G/SPS/N/USA/3267  
 
30 August 2021  
(21-6480) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  
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):  HS Code(s): 3204; ICS Code(s): 67  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Piotrovska, PTY LTD.; Filing of Color Additive Petition . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  2 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-08-20/pdf/2021 -17770.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/USA/21_5436_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing 
that we have filed a petition, submitted by Australian Laboratory Services, PTY LTD., on 
behalf of Piotrovska, PTY LTD., proposing that the color additive regulations be amended 
to expand the permitted uses of synthetic iron oxide as a color additive to include  use in 
edible decorative paint.  
7. 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.   
8. Is there a relevant inter national standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from t he 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/USA/3267  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or auth ority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
ADDRESSES: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments 
received, go to https://www.regulations.gov  and insert the docket number found in 
brackets in the heading of this document into the "Se arch" box and follow the prompts, 
and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 
20852.  
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen DiFranco, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5 001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 
20740, +(240) 402 2710; or Jessica Larkin, Office of Regulations and Policy (HFS -024), 
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus 
Dr., College Park, MD 20740, +(240) 402 2378  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Text can be found in the Federal Register, Vol. 86, No. 159, page 46803  or on the internet 
at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-08-20/pdf/2021 -17770.pdf