G/SPS/N/USA/2754  
 
23 April 2015  
(15-2165)  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: US Food and Drug Administration 
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): Beverages, Spirits and Vinegar HS Code(s): 22; 
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: E. & J. Gallo Winery; Filing of Color Additive Petition; 
Notice of Petition  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 1 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2015-04-22/pdf/ 2015-09248.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Food and Drug Administration is announcing that it has 
filed a petition, submitted by E. & J. Gallo Winery, proposing that the colour additive 
regulations be amended to provide for the sa fe use of mica-based pearlescent pigments 
as colour additives in certain distilled spirits. 
The colour additive petition was filed on 19 March 2015. 
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:  
[ ] 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 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  G/SPS/N/USA/2754 
 
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  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: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Comments will be accepted at any time after 
publication of the notice of filing; however, if a final rule is promulgated, it will address 
only those comments that were received prior to publication of the final rule. 
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:  
For further information contact: Salome Bh agan, Center for Food Safety and Applied 
Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Admini stration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College 
Park, MD 20740-3835; Tel: +(240) 402 3041 
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:   
United States SPS National Notification  Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural  
Service, International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, 
Washington D.C. 20250; Tel: +(1 202) 720 1301; Fax: +(1 202) 720 0433; E-mail: 
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov  
Text can be also be found in the Federal Register, Vol. 80, No. 77, Page 22449 or on the 
Internet at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2015-04-22/pdf/ 2015-09248.pdf