G/SPS/N/USA/3328  
 
30 May 2022  
(22-4076) Page: 1/2 
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):  Polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and 
peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated deriva tives 
(HS code(s): 2917); 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:  Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of 
Coatings; Paper and Paperboard Components; Polymers; Adjuvants, Production Aids, and 
Sanitizers; Final Rule . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  10 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-20/pdf/2022 -10531.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/USA/22_3734_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the 
food additive regulations to no longer provide for the use of 25 plasticizers in various food 
contact applications because these uses have been abandoned. We are taking this action 
in response to a food additive petition submitted by the Flexible Vinyl Allian ce (FVA or 
petitioner).  
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 or 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 
inter national standard:   G/SPS/N/USA/3328  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
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) : 20 May 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 June 2022 . See section VIII for furthe r 
information on the filing of objections. Submit either electronic or written objections and 
requests for a hearing on the final rule by 21 June 2022.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enq uiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
You may submit objections and requests for a hearing as follows. Please note that late, 
untimely filed objections will not be considered. Electronic objections must be submitted on 
or before 21 June 2022. The https://www.regulations.gov  electronic filing system will 
accept comments until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of 21 June 2022. Objections 
received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/ paper submissions) will be considered 
timely if the y are postmarked or the delivery service acceptance receipt is on or before 
that date.  
Submit electronic objections in the following way:  
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov . Follo w the instructions for 
submitting comments. Objections submitted electronically, including attachments, to 
https://www.regulations.gov  will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your 
objection wi ll be made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your 
objection 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 objection, that information will be 
posted on https://www.regulations.gov . 
• If you want to submit an objection with confidential information that you do not wish to 
be made available to the public, submit the objection as a written/paper submission 
and in the manner detailed (see "Written/Paper Submissions" and "Instructions").  
For further information contact: Stephen DiFranco, Office of Food Additive Safety 
(HFS-255), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 
5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740 – 3835, +(240) 402 2710; or Alexandra 
Jurewitz, Office of Regulations and Policy (HFS –024), Center for Food Safety and 
Applied  Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, 
MD 20740, +(240) 402 2378  
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. 87, No. 98, Page 31080 or on the internet 
at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-20/pdf/2022 -10531.pdf