G/SPS/N/CHN/1103  
 
4 December 2018  
(18-7660) 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 Commission of the People's Republic of China  
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):  Food Additive Chlorophyllin Copper Potassium Salts  
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 Chlorophyllin Copper Potassium Salts . Language(s):  Chinese.  Number  of 
pages:  7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHN/18_6217_00_x.pdf  
6. Description  of content:  This standard applies  to food additive chlorophyllin copper 
potassium salts using silkworm excrement or grass, lucerne, nettle, spinach and other 
plants as raw material to extract chlorophyll or using chlorophyll directly, then saponifying 
and copper substitution reaction. The  following solvents may be used for the extraction: 
acetone, dichloromethane, methanol, ethanol, propan -2-ol and hexane. This standard 
specifies the technical requirements and testing methods for the food additive 
chlorophyllin copper potassium salts.  
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  standard?  If so, identify  the standard:  
[X] Codex  Alimentarius  Commission  (e.g.  title or serial  number  of Codex  
standard  or related  text) : The specification  of "Chlorophyllins,  copper  
complexes  sodium  and potassium  salts"  prepared  at the 69th JECFA(2008)  
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/CHN/1103  
 
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  1. The sensory  state is powder  according  to the actual  conditions  of the product;  
2. Cancel  acetone  and ethanol  from residual  solvents,  because  the two-residual amount  
in GB 2760 is not limited. The limit of methanol,  isopropyl  and alcohol  is changed  to 
≤100  mg/kg  on account  of the actual  level of solvent  residue;  
3. The wavelength  range  of the maximum  absorption  peak in the identification  test is 
added  by 630±3  nm, reference  to experimental  verification  and (EU) No 231/2012;  
4. In order  to prevent  the loss of product  composition  in heating  thus the final test result  
is affected,  so the sample  is not dried in the content  determination,  and the loss on 
drying  is deducted  when  formula  calculating.  
9. Other  relevant  documents  and language(s)  in which  these  are available:    
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) : 2 February  2019 
Agency  or authority  designated  to handle  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  Notification  Authority,  [X] National  Enquiry  
Point.  Address,  fax number  and e-mail address  (if available)  of other  body: