WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/KOR/60
19 August 1999
(99-3492)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Orange juice products
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  The temporary ban of importation
of SUN Orchard orange juice products produced in the United States.
5. Description of content:  The temporary ban of importation of the non-pasteurised orange
juice products under the following labels:  Sun Orchard, Earls and Joey Tomato's, Viola,
Trader Joe's, Aloha, Zupan, Markon, Sysco, and Vareva.
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;  Because of a risk of salmonella
poisoning and the recall upon the products above by the manufacturer.
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  KFDA 65433-892,
12 July 1999 (available in Korean)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  12 July 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  12 July 1999
11. Final date for comments:           
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           