. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHN/77 
20 April 2004 
 (04-1786) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Health and Standardization Administration of China 
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):  ICS 67.100.10 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries and regions  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Hygienic standard for 
whey powder, (available in Chinese, 5 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This standard stipulates the definition, the requirements of index, 
food additives, hygienic requirements for pr ocessing, marking, packaging, storage, 
transportation and determination methods of whey powder. This standard applies to powder 
products made from whey, which are desalted or not, sterilized, concentrated and evaporated. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [   ] protec t territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health, 
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  CODEX STAN A-15-1995 Codex Standard for 
Whey Powders .  There is no material microbial index for whey power in CAC.  According 
to CAC and product standards, the modified standard added limits for moisture as:  
desalted whey powder ≤ 3.0%, non-desalted whey powder ≤ 5.0%;  fat: desalted whey 
powder ≤ 1.2%, non-desalted whey powder ≤ 2.0%;  protein:  desalted whey powder 
≥ 12%, non-desalted whey powder ≥ 10%;  ash:  desalted whey powder ≤ 3%, non-desalted 
whey powder ≤ 15%;  there are no limits for copper.  
According to CAC standards, the limits for lead are:  desalted whey powder ≤ 0.3mg/kg, 
non-desalted whey powder ≤ 1mg/kg. 
According to CAC standards, the limits for ir on in non-desalted whey powder are:  spray 
dried ≤ 20mg/kg, roller-dried ≤ 50mg/kg.  The pathogens are stipulated as salmonella and 
golden staphylococcus. G/SPS/N/CHN/77 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Chinese 
GB 2760 Hygienic standards for use of food additives GB/T 4789.18 Microbiological examination of  food hygiene--Examination of milk and  
  milk products GB/T 5009.3 Method for determina tion of moisture in foods 
GB/T 5009.4 Method for determination of ash in foods 
GB/T 5009.5 Method for determination of protein in foods GB/T 5009.11 Method for determina tion of total arsenic in foods 
GB/T 5009.12 Method for determination of lead in foods GB/T 5009.46 Method of analysis of hygien ic standard of milk and milk products 
GB/T 5009.90 Determination of iron, magnesium and manganese in foods 
GB 12693 Hygienic specifications of dairy factory 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   6 months after adoption 
12. Final date for comments:  Sixty days after the date of notification 
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:    
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: