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G/SPS/N/CHN/501 
18 November 2011 
 (11-5981) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  CHINA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health (MOH) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food additive calcium cyclamate (HS Code: 29299090;  ICS Code:  
67.220.20- 668:2000) 
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.:  National 
Food Safety Standards Food Additive Calcium Cyclamate  Language(s):  Chinese  
Number of pages:  6 
 http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2011/sps/CHN/11_3929_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This standard applies to food additive calcium cyclamate, which 
is made from chemical combination of cyclohexylamine and sulfamic acid, and then reacts 
with calcium hydroxide.  It specifies the technical requirements and testing methods for food additive calcium cyclamate.  
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
 The specification of calcium cyclamate prepared at JECFA 63rd (2004).  
[ ] 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 G/SPS/N/CHN/501 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [X] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
The specification of Loss On Drying deviat es from the international standard.  In 
JECFA(2004) Loss On Drying is 6-9%.  
The reasons are as follows: 
1. On the market there are only tw o classifications of Loss On Drying as ≤ 9% and 
≤ 16% of moisture contents. 
2. Calcium cyclamate anhydrate cannot be produced by changing the process 
condition.  It is not easy to be produced through drying calcium cyclamate hydrate. 
3. The theoretical moisture of calcium cy clamate is 8.32% for the type with two 
moles of water and 15.37% for the type with f our moles of water.  To consider market 
request, saving energy, easier to solve in water, and no impact quality.  This standard stipulates two types with Loss On Dr ying, 9.5% and 16.5% respectively. 
 
The index of this standard goes as follows: 
Item  Index  
Assay / % ≥ 98.0-101.0 
Loss on drying / % ≤ Type A (two crystal water) ≤ 9.5 
  Type B (four crystal water) ≤ 1 6.5 
Cyclohexylamine / (mg/kg) ≤ 25 
Dicyclohexylamine ≤ Pass test 
Lead (Pb) 	/ (mg/kg) ≤ 1 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  None   
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) :  17 January 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: