GB15979-2024
Hygienic requirements for disposable sanitary products
一次性使用卫生用品卫生要求
GB 15979-2024 is a current mandatory Chinese national standard for Hygienic requirements for disposable sanitary products. It appears in the Food compliance cluster with a product safety focus and has an implementation date of Jul 1, 2025.
Applicability depends on product scope, certification route, competent authority notices and transition rules. Requst for the translation or verify source before using this record in a compliance decision.
Compliance overview
Scope and applicability
This standard applies to disposable sanitary products sold and used in China, including women's menstrual hygiene products, excretion hygiene products (excluding toilet paper), and hygiene wet wipes. It covers the hygienic requirements for raw materials, production processes, and final products. Manufacturers of antibacterial and bacteriostatic agents must strictly adhere to these mandatory requirements.
Technical requirements
The standard specifies comprehensive hygienic requirements for raw materials, prohibiting the use of certain prohibited substances and setting strict criteria for production water quality. For instance, wet wipes and antibacterial agents must use purified water compliant with the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China. For the production process, the standard outlines environmental hygiene indicators for production workshops, including limits on airborne bacteria and surface contamination. Disinfection-grade products must undergo validated disinfection processes to ensure initial contamination bacteria are within acceptable limits. Regarding product hygiene, it details sensory, physicochemical, toxicological, and microbiological requirements. This includes limits for heavy metals (lead, arsenic, mercury), pH values, and ethylene oxide residues. Products claiming antibacterial or bacteriostatic functions must meet specific efficacy rates against designated microorganisms.
Testing methods
The standard outlines various testing methods, including air sampling for production environments, microbial detection for products, and evaluation of disinfection efficacy. It also specifies methods for testing ethylene oxide residues, antibacterial/bacteriostatic performance, stability, and toxicological safety tests such as skin and eye irritation tests.
FAQs
What products are regulated under GB 15979-2024?
It regulates disposable sanitary products such as sanitary napkins, diapers, wet wipes, and antibacterial/bacteriostatic agents.
Are there any updates from the previous version of GB 15979?
Yes, the 2024 version updates the scope, adds requirements for prohibited substances in raw materials, and includes new physicochemical and toxicological requirements in the main text.
Does the standard specify limits for heavy metals?
Yes, it sets strict limits for heavy metals like lead, arsenic, and mercury for specific products like wet wipes and antibacterial agents.
The summary above provides a high-level overview of GB 15979-2024. To ensure complete compliance for your products entering the Chinese market, a precise and professional translation of the full technical specifications is essential. Purchase our high-quality English translation of GB 15979-2024 today to access all detailed parameters, tables, and testing procedures.
Applicability hints
- Type
- Health and hygiene
- CCS
- C59
- ICS
- 11.080
- Competent department
- National Disease Control and Prevention Administration
- Technical committee
- National Disease Control and Prevention Administration
Relationships
Replaces:GB 15979-2002