G/SPS/N/CHN/705
19 January 2015
(15-0324)  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 (NHFPC) 
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 cetylated mono- and diglyceride (acetic 
and fatty acid esters of glycerol) 
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 
Acetylated mono- and diglyceride  Language(s): Chinese  Number of pages: 5 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/sps/CHN/15_0264_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This standard applies to the food additive acetylated mono- 
and diglyceride. They may be manufactured by the interesterification of edible fats with 
triacetin and glycerine in the presence of catalytic agents, followed by molecular distillation, or by the direct acetylation of edible monoglycerides with acetic anhydride 
and without the use of a catalyst or molecular distillation. It specifies the technical 
requirements and test methods for food additive acetylated mono- and diglyceride.  
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) CAC, the specification of acetylated mono- and 
diglyceride prepared at the JECFA (2006) 
[ ] 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/705 
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: The different indexes of this standard are as follow: Acid value 
(as KOH) ≤ 6 mg/g. Free glycerine, Iodine value, Saponification value (KOH) should 
conform to the claim of the manufacturer. Reichert-Meissl Value is between 75 and 200. 
This standard is consistent with the actual condition 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) : 20 March 2015 
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. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: