. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/873 
3 March 2004 
 (04-0950) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
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 (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  All foods 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   zuChem, Inc.; Filing of 
Food Additive Petition (1 page, available in English)  
6. Description of content:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that 
zuChem, Inc. has filed a petition proposing th at the food additive regulations be amended 
to permit the manufacture of mannitol by fermen tation of sugars such as fructose, glucose, 
or maltose by the action of the microorganism Lactobacillus intermedius (fermentum) . 
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:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection 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:  Notice in the Federal 
Register 69 FR 7759 (Ava ilable in English) 
http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/ DOCKETS/98fr/04-3558.pdf  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined. G/SPS/N/USA/873 
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 12. Final date for comments:  Comments will be accepted at an y time after publication of the 
notice of filing;  however, if a final rule is promulgated, it will address only those comments that were received prior to publication of the final rule. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
Submit written comments on the document to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-
305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fisher s Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852, 
U.S.A. It is possible to submit electronic comments to:   http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments
.  Submit comments by indicating Docket Number 
2004F-0066  and title of document zuChem, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition . 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail add ress (if available) of other body:  US Enquiry 
Point, US Department of Agriculture, Stop 1027, Washington, DC  20250.  Tel (202) 720-4051, Fax:  202-690-0677, fstsd@usda.gov
.  Complete text can also be found on the 
Internet http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/ scripts/oc/ohrms/index.cfm  by looking under 
Docket No. 2004F-0066.