G/SPS/N/USA/2429/Add.1  
 
16 July 2013  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 15 July 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Final Rule: Indirect Food Additives: Adhesive s and Components of Coatings; Infant formula 
packaging 
The United States Food and Drug Administration published a Final Rule in the Federal Register on 
12 July 2013 (78 FR 41840) amending the food additive regulations in 21 CFR 175.300(b)(3)(viii)(a) to no longer provide for the use of bisphenol A (BPA)-based epoxy 
resins as coatings in packaging for infant formula because these uses have been abandoned. The 
action is in response to a petition filed by US Representative Edward Markey. This rule is effective 12 July 2013. 
The complete text of the Final Rule in the Federal Register (available in English) can be obtained 
online at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2013-07-12/pdf/2 013-16684.pdf . 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/USA/13_2833_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] 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) : 12 August 2013 G/SPS/N/USA/2429/Add.1 
 
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  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 either electronic or written objections and requests for a hearing, identified by 
Docket No. FDA-2012-F-0728, by any of the following methods: 
Electronic Submissions 
Submit electronic objections in the following way: 
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting 
objections. 
Written Submissions 
Submit written objections in the following ways: 
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for paper or CD-ROM submissions): 
Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Fo od and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, 
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 
Instructions: All submissions received must incl ude the Agency name and Docket No. FDA-2012-F-
0728 for this rulemaking. All objections received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov , including any personal information provided. For detailed instructions 
on submitting objections, see the Objections  heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of this document. 
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or objections received, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov  and insert Docket No. FDA-2012-F-0728 into the Search box and 
follow the prompts and/or go to the Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 
1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 
For further information contact: Vanee Komolprasert , Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 
(HFS-275), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-
3835; Tel: +(1 240) 402 1217.  
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  
T h e  c o m p l e t e  t e x t  c a n  b e  o b t a i n e d  o n l i n e  a t :  " http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-07-
12/pdf/2013-16684.pdf ". 
 
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