G/SPS/N/CHN/675  
 
4 August 2014  
(14-4518)  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 and Family Planning 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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food additive caramel colour (plain, caustic sulfite, 
ammonia, sulfite ammonia) 
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: Food additive Caramel 
colour (plain, caustic sulfite, ammonia, sulfite ammonia)  Language(s): Chinese   
Number of pages: 10 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CHN/14_3467_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This standard applies to the food additive caramel colour 
produced from sucrose, starch syrup, xylose mother liquor as raw materials. It specifies the technical requirements and testing methods for four classes of the food additive 
caramel colour including plain caramel, caustic sulfite caramel, ammonia caramel and 
sulfite ammonia caramel. 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) The specification of caramel colours was prepared at 
the 74th JECFA (2011). 
[ ] 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 G/SPS/N/CHN/675 
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: The technical requirements of four distinct classes of caramel 
are separately specified in the codex standard. This proposed regulation conforms to the 
FCC specification. In this standard, the technical requirements of four distinct classes of 
caramel are unified. The difference between this  standard and the international standard 
is for the conformity with the actual quality supervision and management of Chinese 
products. 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: None   
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 October 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: