G/SPS/N/TPKM/462  
 
15 May 2018  
(18-2887) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS  TERRITORY OF TAIWAN,  PENGHU, KINMEN 
AND MATSU  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Health and Welfare  
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): General foods, canned foods, ice products, infant foods, fro zen foods, 
bottled and packaged drinking water and beverage (A total of  7 standards were revised)  
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:  
 Draft of sanita tion standard for general foods;  
 Draft of sanitation standard for the microbiological in canned foods;  
 Draft of sanitation standard for the microbiological in ice products;  
 Draft of sanitation standard for th e micr obiological in infant foods;  
 Draft of sanitation standard for microbiological in frozen foods ; 
 Draft of sanitation standard for the microbiological in bottl ed and packaged drinking 
water;  
 Draft of sanitation standard for the microbiological in bevera ge.  
Language(s): Chinese and English.  Number of pages: 19 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_2386_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_2386_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/TPKM/18_2386_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: A total of  7 standards were revised. Due to the setting of 
"Sanitation standard for contaminants and toxins in food" (will be announced separately), 
the provisions concerning heavy metals, mycotoxins and other contaminants/toxins in 
these  7 standards are deleted and only the requirements for microorganisms are retained.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protecti on, 
[ ] 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 C odex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/TPKM/462  
 
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  [ ] 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 standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are av ailable: 
The 7 draft standards (MOHW Food No.1071300470,  8 May  2018) are available in English 
from the National Notification Authority, National Enquiry Point, and Ministry of Health and 
Welfare. The standards will be published in the Official Government Gazette when adopted. 
The full text may be downloaded from the following website: 
http://www.fda.gov.tw/eng/index.aspx  (available in Chinese)  
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): 14 July 2018  
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:  
Food and Drug Administration  
Ministry of Health and  Welfare  
No.161 -2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 2) 2787 8000 ext. 7317  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: katty@fda.gov.tw  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Add ress, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Food and Drug Administration  
Ministry of Health and Welfare  
No.161 -2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 2) 2787 8000 ext. 7317  
Fax: +(886 2) 2653 1062  
E-mail: katty@fda.gov.tw