WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.740
5December 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-5353)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: NEW ZEALAND
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofHealth (Food andNutrition Section)
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shall be
indicated ifdifferent from above: Consultation Officer, Public Health Group, Ministry
ofHealth, POBox5013, Wellington, NewZealand. Fax(+64) 4-496-2340. E-mail:
verna_ohia-gate@moh.govt.nz
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Food products, including
dietary supplements, containing royal jelly, beepollen orpropolis. Proposed
compulsory warning labelling forfoodproducts (including dietary supplement products)
containing royal jelly, beepollen orpropolis. (12pages)
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: TheDocument
Proposes aNewZealand Food Standard Issued under Section 11EoftheFood Act1981
toRequire Warning Statements forallFood Products, Including Dietary Supplements,
Containing Royal Jelly, BeePollen orPropolis
6. Description ofcontent: Food Safety
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable: The
proposed warning states these products maycause severe allergic reactions, andinthe
caseofroyal jellymayinrarecases cause fatalities especially inpeople whosuffer from
allergies orasthma.
8. Relevant documents: Discussion document entitled: Proposed compulsory warning
labelling forfood products (including dietary supplement products) containing royal
jelly, beepollen orpropolis. (English)
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9. Proposed dateofadoption: Early 1998
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: Twomonths afterthestandard isnotified intheNew
Zealand Gazette
10. Final dateforcomments: 16December 1997 (Comments willbeaccepted until
29January 1998, provided theintention tocomment isnotified by16December 1997).
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: Consultation Officer, Public Health Group, Ministry ofHealth, POBox
5013, Wellington, New Zealand. Fax (+64) 4-496-2340. E-mail:
verna_ohia-gate@moh.govt.nz