G/SPS/N/SAU/325  
 
12 December 2017  
(17-6831) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARA BIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA)  
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): Animal feeding stuffs (ICS: 65.120)  
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: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia/Draft Technical Regulation 
for "Microbiological contaminants in feeds and its permissible limits" . Language(s): 
Arabic.  Number of pages: 10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/SAU/17_5391_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This draft technical regulation applies  to microbiological criteria 
to be achieved in feed products and feed materials, and does not include beneficial 
microbes such as bacteria and yeast.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X]  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:  
[ ] 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 propo sed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/SAU/325  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 ISO 6579:2002. Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for 
the detection of Salmonella species. Geneva, Switzerland  
 SO 11290 -2:1998. Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuff. Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration o f Listeria monocytogenes. Geneva, Switzerland  
 ISO 7218:2007  Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – general requirements 
and guidance for microbiological examination. Geneva, Switzerland  
 HPA. 2011. UK standards for microbiology investigations: Ide ntification of Escherichia 
coli O157. HPA Bacteriology identification ID 22 Issue No 3.1, October 2011. London, 
United Kingdom  
 ISO 21527 -1:2008. Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds. Par t 1: Colony count technique in products 
with water activity greater than 0.95. Geneva, Switzerland  
 ISO 21527 -2:2008. Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds. Part 2: Colony count technique in products 
with water activity less than or equal to 0.95. Geneva, Switzerland  
 ISO 6461 -1:1986. Detection and enumeration of the spores of sulphite -reducing 
anaerobes (Clostridia) – Part 1. Method by enrichment in a liquid medium. Geneva, 
Switzerland  
 FAO Animal Production And Health: Quality Assurance for Microbiology in Feed Analysis 
Laboratories http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/resources/en/publications.html   
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: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 February 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax numbe r and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Saudi Food and  Drug Authority  
SFDA - 3292 North Ring road Al Nafel Area Unt (1) - Riyadh 13312 - 6288 
Tel: +(966 11) 203 8222, Ext. 3331  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Saudi Food and  Drug Authority  
SFDA - 3292 North Ring road Al Nafel Area Unit (1) - Riyadh 13312 - 6288 
Tel: +(966 11) 2038222, Ext. 3331  
Fax: +(966 11) 210 9825  
E-mail: SPSEP.Food@sfda.gov.sa  
Website: http://www.sfda.gov.sa