G/TBT/N/ISR/1277  
 
23 January 2023  
(23-0531) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  ISRAEL  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Israel WTO -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Economy and Industry  
Tel: + (972) 74 750 2236  
E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@service.economy.gov.il  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food 
products in general (ICS code(s): 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Protection of 
Public Health (Food) (Labelling of pre -packaged food that causes allergy or intolerance), 
5783-2022; (10 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  New proposed regulations published by the Ministry of Hea lth 
named "Protection of Public Health (Food) (Labelling of pre -packaged food that causes 
allergy or intolerance), 5782 -2023".  
This draft adopts the European method of labeling food allergens as required by 
"Protection of Public Health Law (Food) 5775 -2015" and by "Israel's Economic Policy Law 
(Legislation Amendments for the Implementation of the Economic Policy for Budget years 
2021 and 2022), 5781 -2021" (notified in G/TBT/N/ISR/1218).  
The proposed regulations distinguish between the marking of the presenc e of an allergen 
in the final product, which originates from the intentional addition of an allergenic 
component during the food production, and the presence of an allergen in the final product 
which is not intentional and which originates from cross -conta mination at any stage of 
the production chain, including raw material, transportation, storage, manufacturing, 
packaging, etc. The distinction between these two situations is expressed in the location 
of the marking on the label, so that an intentional add ition will be expressed in a bold 
mandatory marking of the allergenic component within and as part of the list of 
ingredients, while the unintentional presence of an allergen will be marked separately 
from the list of ingredients and next to it and indicat ed by the words "may contain".  G/TBT/N/ISR/1277  
 
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  In addition, it is proposed that these draft regulations will apply to food that causes 
allergies and also to food that causes intolerance, as customary in most developed 
countries.  
It is proposed that in the first stage, the regulations will apply to pre -packaged food only, 
including raw materials that arrive packaged to catering businesses.  
These regulations will also affect the gluten labeling regulations, which will be notified 
separately.  
7. Objective and ratio nale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Protection of Public Health Law (Food) 5775 -2015;  
• Protection of Public Health Law (Food) 5775 -2015" and with "Israel's Economic 
Policy Law (Legislation Amendments for the Implementation of the Economic 
Policy for Budget years 2021 and 2022), 5781 -2021" (notified in 
G/TBT/N/ISR/1218);  
• Proposed Regulations - Protection of Publi c Health (Food) (Labeling pre -packaged 
food without gluten) 5783 -2022.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/ISR/23_0615_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/ISR/23_0615_01_x.pdf