G/SPS/N/USA/3396  
 
30 June 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  
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):  Chlorine (HS code(s): 280110); Food technology (ICS code(s): 67)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  PHM Brands; Filing of Food Additive Petition; Notification 
of Petition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  2 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-06-21/pdf/2023 -13120.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/USA/23_10660_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing 
that we have filed a petition, submitted by PHM Brands, proposing that the food additive 
regulation for chlorine dioxide be amended to provide for an additional method for 
producing the additive.  
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. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title o r serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/USA/3396  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Either electronic or written comments on the 
petitioner's environmental assessment must be submitted by 21 July 2023.  
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:   
You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late, untimely filed comments will 
not be considered. The https://www.regulations.gov  electronic filing system will accept 
comments until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Ti me at the end of 21 July 2023. Comments received 
by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/ paper submissions) will be considered timely if 
they are received on or before that date.  
Electronic Submissions  
Submit electronic comments in the following way:  
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments. Comments submitted electronically, including attachments, to 
https://www.regulations.gov  will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your 
comment will be made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your 
comment does not include any confidential information that you or a third party may 
not wish to be  posted, such as medical information, your or anyone else's Social 
Security number, or confidential business information, such as a manufacturing 
process. Please note that if you include your name, contact information, or other 
information that identifies you in the body of your comments, that information will be 
posted on https://www.regulations.gov . 
• If you want to submit a comment with confidential information that you do not wish to 
be made available to the pub lic, submit the comment as a written/paper submission 
and in the manner detailed (see "Written/Paper Submissions" and "Instructions").  
Written/Paper Submissions  
Submit written/paper submissions as follows:  
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for written/paper submissions): Dockets Management 
Staff (HFA –305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, 
Rockville, MD 20852.  
• For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets Management Staff, FDA will 
post your comment, as well as any  attachments, except for information submitted, 
marked and identified, as confidential, if submitted as detailed in "Instructions".  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Text can be found in the Federal Register, Vol. 88, No. 118, Page 40122 or on the internet 
at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/ pkg/FR -2023-06-21/pdf/2023 -13120.pdf