G/SPS/N/CHN/1094  
 
4 December 2018  
(18-7650) 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 Ammonia Solution （Liquid Ammonia)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be a ffected, 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 Ammonia Solution (Liquid Ammonia) . Language(s): Chinese.  Number of 
pages: 6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHN/18_6198_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This standard applies to food additive liquid ammonia 
produced  by liquid ammonia as raw materials, and  to food additives  ammonia 
solution  produced by liquid ammonia after purification. Technical requirements and 
testing methods for food additive  ammonia solution  (liquid ammonia) were m ainly 
prescribed.  
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 standa rd? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : The United Nations Food and Agriculture 
Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (FAO/WHO) JECFA JECFA 
Monograph 1 (2006) "Ammonia Solution".  
[ ] 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 regulati on 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/1094  
 
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  The discrepancy between the physicochemical index of this standard and the JECFA 
standard is:  Lead (Pb) ≤ 0.5 (mg/kg).  
The difference between this standard and international standard is mainly to conform to 
the actual quality of Chinese products.  
According to the regulation of the new GB2760, the liquid ammonia indexes and testing 
methods are adde d. 
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: