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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/611
1 July 2002
(02-3655)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
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):   Secondary direct food additives
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   All
trading partners
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Secondary Direct Food
Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption;  Materials Used
as Fixing Agents in the Immobilization of Enzyme Preparations - dimethylamine-
epichlorohydrin and acrylamide-acrylic acid resins (4 pages;  available in English)
6. Description of content:   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food
additive regulations to provide for the safe use of dimethylamine-epichlorohydrin and
acrylamide-acrylic acid resins, individually or together, as fixing agents for the
immobilization of glucose isomerase enzyme preparations.  This action is in response to a
petition originally published in a notice in the Federal Register of 17 November 1989
(54 FR 47828).  DEC and AAR will be used, individually or together, to immobilizeglucose isomerase enzymes for the purpose of converting glucose to a mixture of glucose
and fructose for the production of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS).  The glucose
isomerase immobilized with the petitioned polymers may be used as a substitute for one or
more of the immobilized glucose isomerases currently in use.
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, 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:   67 FR 42714,
25 June 2002;  Available in English.
10. Proposed date of adoption:  This rule is effective 25 June 2002
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   This rule is effective 25 June 2002G/SPS/N/USA/611
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12. Final date for comments:   Submit written objections and requests for a hearing by
25 July 2002
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Food and Drug Administration
[   ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number
and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   The full text, which includes instructions
for submitting objections and requests for a hearing, will be sent upon request to theaddress in paragraph 13.
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry
point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 10271400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:   (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov