G/SPS/N/CHN/890  
 
31 August 2015  
(15-4346)  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 Brilliant Blue 
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 of the P.R.C.: Food 
Additive Brilliant Blue  Language(s): Chinese  Number of pages: 11 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHN/15_3321_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This standard applies to food additive brilliant blue prepared 
from 2-Formylbenzenesulfonic acid and N-Ethyl-N-benzylaniline-3-sulfonic acid, 
processed by condensing and oxidizing. 
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 stan dard? 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) The specification of brilliant blue FCF described at 
the 59th JECFA (2002) 
[ ] 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: This standard mainly uses Japan's specifications and 
standards for Food Additives as a reference. It is different from JECFA characteristics 
about color and lead. The characteristics, sum of 2-,3- and 4-formylbenzenesulfonic acids, 3-[[N-ethyl-N-(4-sulfophenyl)amino]methyl], leuco base, unsulfonated primary aromatic amines and  ether extractable matter, have been deleted. All the changes are 
based on the analysis of Chinese product. G/SPS/N/CHN/890 
 
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  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) : 30 October 2015 
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: