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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/300 
26 July 2004 
 (04-3218) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   NEW ZEALAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA). 
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):   
Proposal 1  
 Folic Acid Supplements 
Proposal 2 
 Artificial Sweeteners 
Proposal 3 
 Cereals containing glut en and their products, wheat, rye, barley, oats and spelt 
 Crustacea and their products 
 Eggs and egg products 
 Fish and fish products 
 Milk and mild products 789 
 Peanuts and soybeans, and their products 
 Added sulphites in concentra tions of 10 mg/kg or more 
Tree nuts and sesame se eds and their products. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Proposed Changes to the 
Dietary Supplements Regulations 1985.  Part tw o: Sections 4, 5,6 (available in English). 
6. Description of content:   
Proposal 1  Amend the Dietary Supplements  Regulations 1985 to permit a maximum daily dose of 
500mcg of folic acid in a dietary supplement. 
Proposal 2 
Amend the Dietary Supplement Regulations to permit the following sweeteners currently 
permitted under the Food Standards Code  
 Saccharin or its calcium or ammonium or sodium salt 
 Cyclamate (cyclohexysulphamic acid or its sodium or calcium salt) 
 Aspartame 
 Acesulphame potassium 
 Thaumatin G/SPS/N/NZL/300 
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  Sucralose 
 Alitame 
 Neotame 
Proposal 3 
Amend the Dietary Supplement Regulations  1985 to include the following labelling 
provisions currently mandated for food under the Australia New Zealand Food Standards 
Code:  
a. Clause 4 of Standard 1.2.3 [Mandatory Warning and Advisory Statements and 
Declarations] which provides for the ma ndatory declaration of substances 
identified as having potential to cause severe adverse reaction; and 
b. Clause 2 of Standard 1.2.9 [Legibility Requirements], which requires food 
labelling to be written in  the English language. 
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, [   ] 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:  Proposed Changes to 
the Dietary Supplements Regulations 1985 (available in English). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   11 October 2004. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   12 January 2005. 
12. Final date for comments:  3 September 2004. 
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:    
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO B ox 2526, 101-103 The Terrace, Wellington, 
New Zealand.  Tel:  +64 4 474 4140;  Fax:  +64 4 470 2730;  E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz. 
Website:  www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/tran sparency/notifications/index.htm