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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/120
8 May 1998
(98-1835)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  US Food and Drug Administration
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited
with the WTO.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Fruit
and vegetable juices and juice products.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Hazard Analysis and Critical
Control Point (HACCP); Procedures for the Sa fe and Sanitary Processing and Importing of
Juice.
5. Description of content:   The Food and Drug Administrati on (FDA) is proposing to adopt
regulations to ensure the safe and sanitary processing of fruit and vegetable juices and juice
products.  The proposed regulation, if adopted, will mandate the application of Hazard
Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles to the processing of these foods.
HACCP is a preventive system of hazard control.  FDA is proposing these regulations
because there have been a number of outbreaks of illness, including some directly affectingchildren, associated with juice products and because a system of preventive controlmeasures is the most effective and efficient way to ensure that these products will be safe
6. Objective and rationale:   Food safety.
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:   Codex Alimentarius has HACCP Guidelines which generally are
followed in this proposal.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   63 FR 20450,
24 April 1998 (Available in English - 36 pages);  21 CFR Part 120.
9. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined.G/SPS/N/USA/120
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10. Proposed date of entry into force:   The date of entry into force will be announced when
the final rule is published in the Federal Register.
11. Final date for comments:  8 July 1998.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:   Food and Drug Administration
12. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, telefax number and
E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN: Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax (202) 690-0677
E-mail Address:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov