National standards on food contact materials are an important part of national food safety standards in China. New standards system on food contact materials in China has been established through food standards clean-up, integration and other works. In this paper, the framework of the new standard system on food contact materials is summarized. The major changes of the new standard system are compared to the old one. The challenges confronted by the industries and the problems in the new standard system are scientifically analyzed. The suggestions for future work are proposed.