G/SPS/N/USA/3436  
14 December 2023  
(23-8556) 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):  Peptones and their derivatives; other protein substances and their 
derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included; hide powder, whether  or not chromed. 
(HS code(s): 3504); 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:  Kerry Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition; Notification 
of Petition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  1 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-10-13/pdf/2023 -22637.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/USA/23_14520_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Food and Drug Administra tion (FDA or we) is announcing 
that we have filed a petition, submitted by Kerry, Inc., proposing that the food additive 
regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of sodium alginate as a stabilizer and 
thickener in plant protein products at a leve l not to exceed 3 percent.  
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 internation al 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/USA/3436  
 
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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) : Not applicable.  
Agency or authority d esignated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to 
https://www.regulations.gov  and insert the docket number found in brackets in the 
heading of this document into the ''Search'' box and follow the prompts, and/or go to the 
Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.  
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Kampmeyer, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied N utrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 
20740, 240 –402–1255.  
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. 197, Page 70919 or on the internet 
at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-10-13/pdf/2023 -22637.pdf