G/SPS/N/USA/2333/Add.1  
 
16 August 2013  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 15 August 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Spirulina Extract; Final Rule 
The Food and Drug Administration is amending th e color additive regulations to provide for the 
safe use of spirulina extract made from the dried biomass of the cyanobacteria Arthrospira 
platensis  (A. platensis ), as a color additive in candy and chewing gum. This action is in response to 
a petition filed by Mars, Inc. This rule is effective 13 September 2013. 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/USA/13_3280_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:   
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 12 September 2013.  See section X of the document for related 
information on the filing of objections. Submit either electronic or written objections and requests for a hearing by 12 September 2013. 
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
You may submit written or electronic objections an d requests for a hearing, identified by Docket 
No. FDA-2011-C-0878, by any of the following methods: 
Electronic Submissions 
Submit electronic objections in the following way: 
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments. G/SPS/N/USA/2333/Add.1 
 
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  Written Submissions 
Submit written objections in the following ways: Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for paper or CD-ROM submissions): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Fo od and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, 
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 
Instructions: All submissions received must incl ude the Agency name and Docket No. FDA-2011-C-
0878 for this rulemaking. All objections received will be posted without change to 
http://www.regulations.gov , including any personal information provided. For detailed instructions 
on submitting objections, see the ''Objection s'' heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of this document.  
Text available from: [X] National Notificati on Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (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.usda.gov 
The text is also available from the US Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 156, at page 49117 and at the 
following URL: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2013-08-13/pdf/ 2013-19550.pdf . 
 
 
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