G/SPS/N/CHN/1151  
 
11 May 2020  
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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 
(NHC)  
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):  Pre-packaged f ood 
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.: 
Pathogenic Microorganism Limits in Food . Language(s):  Chinese . Number of pages:  8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CHN/20_3141_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This standard specifies the index, limit requirements and test 
methods of pathogenic microorganisms in pre -packaged food. This standard applies to 
pre-packaged food, does not apply to food undergoing commercial sterilization.  
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) : 
− CAC/GL 61 -2007 Guidelines on the Application of General Principles of Food 
Hygiene to the Control of Listeria Monocytogenes in Foods ， 
− CAC/RCP 66 -2008 Code of Hygienic Practice for Powdered Formulae for Infants 
and Young Children  
[ ] 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  G/SPS/N/CHN/1151  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant internationa l standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The setup of index is based on results of food risk surveillance 
for food -borne pathogens and food -borne diseases in China. The food categorizations are 
drafted according to the characteristics and classification of food, and consumption habits 
in China.  
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 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) : 10 July 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail add ress 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body: