G/SPS/N/USA/2891  
 
19 September 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and P hytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: UNITED STATES OF AME RICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: United States Food and Drug Administration  
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): HS Codes: 29, 04; ICS Codes: 67  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All tradi ng partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: McCormick & Company, Inc.; Filing of Color Additive 
Petition; Notice of Petition . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 3 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2016-09-16/pdf/2016 -22289.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/USA/16_3936_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Food and Drug Administration has filed a petition, 
submitted by McCormick & Company, Inc., proposing that the color additive regulations 
be amended to provide for the safe use of spirulina extract to color shell eggs at levels 
consistent with good manufacturing practice.  
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 rele vant 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 proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates fro m the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  G/SPS/N/USA/2891  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
11. Proposed date of entry into f orce: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or auth ority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Celeste Johnston, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS -265), Food and 
Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD  20740 -3835; Tel: +(1) 240 
402 1282  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (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.u sda.gov  
Text can also be found in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 180, page 63728 or on the 
internet at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2016-09-16/pdf/2016 -22289.pdf .