G/SPS/N/USA/3135/Add. 3 
 
9 December  2021 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 7 December 2021, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of  the United States of America . 
 
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Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods; Final Rule  
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is amending its regulations to establish 
a program for the testing of food in certain circumstances by accredited laboratories, as required 
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). Establishing this program will help FDA 
improve the safety of the US food supply and protect US consumers by helping ensure that certain 
food testing of importance to public health is conducted subject to appropriate oversight and in 
accordance with appropriate model standards to produce reliable and valid test results.  
This rule is effective 1 February 2022. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in 
the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register  as of 1 February 2022.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/USA/21_7601_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for com ments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publicatio n or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
For access to the dock et to read background documents or comments received, go to 
https://www.regulations.gov  and insert the docket number found in brackets in the heading of this 
final rule into the "Search" box and follow the prompt s, and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 
5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852, 240 402 7500.  G/SPS/N/USA/3135/Add. 3 
 
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  For further information contact: With regard to the final rule: Stacie Hammack, Chemist, Food and 
Feed Laboratory Operations, Office of Regulatory  Affairs, Food and Drug Administration, 60 8th Street 
NE, Atlanta, GA 30309, 301 796 5817; Stacie.Hammack@fda.hhs.gov  
Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if avai lable) of other body:  
Text can be found in the US Federal Register, Vol. 86, No. 230, page  68728 or on the Internet at: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-12-03/pdf/2021 -25716.pdf . 
 
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