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Jul. 21, 2011China: especifica los requisitos técnicos y métodos de prueba para el aditivo alimentario β-carotene
| World Trade
Organization |
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| G/SPS/N/CHN/381
13 July 2011 |
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| (11-3448) | |
| Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | Original: English |
NOTIFICATION
| 1. | Notifying Member: China
If applicable, name of local government involved: |
| 2. | Agency responsible: Ministry of Health (MOH) |
| 3. | Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Food additive β-Carotene (fermentation) |
| 4. | Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: |
| 5. | Title of the notified document: National Food Safety Standard of the People’s Republic of China: Food Additive β-Carotene (fermentation) Language(s): Chinese Number of pages: 7
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2011/sps/CHN/11_2104_00_x.pdf |
| 6. | Description of content: This standard applies to food additive β -carotene obtained from raw materials including corn starch, corn steep liquor, soy protein and seed fat etc. by a fermentation process using Blakeslea Trispora. It specifies the technical requirements and testing methods for food additive β-carotene. |
| 7. | Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests. |
| 8. | Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text) The specification of β-carotene from Blakeslea Trispora prepared at the 61st JECFA(2003). [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number) [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) [ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? [ ] Yes [X] No If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard: In this standard, index of carotenoids is not established, arsenic is added (≤ 3). All the changes are based on the analysis of Chinese products. |
| 9. | Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: |
| 10. | Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined. |
| 11. | Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
[ ] Trade facilitating measure |
| 12. | Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 11 September 2011
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e‑mail address (if available) of other body: |
| 13. | Texts available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e‑mail address (if available) of other body: |