G/SPS/N/USA/1864/Add.1  
 
 28 February 2014  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 27 Februa ry 2014, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food 
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responding to objections and is denying requests that 
it received for a hearing on the final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of 22 August 2008 
(73 FR 49593), and that amended the food additi ve regulations to provide for the safe use of 
ionizing radiation for control of food-borne pathogens and extension of shelf life in fresh iceberg 
lettuce and fresh spinach. After reviewing objections to the final rule and requests for a hearing, 
FDA has concluded that the objections do not raise issues of material fact that justify a hearing or otherwise provide a basis for revoking or modi fying the amendment to the regulation. FDA is 
denying the request for a stay of the effective date of the amendment to the food additive 
regulations. FDA is also confirming the effective date of 22 August 2008, for the final rule. 
Effective date of final rule published in the Fe deral Register of 22 August 2008 (73 FR 49593) is 
confirmed as 22 August 2008. 
For further information contact: Teresa A. Croce,  Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 
(HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-
3835, +(1 240) 402 1281. 
Text available in the Federal Register, Vol. 79, No. 37, at page 10353 or at 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2014-02-25/pdf/ 2014-03976.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/USA/14_1070_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] 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 
[ ] Other:   
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 G/SPS/N/USA/1864/Add.1 
 
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  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: Teresa A. Croce,  Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 
Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835; Tel: 
+(1 240) 402 1281 
Text 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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