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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/BRA/70
27 September 2002
(02-5197)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BRAZIL
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Anvisa – Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Food additives – tartrazina (INS 102)
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All
countries
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:
Consulta Pública (Draft Resolution) n.º 68, dated 22 August 2002.  Published in the
Federal Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) on 23 August 2002 (1 page) (Available
in Portuguese)
6. Description of content:
The following message must appear on any food or food product label containing the
additive TARTRAZINA (INS 102), - also known as yellow n.º 5, Food yellow 4 and Acid
yellow 23:"Este produto contém o corante TARTRAZINA que pode causar reações alérgicas em
pessoas sensíveis".  (This product contains the color additive TARTRAZINA which may
cause allergic response in susceptible people).
Note:  Also notified under TBT Agreement
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   None
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not stated
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not statedG/SPS/N/BRA/70
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12. Final date for comments:   22 September 2002
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency
SEPN 515 - Bloco "B", Edificio OmegaCEP 70770-502
Brasilia – DF/Brasil
Tel.:  (55) 61 448 1078
Fax:  (55) 21 2502 6542
E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br
Or at the website: http://www.anvisa.gov.br/consulta/2002/68_2002.htm