Announcement No. 34 of 2005 of the State Environmental Protection Administration promulgating discharge standard of pollutants for beer industry (National Standard GB 19821—2005).

This Standard aims at promoting technological advance in beer production and pollution control, strenthening pollution control of beer brewers, preventing and controlling pollution, protecting human health and maintaining a good environment. The Standard provides limits for pollutant discharge concentration of beer brewers and pollutant discharge volume per product.
It is applicable to environmental impact assessment of related construction projects that are newly built, expanded or rebuilt, design of environmental protection facilities, check upon their completion and pollution control and management after the facilities are put into operation. The standard serves to control and manage pollutants arising from production of beer and malt.