G/SPS/N/MYS/41  
 
1 February 2018  
(18-0734) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: MALAYSIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Food Safety and Quality Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia  
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): HS Code: 4014.90.1000  - Teats for feeding bottles and similar 
articles  
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 : Draft Amendment of Regulation 27A, Food Regulations 
1985. Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/MYS/18_0624_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: To replace Regulation 27A, Food Regulations  1985: Prohibited 
feeding bottles with Regulation 27A, Food Regulations 1985: Feeding bottles and teats . 
The purpose of this amendment is to include the maximum permitted proportion of total 
N-nitrosamines (not more than 0.01 mg/kg) and N -nitrosatable (not  more than 0.1 mg/kg) 
for teats as minimum safety requirement.  
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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and wh y it deviates from the 
international standard: There is no Codex standard. This proposed regulation referring 
to Commission Directive 93/11/EEC Concerning of Release of N -Nitrosamines and 
N-Nitrosatable Substances from Elastomer or Rubber Teats and Soother s. G/SPS/N/MYS/41  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
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) : 2 April 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, f ax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Food Safety and Quality Division  
Ministry of Health Malaysia  
Level 4, Menara Prisma  
No.26 Persiaran Perdana  
Precint 3, 62675, Putrajaya  
Malaysia  
Tel: +(603) 8885 0797  
Fax: +(603) 8885 0790  
E-mail: sps.fsqd@moh.gov.my