G/SPS/N/USA/2610/Add.1  
 
27 March 2014  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 27 March 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Focused Mitigation Strategies To Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration; Extension of 
Comment Period 
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is ex tending the comment period for the notice of 
proposed rulemaking that appeared in the Federal Register of 24 December 2013 (78 FR 78014), entitled "Focused Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration". FDA is 
taking this action in response to requests fo r an extension to allow interested persons an 
opportunity to fully review and analyze the appr oaches FDA has proposed for the rule and its 
potential impact as well as to consider the complexity and if the proposal has the flexibility to 
address the many types of food operations that will be affected. 
This addendum concerns a: 
[X] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:   
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2014 
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FDA-2013-N-1425 and/or Regulatory 
Information Number (RIN) 0910-AG63, by any of the following methods: 
Electronic Submissions 
Submit electronic comments in the following way: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments. G/SPS/N/USA/2610/Add.1 
 
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  Written Submissions 
Submit written submissions in the following ways: Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for paper submission s): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), 
Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency name, Docket No. FDA-2013-N-
1425, and RIN 0910-AG63 for this rulemaking. All comments received may be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov , including any personal information provided. For additional 
information on submitting comments, see the ''Request for Comments'' heading of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of the document.  
Text available from: [X] National Notificati on Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 20250; Tel: +(1 202) 720 1301; Fax: +(1 202) 720 0433; E-mail: us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov 
Text available in the Federal Register, Vol. 79, No. 57, at page 16251 or at 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2014-03-25/pdf/ 2014-06468.pdf   
 
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