GB 4806.16-2025 Accelerates Food-Grade Silicone Industry Upgr
Keywords: GB 4806.16-2025, food-grade silicone, fumed silica, production cost, industry reshuffle
Key Sentence: The upcoming new food-contact silicone standard will raise industry access thresholds and greatly boost the demand for high-purity fumed silica.
Scheduled for official implementation in September 2026, China’s GB 4806.16-2025 standard tightens inspection standards for heavy metal residues, volatile organic compounds and substance migration of food-grade silicone. To meet compliance requirements, producers have to replace ordinary fillers with high-purity fumed silica, which directly increases comprehensive production costs by nearly 30%. Small-scale manufacturers with insufficient capital and testing capabilities will be phased out, while leading enterprises will further monopolize the high-end food silicone and maternal & baby product market.
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