G/SPS/N/TPKM/488  
 
28 March 2019  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS  TERRITORY OF TAIWAN , PENGHU, 
KINMEN AND MATSU  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Health and Welfare  
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): Contaminants and toxins in food  
4. Regions or countries lik ely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft of sanitation standard for contaminants and toxins 
in food . Language(s): Chinese and English.  Number of pages:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/TPKM/19_1779_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/TPKM/19_1779_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: According to the Codex amended regulations on edible oils and 
fats, it standardizes oils from fish and shellfish (including aquatic molluscs and 
crustaceans) suitable for inorganic arsenic, as well as adds "roasted" in item of BaP.  
7. Objective and ration ale: [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 why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/TPKM/488  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and lan guage(s) in which these are available: 
The draft standards (MOHW Food No. 1071303538,  November  2018) is available in 
English from the National Notification Authority, National Enquiry Point, and Ministry of 
Health and Welfare. The standards will be publish ed in the Official Government Gazette 
when adopted. The full text may be downloaded from the following website: 
http://www.fda.gov.tw/eng/index.aspx  (available in Chinese) . 
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: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 27 May 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Food and Drug Administration  
Ministry of Health and Welfare  
No. 161 -2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 2) 27878000 ext 7380  
Fax: +(886 2) 26531062  
E-mail: brianhsiao@fda.gov.tw  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Food and Drug Administration  
Ministry of  Health and Welfare  
No. 161 -2, Kunyang St, Nangang District, Taipei City 115 -61, Taiwan  
Tel: +(886 2) 27878000 ext 7380  
Fax: +(886 2) 26531062  
E-mail: brianhsiao@fda.gov.tw