G/TBT/N/ISR/791  
 
11 April 2014  
(14-2253)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  ISRAEL  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :   
Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Economy 
Tel.: + (972) 3 7347502 Fax: + (972) 3 7347626 E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided  in addition, where applicable): Food 
additives (ICS 67.220.20) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Public Health 
Regulations (Food) (Food Additives) (Amendment) 5774-2014 (5 pages, in Hebrew) 
6. Description of content:  Draft amendment to Israel's Ministry of Health regulations 
titled " Public Health Regulations (Food) (Food Additives) (Amendment) 5774-2014 ". The 
major changes introduced in th is amendment are as follows: 
1. Amends the definitions in regulation 1, including Processing Aid  - any substance or 
material, not including apparatus or utensils, and not consumed as a food ingredient by itself, intentionally used in the processing of raw materials, foods or its 
ingredients, to fulfil a certain technological purpose during treatment or processing 
and which may result in the unintentional but unavoidable presence of residues or derivatives in the final product. This new definition allows the use of processing aids 
that appear in the list of approved food additives. 
2. Adds to regulation 3 a new paragraph, (b), dealing with Carry-Over , an additive that 
may be present in a food as a result of being carried-over during the food 
production. The use of carry-over is prohibited unless it is acceptable for use in the 
raw materials or other ingredients of the final product and its amount does not exceed the maximum use level. This does no t apply to infant formulae and follow-up 
formulae and formulae for specia l medical purposes for infants. 
3. Adds a new regulation, 6a, requiring that food containing sweetener shall bear the 
following warnings in Hebrew: 
a. For pre-packaged food with polyols: "excessive consumption may induce 
laxative effects";  
b. For pre-packaged food with aspartame/aspartame-acesulfame salt: "contains a 
source of phenylalanine". In the case of  table-top sweetener to add also "not G/TBT/N/ISR/791 
 
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  suitable for baking or cooking"; 
c. For drinks containing aspartame and/or aspartame-acesulfame salt, the 
following warning should be added: "store in a cool and shaded place". 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of Human health or Safety 
8. Relevant documents:    
 Public Health Regulations (Food) (Additives) (Amendment) 5774-2014; 
 Public Health Regulations (Food) (Additives) 5761-2001.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined The amendment should enter into force 6 months after publication in Israel Official Gazette, section of Government Notice but 
with respect to packag ed food manufactured 
or imported before their entry into force.  These regulations will enter into force 1 year 
after their publication. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [  ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
Draft amendment to Public Health Regulations (Food) (Additives) 5774-2014 (Hebrew):  
http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/PublicHealthReg-Food-FoodAdditives.pdf  
Public Health Regulations (Food)  (Additives) 5761-2001(Hebrew): 
http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/PublicHealthReg-Food-FoodAdditives-
Original.pdf