G/SPS/N/USA/2894  
 
13 October 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: UNITED STATES OF AME RICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: United States Food and Drug Administration  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s ) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): HS Code(s): 28, 17; ICS Code(s): 67  
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: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company; Filing of Color Additive 
Petition; Notice of Petition . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 1 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2016-10-07/pdf/2016 -24208.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/USA/16_4318_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Food and Drug Administration has filed a petition, 
submitted by Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, proposing that the color additive regulations be 
amended to provide for the safe use of calcium carbonate to color hard and soft candy, 
mints , and chewing gum.  
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:  
[ ] 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 sta ndard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:     G/SPS/N/USA/2 894 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months  from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Celeste Johnston, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS -265), Food and 
Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park , MD  20740 -3835, 
Tel: +(1) 240 402 1282  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
United States SPS Nati onal Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IR SD), 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 also  be found in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 195, page 69740 or on the 
internet at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2016-10-07/pdf/2016 -24208.pdf .