G/SPS/N/NZL/524  
 
9 October 2015  
(15-5290)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: NEW ZEALAND 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) 
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): Powdered infant formula products sold in New Zealand 
(both imported and domestically produced) 
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: Microbiological Criteria for Infant Formula  
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 18 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/NZL/15_4009_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Proposal P1039 has been prepared to consider food safety 
microbiological criteria for infant formula, aligning with international (Codex) standards 
and has prepared a draft food regulatory meas ure. Food Safety Criteria for Salmonella 
and Cronobacter spp have been included within a Schedule in the revised Code, (Schedule 27). 
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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) Code of Hygienic Practice for Powdered Formulae for 
Infants and Young Children (CAC/RCP 66-2008) 
[ ] 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?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/NZL/524 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : FSANZ Board approval anticipated 
March 2016. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Notification to Government anticipated 
March 2016 with gazettal and registration of legislative instrument to follow, in May 
2016, pending Government consideration. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Date of Gazettal and registration of legislative instrument 
pending Government consideration (see 10. above). 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 December 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Food Standards Australia New Zealand 
PO Box 10559 Wellington 6036 
New Zealand 
E-mail: standards.management@foodstandards.govt.nz 
Assessment summary available (in English) from FSANZs website at 
http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/code/propos als/Pages/P1039Micro ReviewInfantFormul
a.aspx. 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Mrs Sally Jennings, Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, 
New Zealand. Tel: +(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733; E-mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website: http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/sp s/transparency/notifications/index.htm