G/SPS/N/USA/2662/Add.2  
 
17 November 2015  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 17 November 2015, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Availability of FSIS Compliance Guidelines for Allergens and Ingredients of Public Health Concern: 
Identification, Prevention and Control, and Declaration Through Labeling 
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the availability of an updated version 
of the Agency's compliance guidelines for controlling hazards posed by allergens and other ingredients of public health concern. The guidelines provide recommendations for identifying 
hazards when conducting a hazard analysis and for preventing and controlling hazards through a 
hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) plan or Sanitation standard operating procedures (SOPs) or other prerequisite programs with respect to these substances. 
A downloadable version of the revised compliance guide is available to view and print at 
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wc m/connect/f9cbb0e9-6b4d-4132-a e27-53e0b52e84 0e/Allergens-
Ingredients.pdf?MOD=AJPERES . No hard copies of the compliance have been published. 
The full notice may be obtain from the Federal Register at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-
2015-11-16/html/2015-28935.htm . 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[X] Other: Notification of Availabili ty of Final Compliance Guidelines 
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
For further information contact: Daniel Engeljohn, Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and 
Program Development, FSIS, US Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-3700, +(202) 205 0495  G/SPS/N/USA/2662/Add.2 
 
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  Text(s) available from: [X] National Notificati on Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (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  
 
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