WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/84/Add.4
7 April 2000
(00-1416)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication was received from the United States on 4 April 2000.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a nnouncing the availability of certain new
adverse event reports (AER's) and related information, the vast majority of which were received after
publication of the proposed rulemaking on dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids.  The
agency is also announcing its intention to participate in a public forum to address this new
information.  This document is being issued to ensu re that interested persons are aware of the new
information the agency has available on these products and its plans to seek public input on this new
information.  Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is withdrawing certain provisions
of the proposed rule on dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids and making available
certain documents to update the administrative docket of that proposal.  Submit written comments by
18 May 2000.
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