G/SPS/N/USA/2631  
 
10 February 2014  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 
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): HS Codes: 03, 04, 05, 07, 08, 09, 10, 12, 15, 17, 18, 
19, 20, 21, 22. Food for human and animal  consumption except meat, poultry, and 
processed egg products. However, shelf stable foods, live food animals, and raw 
agricultural commodities transported by farms are exempt from the requirements of this 
proposed rule. 
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: Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food; 
Proposed Rule  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 32 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2014-02-05/pdf/ 2014-02188.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/USA/14_0641_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to 
establish requirements for shippers, carriers by motor vehicle and rail vehicle, and 
receivers engaged in the transportation of food, including food for animals, to use 
sanitary transportation practices to ensure th e safety of the food they transport. This 
action is part of FDA's larger effort to focus on prevention of food safety problems 
throughout the food chain and is part of FDA's implementation of the Sanitary Food 
Transportation Act of 2005 and the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011. 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene 
(CAC/RCP 1-1969), Codex Code of Hygienic Practice for the Transport of Food in Bulk and Semi-Packed Food (CAC/RCP 47-2001), Codex Code of Hygienic Practice for Refrigerated Packaged Foods with Extended Shelf-Life (CAC/RCP 46-1999), 
Codex Code of Practice for the Packaging and Transport of Fresh Fruit and 
Vegetables (CAC/RCP 44-1995) 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/USA/2631 
 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
Sanitary Food Transportation Act of 2005, found at 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg /PLAW-109publ 59/pdf/PLAW-109publ 59.pdf, Pages 769-
772 (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 May 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body: You may submit comments, identified by Docket 
No. FDA-2013-N-0013 and/or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 0910-AG98, by any of the following methods except that comments on information collection issues under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 must be su bmitted to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Manageme nt and Budget (OMB) (see the "Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995" section of this document): 
Electronic Submissions 
Submit electronic comments in the following way: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments. 
Written Submissions 
Submit written submissions in the following ways: 
Fax: +(1 301) 827 6870. 
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for paper submissions): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, 
MD 20852. 
Instructions: All submissions received must  include the Agency name, Docket No. FDA-
2013-N-0013, and RIN 0910-AG98 for this rulemaking. All comments received may be 
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov , including any personal 
information provided. For additional information on submitting comments, see the 
"Comments" heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. 
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, 
go to http://www.regulations.gov  and insert the docket number found in brackets in the 
heading of this document into the "Search" bo x and follow the prompts, and/or go to the 
Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. G/SPS/N/USA/2631 
 
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  13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
United States SPS National Notification Auth ority, 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  
Text available in the Federal Register, Vol. 79, No. 24, at page 7006 or at 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2014-02-05/pdf/ 2014-02188.pdf