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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/527
4 January 2002
(02-0042)
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:  Environmental Protection Agency
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Pesticides
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition
to Establish a (exemption from) Tolerance for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food –
Biochemical pesticides the C8, C10 and C12 saturated fatty acid monoesters of glycerol and
propylene glycol (7 pages)
5. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or
on various food commodities.
EPA has received a pesticide petition proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for the biological pesticides the
C8, C10 and C12 saturated fatty acid monoesters of glycerol and propylene glycol in or on
all raw agricultural commodities and food.  EPA has not fully evaluated the merits of the
pesticide petition.
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  No international tolerances have been
established for the active ingredients in the VWX-42 Technology system.  The FAO and the
WHO through the JECFA has reviewed mono and diacylglycerol and propylene glycol
esters of fatty acids and determined that they may be used safely in foods at levels of
1-3 grams per day for an adult.  It has observed that "alterations in the fatty acid distributionof polyglycerol content of individual members of a group of diverse substances have no
toxicological bearing and only affect the physical and emulsifying properties of each ester".
The Committee concluded safety based upon the biochemical and metabolic evidence that
the breakdown products of such additives are normal dietary constituents.G/SPS/N/USA/527
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8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  66 FR 64251,
12 December 2001 (Available in English).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined.
11. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 11 January 2002.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Environmental Protection Agency
[    ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Detailed instructions on where and how to send comments is in the body of the full text
which will be sent upon request to the address in paragraph 12.
12. 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 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:   (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov