WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/386/Add.1
23 March 2001
(01-1434)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 8 March 2001, has been received from the
United States.
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Public Health Impact of Vibrio Parahaemolyticus in Raw Molluscan Shellfish;  Draft Risk
Assessment Document;  Availability;  Extension of Comment Period
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a notice of availability of a draft risk
assessment on the relationship between Vibrio parahaemolyticus in raw shellfish and human health inthe Federal Register of 19 January 2001 (notified to the WTO as G/SPS/N/USA/386).  Interested
persons were given until 20 March 2001 to comment on the draft risk assessment.  Because a public
meeting has been scheduled close to the end of the comment period, FDA is extending the comment
period until 21 May 2001, in order to allow additional time for public comment.
The full text of this addendum, which includes instructions for commenting, is available from
the US SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority:
Tel:  202 720-2239
Fax:  202 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov
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