G/SPS/N/CHN/1113  
 
5 December 2018  
(18-7677) 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 additive blackcurrant red  
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 Blackcurrant Red . Language(s): Chinese.  Number of pages: 6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CHN/18_6231_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This standard applies to food additive blackcurrant red which 
using blackcurrant fruit or pomace as the main raw material, obtained through water 
and/or edible alcohol extraction and refining.  
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 Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 57th JECFA (2001) Blackcurrent extract  
[ ] 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 co nform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: The standard adds three indexes of loss on drying, arsenic and 
heavy metal (Pb). Loss on drying is based on the requirements of part of enterprise on 
natural pigment of related standards for powder products in our country. 
(eg.GB1886.32 -2015 "national food safety standards on food additives red sorghum"), 
arsenic and heavy metal (Pb) , this two indicator s refer to Japanese additives book (8th) 
(blackcurrant red) requirements.  G/SPS/N/CHN/1113  
 
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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 
notificati on and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 February 2019  
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, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body: