G/SPS/N/CHN/1032  
 
25 November 2015  
(15-6229)  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 modified soybean lecithin 
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 Modified 
Soybean Lecithin  Language(s): Chinese  Number of pages: 5 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHN/15_4681_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This standard applies to food additive modified soybean 
lecithin, which uses natural soybean phosphatides as raw material, and is obtained 
through appropriate acetylation, hydroxylation and degreasing process. It stipulates technical requirements and test methods. 
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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) 2000, 55th JECFA 
[ ] 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 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: The main differences from the JECFA are listed in the following 
table. G/SPS/N/CHN/1032 
 
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  Item 2000 Revision of GB 12486 
 55th JECFA Liquid or plastic Powder or solid 
  state particles 
Water, % ≤ 2 1.5 1.5 
Benzene Insoluble matter, % ≤ 0.3 - - 
Hexane Insoluble matter, % ≤ - 0.3 0.3 
Acetone Insoluble matter, % ≥ 56 50 95 
Acid value, mg/g ≤ 45 70 38 
Iodine Value, mg(I)/100g  - 85-95 60-80 
Peroxide value, meq/kg ≤ 10 100 50 
Total arsenic (As), (mg/kg) ≤ - 3.0 3.0 
Lead, mg/kg ≤ 2 1 1 
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) : 24 January 2016 
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: