food Co., Ltd., and Master Kong Beverage Investment. (China) Co., Ltd., COFCO Group Co., Ltd., Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co., Ltd., Qianhe Flavoring Food Co., Ltd. Company, Fujian Panpan Food Co., Ltd., Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd., Mengniu Dairy (Ningxia) Co., Ltd., Luzhou Laojiao Co., Ltd. Siemens (China) Co., Ltd., Beijing Technology and Business University, Sichuan Agricultural University, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing Materials and Engineering University The Academy of Sciences, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dongpeng Beverage (Group) Co., Ltd., Infinitus (China) Company Limited, Guangdong Baili Food Co., Ltd. Limited Liability Company, Shandong Tianjiao Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Fujian Meiyi Food Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Liziyuan Food Co., Ltd. Ningbo Taiyi Health Industry Co., Ltd., Fujian Funingpu Biotechnology Co., Ltd., and Beijing Guobiao United Certification Co., Ltd. The main drafters of this document are. Liu Peng, Yun Zhenyu, Gui Junqiang, Li Weidong, Cao Gaofeng, Yao Guoxin, Guo Jian, Dai Yue, Nian Yiying, and Xiao Chunlin. E Zhiqiang, Zuo Min, Tian Quan, Zhang Suyi, Zhou Ji, Zhang Qingchuan, Zhang Zhiqing, Ren Shuang, Yang Jie, Li Wanyi, Hu Haie, Huang Yansheng, Huang Shuliang, Wang Haojie Yuan Jiuzheng, Du Juan, Kong Jianlei, Zhang Zhengzheng, Xu Weihong, Chen Laiyin, Li Bosheng, Li Weijun, Zhang Cheng, Zhai Run, Wang Xinming, Li Xueli, Liu Yaojun Wang Shunyu, Li Hailing, Huang Yijun. General technical requirements for digital food factories

1 Scope

GB/T 46511-2025 is the Chinese national standard covering the digital food plant - the process and environmental data captured automatically, the batch traceability from ingredient to pallet, the integration of quality and equipment records, and the data integrity required when the record is the evidence of food safety. First edition, under the State Administration for Market Regulation. In force from 1 May 2026. Issued on 5 October 2025, it has been in force since 1 May 2026.

This document specifies the overall requirements, overall architecture, and infrastructure layer, data layer, platform layer, application layer, and management layer of a digital food factory. Requirements such as management level, performance evaluation, and verification methods. This document applies to the design, construction, and operation of digital food factories for food production enterprises.

2 Normative references

The contents of the following documents, through normative references within the text, constitute essential provisions of this document. Dated citations are not included. For references to documents, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for undated references, the latest version (including all amendments) applies. This document.

GB/T 23331 Energy Management System Requirements and Usage Guidelines

GB/T 30644 General Requirements for Electronic Records in Food Production and Processing Enterprises

GB/T 41260 Information Security Requirements for Digital Workshops

GB/T 45547 General Technical Specification for Food Production Traceability System

3 Terms and Definitions

The following terms and definitions apply to this document.

3.1 Digital Factory Based on the processes and equipment required by the production objects, and using information technology, automation, measurement and control technology as means, data connects the factory. Different units are implementation units that plan, manage, diagnose, and optimize the production operation process. [Source: GB/T 37393-2019, 3.3]

3.2 fooddigitalfactory Based on food production processes and equipment, and utilizing information technology, networking, and intelligent technologies, data is used to connect different units within the enterprise. Yuan refers to an advanced manufacturing model that plans, manages, diagnoses, and optimizes the food production process.

3.3 After implementing digitalization, food factories experience benefits such as shorter R&D cycles, increased production efficiency, enhanced quality control, and reduced costs. Sustainable development capability.

3.4 Data visualization The activity of transforming data into visual elements such as graphs, charts, or images.

3.5 food production data Various data generated during the food production process, including information on locations, equipment, personnel, raw materials, production and processing, products, quality management, storage and transportation, etc. Data on the surface.

3.6 digital twin Digitization of a specific target entity with a data connection that ensures synchronization between the physical and virtual states at an appropriate rate and accuracy. Express. [Source: GB/T 43441.1-2023, 3.4]

4.Abbreviations The following abbreviations apply to this document.