G/TBT/N/USA/446/Add.3  
 
19 December 2022  
(22-9410) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  16 December 2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Milk and Cream Products and Yogurt Products; Proposal to Revoke the Standards for Lowfat 
Yogurt and Nonfat Yogurt and to Amend the Standard for Yogurt  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 15 December 2022  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 17 January 2023; The compliance date of this 
final rule is 1 January 2024.  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-12-15/html/2022 -27040.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-12-15/pdf/2022 -27040.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/final_measure/22_8636_00_
e.pdf 
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant sym bol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: International Dairy Foods Association and Chobani, Inc.: Response to the 
Objections and Requests for a Public Hearing on the Final Rule To Revoke the Standards for Lowfat 
Yogurt and Nonfat Yogurt and To Amend the Standard for Yogurt  
AGENCY: Food and  Drug Administration, HHS  
ACTION: Final rule; response to objections and denial of public hearing requests; removal of 
administrative stay  
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) received objections and requests 
for a hearing from th e International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and Chobani, Inc. (Chobani) on 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
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  the final rule titled "Milk and Cream Products and Yogurt Products; Final Rule To Revoke the 
Standards for Lowfat Yogurt and Nonfat Yogurt and To Amend the Standard for Yogurt," which 
published on 11 June 2021. The final rule revoked the standards of identity for lowfat yogurt and 
nonfat yogurt and amended the standard of identity for yogurt in numerous respects. We are denying 
the requests for a public hearing and modifying the f inal rule in response to certain objections. 
Therefore, the stay of the effectiveness for the final regulation is now lifted.  
DATES: This rule is effective 17 January 2023. The compliance date of this final rule is 1 January 
2024.  
This final rule; response  to objections and denial of public hearing requests; removal of 
administrative stay and previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/446  are identified 
by Docket Number FDA -2000-P-0126. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FDA -2000-P-0126/document  and provides acce ss to primary 
and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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