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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/42
7 August 2002
(02-4330)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  PERU
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health - General Directorate of Environmental Health
(DIGESA)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Milk and milk products;  ice-cream and ice-cream mixes;  fat products;  broths,
soups, cream soups and dehydrated mixes;  cereal-based processed products;  sugars and
honey;  confectionery products;  bakery and pastry products;  children's food products;  meat
and meat products;  fish and fish products;  e ggs and egg products;  sauces, dressings, spices
and condiments;  fruit and vegetables;  ready-made dishes and food;  beverages;  stimulants
and the like.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  The
food and beverages for human consumption indicated in paragraph 3 above, of domesticand foreign origin.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Health Standard on
Microbiological, Sanitary Quality and Safety Criteria for Food and Beverages for Human
Consumption  (21 pages, in Spanish)
6. Description of content:  This Standard establishes the sampling plan and decision criteria to
be applied to food consignment(s), as well as the microorganisms in each food product group
which constitute a hazard and pose risks to consumer health, the microbiological limits
considered appropriate for the food product groups and the food product groups to which
microbiological criteria are to be applied.
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [    ] Office International des Epizooties,
[    ] International Plant Protection Convention, [    ] None
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
• "Principles for the Establishment and Application of Microbiological Criteria for
Foods" - CAC/GL-21( 1997) - Codex Alimen tarius Commission;G/SPS/N/PER/42
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8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  (cont'd)
• Microbiological Criteria of the Inte rnational Commission of Microbiological
Specifications for Foods (ICMSF).
This Standard specifies the actual microbiological criteria for the food and beverages in
question.  The principles of the Codex Alimen tarius Commission merely provide guidelines
for establishing such criteria.
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
a) Publication in which notice of the propos ed regulation appears, including date and
reference number:  Ministry of Health Web site:  www.minsa.gob.pe.
b) Publication in which proposal will a ppear when adopted:  Official Journal " El Peruano ".
10. Proposed date of adoption:  15 October 2002
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  16 October 2002
12. Final date for comments:  30 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:
General Directorate of Environmental Health (DIGESA)
Las Amapolas 350, Urbanización Sa n Eugenio, Lince, Lima, Peru
Fax: (00511) 440-6797
E-mail: cpastor@digesa.sld.pe
pfranco@digesa.sld.pefroman@digesa.sld.pe
13. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
General Directorate of Environmental Health (DIGESA)
Las Amapolas 350, Urbanización Sa n Eugenio, Lince, Lima, Peru
Fax: (00511) 440-6797
E-mail: cpastor@digesa.sld.pe
pfranco@digesa.sld.pe
froman@digesa.sld.pe