G/SPS/N/CHN/1030  
 
20 November 2015  
(15-6170)  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 and Family Planning Commission of the People's 
Republic of China (NHFPC) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food additive Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids 
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: Food additive 
Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids (Propylen Glycol Mono-and Distes of Fatty Acids)  
Language(s): Chinese  Number of pages: 8 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHN/15_4660_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This standard applies to food additive Propylene glycol esters 
of fatty acids, which is obtained from reaction  of fatty acid or oil and 1, 2 - propanediol 
generated, through or not through molecular distillation. It stipulates the technical requirements and test methods for Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids.  
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.   G/SPS/N/CHN/1030 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) The 49th meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert 
Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) (1997) 
[ ] 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: In this standard, indexes for the hydroxyl value, iodine value 
and saponification value are added. Fatty acid identification test, propylene glycol 
identification test, acid (except fatty acid) test, dipropylene glycol and trimeric propylene 
glycol, and total propylene glycol test are deleted. The requirement for content is revised from "≥85%" to "in line with the claim". Detection method of free propylene glycol is 
revised from titration method to gas chromatography, which could detect total propylene 
glycol fatty acid ester content simultaneously. The main reasons are: the hydroxyl value, iodine value and saponification value are impo rtant characteristic indexes of the product; 
 
gas chromatography method is simple, stable and effective, and also in line with the 
actual situation of the domestic enterprises production. 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: None   
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) : 19 January 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: