G/SPS/N/USA/2747  
 
27 March 2015  
(15-1728)  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): HS Code: 17  Soft and hard candy, mints, and chewing 
gum 
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: Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; 
Synthetic Iron Oxide; Final Rule  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 4 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2015-03-20/pdf/ 2015-06418.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Food and Drug Administration is amending the colour 
additive regulations to provide for the expanded safe use of synthetic iron oxide as a 
colour additive to include use in soft and hard candy, mints, and chewing gum. This 
action is in response to a petition filed by Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (Wrigley). 
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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     G/SPS/N/USA/2747 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 21 April 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 March 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 21 April 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 April 2015 
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:  
You may submit either electronic or written objections and requests for a hearing, 
identified by Docket No. FDA-2013-C-1008,  by any of the following methods: 
Electronic Submissions 
Submit electronic objections in the following way: 
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov/ . Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments. 
Written Submissions 
Submit written objections in the following ways: 
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for paper submissions): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. FDA-2013-C-1008 for 
this rulemaking. All objections received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov/ , including any personal information provided. For detailed 
instructions on submitting objections, see the ''Objections'' heading of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation 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 can be also be found in the Federal Register, Vol. 80, No. 54, Page 14839 or on the 
Internet at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2015-03-20/pdf/ 2015-06418.pdf