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29 June 2020  
(20-4519) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 24 June 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of United States of America . 
 
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Expansion of FSIS Shiga Toxin - Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) Testing to Additional Raw Beef 
Products  
FSIS is extending the comment period for the proposed expansion of its routine verification testing 
for six Shiga toxin -producing Escherichia coli  (non-O157 STEC; O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, or 
O145) that are  adulterants, in addition to the adulterant Escherichia coli  (E. coli ) O157:H7, to samples 
of ground beef, bench trim, and raw ground beef components other than raw beef manufacturing, 
collected at official establishments.  
This extension is due to a request from an industry association, citing the need to evaluate the 
proposal's impact on the industry and the associated cost analysis, as well as the extra time needed 
for analyses owing to the COVID -19 pandemic. In response, the agency has extended the comment 
period by an additional 30 days. This extension should provide interested members of the public with 
sufficient time to review the agency's proposal and cost benefit analysis. The comment period will 
now end on 3 Septemb er 2020.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/USA/20_3873_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[X] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date o f entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification an d/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 3 September 2020  G/SPS/N/USA/3180/Add.1  
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
Text(s) available from: [  ] Nationa l Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
https://www .fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/bb7894f6 -6f1a-45d8-be4f-6881402860c0/2010 -
0023.pdf?MOD=AJPERES  
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washingt on D.C. 20250; Tel: +(1 202) 720 
1301; Fax: +(1 202) 720 0433; E -mail: us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov   
 
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