G/SPS/N/CHN/1253  
 
29 September 2022  
(22-7334) 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 addictive Lactitol (also known as 4 -O-β-D-Galactopyranosyl -D-
glucitol)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, 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 Lactitol (also known as 4 -O-β-D-Galactopyranosyl -D-glucitol) . Langu age(s):  
Chinese . Number of pages:  8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CHN/22_6524_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This standard is applicable to the food additive Lactitol 
(4-O-β-D-Galactopyranosyl -D-glucitol) produced by hydrogenation, purification, 
concentration , desiccation and other processes using lactose as raw material, including 
anhydrous lactitol, one Water lactitol and dihydrate lactitol. It specifies the technical 
requirements and test methods for Lactitol.   
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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Aliment arius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : JECFA (2015)  
[ ] 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 regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  The requirement for water content is different from JECFA. It is 
necessary to distinguish the different kinds of water contents, because monohydrate and 
dihydrate crystals are added to the scope of this standard.  G/SPS/N/CHN/1253  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are avail able:    
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) : 28 November 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  Nation al Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
WTO/SPS National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China  
Tel: +(86 10) 5795 4645/5795 4642  
E-mail: sps@customs.gov.cn  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
WTO/SPS National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China  
Tel: +(86 10) 5795 4645/5795 4642  
E-mail: sps@customs.gov.cn