G/SPS/N/CHN/1180  
 
4 November 2020  
(20-7816) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  CHINA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China 
(NHC)  
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):  Food additive Indigotine aluminum lake  
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:  National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: Food 
Additive Indigotine Aluminum Lake . Language(s):  Chinese . Number of pages:  10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHN/20_6723_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This standard applies to food additive Indigotine aluminum lake 
using food additive Indigotine and aluminium salts as raw materias followed by lake 
reaction. It specifies the technical requirements and testing methods for the food additive 
Indigotine alum inum lake.  
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : The specification of "ALUMINIUM LAKES of 
COLOURING MATTERS" prepared at the 74th JECFA (2011)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal He alth (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/CHN/1180  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
1. The sensory requirement for "blue powder" is added.  
2. Indicators for Water -soluble chlorides and sulfates and Ether -extractable matter have 
removed.  
Reason: The s tandard is based on the revision of "National food safety standard: Food 
additive Indigotine aluminum lake" (GB 28318 -2012), and combined with the actual 
quality status of Chinese products.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are av ailable:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 January 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body: