G/TBT/N/MEX/308  
3 May 2016  
(16-2485)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Notifying Member: MEXICO 
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: Secretaría de Salud  (Ministry of Health) 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización de Regulación y Fomento Sanitario  (National 
Advisory Committee on Standardization for the Regulation and Promotion of Health) 
Oklahoma número 14, planta baja, Colonia Nápoles Código postal 03810 
México, Distrito Federal 
Tel.: 5080 5200, Ext. 1333 Email: rfs@cofepris.gob.mx   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2. 10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ],  5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided  in addition, where applicable): Eggs and 
egg products (heading 0407) 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document: Proyecto de 
Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-159-SSA1- 2015, Productos y servicios. Huevo y sus 
productos. Disposiciones y especificaciones sanitarias. Método de prueba  (Draft Mexican 
Official Standard PROY-NOM-159-SSA1-2015: G oods and services. Eggs and egg products. 
Sanitary provisions and specifications. Test method) (12 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified draft Mexi can Official Standard is based on the fact 
that most food-borne diseases are infectious. The incidence of these diseases continues to 
be one of the most widespread health problems in the world today. In the case of eggs and 
egg products, which are essential food items for the Mexican population, the main health risk is related to the presence of Salmonella  spp.. It is therefore important to establish 
limits and control measures for this micro-organism. 
Consequently, there is an urgent need to have up-to-date regulations that are increasingly 
effective in reducing the food safety issues caused by these products, and to establish 
sanitary provisions for the staff and establishments that process such products. Another 
element is the identification of critical points which must be controlled during processing and which allow for the transmission of diseases by such products to be minimized or 
prevented. A Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points system must also be implemented 
for the processing of egg products, with the aim of providing safe products to Mexican 
consumers. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The notified draft Technical Regulation establishes sanitary provisions and 
specifications for eggs and egg products. G/TBT/N/MEX/308 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2010, Especificaciones generales de 
etiquetado para alimentos y bebidas no alcohólicas preenvasados - Información 
comercial y sanitaria  (Mexican Official Standard NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2010: General 
specifications for the labelling of pre-packaged food and non-alcoholic beverages - Commercial and health information); 
 NOM-086-SSA1-1994, Bienes y Servicios. Alimentos y bebidas no alcohólicas con 
modificaciones en su composición. Especificaciones nutrimentales (Mexican Official 
Standard NOM-086-SSA1-1994: Goods and services. Foodstuffs and non-alcoholic 
beverages the composition of which has been modified. Nutritional specifications); 
 NOM-110-SSA1-1994, Bienes y Servicios. Preparación y dilución de muestras de 
alimentos para su análisis microbiológico (Mexican Official Standard NOM-110-SSA1-
1994: Goods and services. Preparation and dilution of food samples for 
microbiological analysis); 
 NOM-113-SSA1-1994, Bienes y Servicios. Método para la cuenta de 
microorganismos coliformes totales en placa (Mexican Official Standard NOM-113-
SSA1-1994: Goods and services. Method for the plate count of total coliforms); 
 NOM-116-SSA1-1994, Bienes y Servicios. Determinación de humedad en alimentos 
por tratamiento térmico. Método por arena o gasa (Mexican Official Standard NOM-
116-SSA1-1994: Goods and services. Determination of moisture in food by means of 
heat treatment. Method using sand or gauze) ; 
 NOM-127-SSA1-1994: Salud ambiental. Agua para uso y consumo humano. Límites 
permisibles de calidad y tratamientos a que debe someterse el agua para su 
potabilización  (Mexican Official Standard NOM-127-SSA1-1994, Environmental 
health. Water for human use and consumption. Permissible limits and water purification treatment); 
 NOM-210-SSA1-2013, Productos y Servicios. Métodos de prueba microbiológicos. 
Determinación de microorganismos indicadores. Determinación de microorganismos patógenos (Mexican Official Standard NOM-210-SSA1-2013: Goods and services. 
Microbiological test methods. Determination of indicator micro-organisms. 
Determination of pathogenic micro-organisms); and 
 NOM-251-SSA1-2009:  Prácticas de higiene para el proceso de alimentos, bebidas o 
suplementos alimenticios  (Mexican Official Standard NOM-251-SSA1-2009: Hygiene 
practices for the processing of foods, drinks and dietary supplements). 
9. Proposed date of adoption: The notified draft Mexican Official Standard will be adopted 
upon its publication in the Official Journal as a final Mexican Official Standard. 
Proposed date of entry into force: The notified draft Mexican O fficial Standard will enter 
into force 60 calendar days after its publication in the Official Journal, with the exception of 
points 6.1.22 and 10 of this Standard, which will enter into force 180 calendar days after its publication.  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days after its notification 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Secretaría de Economía 
Subsecretaría de Competitividad y Normatividad 
Dirección General de Normas Tel.: (+52) 55 5229-6100, Ext. 43244 
Fax: (+52) 55 5520-9715 
Website: http://www.economia-noms.gob.mx/?P=144  
Email: normasomc@economia.gob.mx  and/or sofia.pacheco@economia.gob.mx  
Text available online at: 
http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.p hp?codigo=5435475&fecha=29/04/2016  
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