G/SPS/N/CHN/1250  
 
29 September 2022  
(22-7329) 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  
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 Quinoline yellow  
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 Quinoline Yellow . Language(s):  Chinese . Number of pages:  18 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CHN/22_6521_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This standard is applicable to the food additive Quinoline yellow 
manufactured by sulfonating 2 - (2-quinolinyl) - 1, 3-indenedione. Technical requirements 
and test methods are specified in the document.  
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) : JECFA Quinoline Yellow (2016)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
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:  The types of organics in the organic compounds other than 
colouring matters item are different from JECFA standards. The types of organics include 
2-methylquinoline, phthalic acid and 2.6 -dimethylquinoline but not 2 -methylquinoline 
sulfonic acid. 2 -methylquinoline sulfonic acid is an organic impurity produced in the 
synthesis of quinoline yellow. It is a mixture and consists of multiple homologues. 
The main difference is that the position and quantity of sulfonic acid group are different. 
At present, 2 -methylquinoline sulfonic acid sta ndard can not be obtained in G/SPS/N/CHN/1250  
 
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  China.2.6 -dimethylquinoline is a raw material impurity with similar properties to 
2-methylquinoline.Therefore, the organic compounds other than colouring matters item 
include this substance.  Add arsenic test items.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
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 dat e 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) : 28 November 2022  
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:   
WTO/SPS National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China  
Tel: +( 86 10) 5795 4645/5795 4642  
E-mail: sps@customs.gov.cn  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
WTO/SPS National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China  
Tel: +(86 10) 5795 4645/5795 4642  
E-mail: sps@customs.gov.cn