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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/456
18 June 2001
(01-3036)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug Administration - FDA
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Food additives
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Secondary Direct Food Additives
Permitted in Food for Human Consumption; Acidified Sodium Chlorite (2 pages)
5. Description of content:  The Food and Drug Administrati on (FDA) is amending the food
additive regulations to provide for the safe use of acidified sodium chlorite solutions as anantimicrobial agent on processed, comminuted or formed meat food products (unless
precluded by United States Department of Agriculture's standards of identity) prior to
packaging of the food for commercial purposes in accordance with current industry
standards of good manufacturing practice. This action is in response to a petition received
by FDA.
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Hypochlorite is listed as a microorganism
control agent in Codex’s inventory of control agents.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  66 FR 31840,
13 June 2001 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  This rule is effective 13 June 2001.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  This rule is effective 13 June 2001.
11. Final date for comments:  Submit written objections and requests for a hearing by
13 July 2001.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Food and Drug Administration  [  
 ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number
and E-mail address (if available) of other body: The full text, which includes instructions
for submitting objections and request for hearing, will be sent upon request to the address inparagraph 12.G/SPS/N/USA/456
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12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN: Carolyn F. WilsonRoom 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov