At a Glance: China’s 2026 disease control plan targets the disinfection sector with nine standard projects, including five crucial mandatory national standard (GB) revisions. Covering product labeling, antibacterial lotions, medical instrument disinfectants, and terminal sterilization, these updates directly impact market entry requirements—requiring manufacturers to closely track revisions and plan ahead for packaging and compliance adjustments.
On October 23, 2026, the General Department of China's National Disease Control and Prevention Administration (NDCPA) published the 2026 Annual Plan for Disease Prevention and Control Standard Projects (Notice No. [2026] 250).
The plan outlines 53 standard projects across nine categories. Notably, all five mandatory national standards (GB) fall within the disinfection field—covering labeling, instruction manuals, antibacterial lotions, and medical instrument disinfectants. Companies manufacturing or selling disinfection products in China should closely monitor these upcoming revisions to ensure regulatory compliance.
Overview of the 2026 Plan
The plan this year covers nine major categories, namely infectious diseases, parasitic diseases, endemic diseases, environmental health, school health, disinfection, disease prevention and control information, injury prevention and control, and others. Each project specifies its name, project category (formulation or revision), the number of the standard to be revised, and the first drafting organization. By standard category, the 53 projects are mainly health industry standards (WS/T), totaling 44, together with 5 mandatory national standards (GB) and 4 voluntary national standards (GB/T).
9 Disinfection Standards Included in the Plan
The plan includes 9 projects in the disinfection sector—8 revisions to existing standards and 1 brand-new specification:
No. | Project No. | Project Name | Project Category | Standard to Be Revised | First Drafting Organization |
1 | JK20260601 | Technical specification for preventive disinfection in flood-stricken areas | Revision | WS/T 700—2020 | Institute of Environmental Health and Related Product Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
2 | JK20260602 | Hygienic requirements for preventive disinfection in earthquake-stricken areas | Revision | WS/T 481-2015 | Sichuan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
3 | JK20260603 | General hygienic requirements for air disinfection machines | Revision | WS/T 648—2019 | Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
4 | JK20260604 | Hygienic requirements for antibacterial and bacteriostatic lotion | Revision | GB 38456-2020 | Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
5 | JK20260605 | General requirement for label and instruction book of disinfection products | Revision | GB 38598-2020 | Jiangsu Provincial Health Supervision and Guidance Center |
6 | JK20260606 | Technical specification for on-site disinfection of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome | Formulation | / | Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
7 | JK20260607 | General requirements of disinfectant of medical instruments | Revision | GB 27949—2020 | Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
8 | JK20260608 | General requirements for disinfectants for terminal disinfection | Revision | GB 27953—2020 | Henan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
9 | JK20260609 | Quality control for radiation sterilization of medical and hygienic products | Revision | GB 16383—2014 | Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
Of the above projects, the revisions of GB 38456-2020, GB 38598-2020, GB 27949—2020, GB 27953—2020 and GB 16383—2014 concern mandatory national standards. Among them, GB 38598-2020 General Requirements for Label and Instruction Book of Disinfection Products directly governs the content and presentation form of disinfection product labels and instruction books, and is the one most closely related to compliance for placing products on the market.
CIRS Insights
Inclusion in the annual plan means that the relevant standards have entered the formulation and revision procedure. Before the revised standards are released and implemented, the current standards such as GB 38598-2020 remain valid, and work such as the design of disinfection product labels and instruction books, hygiene and safety evaluation, and filing should still be based on the currently effective versions.
Enterprises concerned are advised to keep following the drafting, public comment, and release developments of the above standards, assess in advance the impact of the revisions on product packaging labels, instruction books, and market placement documents, and reserve time for the corresponding adjustments.
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