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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/702
9 May 2003
(03-2496)
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:  U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
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):   Use of any safe and suitable binder or  antimicrobial agent in meat and poultry
products with standards of identity or composition
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   All
trading partners permitted to export poultry to the United States
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Approving Ingredients
Used in the Production of Meat and Poultry Products; English; Federal Register; 29 April
2003; Volume 68, Number 82;  pages 22576-22578
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a030429c.html
6. Description of content:   The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is amending its
regulations to permit the use of any safe and suitable binder or antimicrobial agent in the
production of meat and poultry products that are subject to a standard of identity orcomposition that provides for the use of such ingredients.  The use of these ingredients
must be consistent with any limitations or conditions of use prescribed in applicable FSIS
or Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations.  This direct final rule will provide
establishments with greater flexibility in formulating meat and poultry products.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  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:  Available in English
at:  http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oppde/rdad/FRPubs/01-032DF.html
10. Proposed date of adoption:   29 April 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   30 June 2003G/SPS/N/USA/702
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12. Final date for comments:  Direct final rule, but FSIS will accept comments
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:   Submit comments to:  Docket Clerk, USDA/FSIS, Rm. 102, 300
12th Street, S.W., Washingt on, D.C.  20250-3700.  Please reference docket number
01-032DF.
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Mr. William Janis
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Stop 1027
Washington, DC 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-9047
Fax:  (202) 720-0677, fstsd@usda.gov .