G/SPS/N/USA/2577  
 
21 August 2013  
(13-4482)  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): Vitamin D2 and vitamin D3 as nutrient supplements in 
food 
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: Dean Foods Company and WhiteWave Foods 
Company; Filing of Food Additive Petition; Notice of petition  Language(s): English   
Number of pages: 1 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2013-08-16/pdf/ 2013-19915.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/USA/13_3349_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Food and Drug Administration is announcing that we have 
filed a petition submitted by the Dean Foods Company and the WhiteWave Foods Company proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the 
expanded safe uses of vitamin D2 and vi tamin D3 as nutrient supplements in food. 
The food additive petition was filed on 27 June 2013. 
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:   G/SPS/N/USA/2577 
 
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  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: [ ] 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: Judith Kidwell, Center for Food Safety and Applied 
Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Admini stration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College 
Park, MD 20740-3835, 240-402-1071, judith.kidwell@fda.hhs.gov. 
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
United States SPS National Notification Auth ority, 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 available in the US Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 159, page 49990 or on the 
internet at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/F R-2013-08-16/pdf/2013-19915.pdf .