. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/AUS/215 
25 May 2007  
 (07-2175) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   AUSTRALIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:   Food Standards Australia New Zealand 
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):  Water-based flavoured dri nks (e.g. soft drinks, cordials) and tabletop 
sweeteners  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
countries.  Imported (a s well as domestically produced) foods sold in Australia. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Draft Assessment for 
Proposal P287 – Review of Cy clamate Permissions in All F oods (available in English, 
90 pages) 
6. Description of content:  FSANZ has prepared a Proposal to vary Standard 1.3.1 – Food 
Additives of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code in relation to limits of 
cyclamate that may be added to water-based fla voured drinks and ta bletop sweeteners.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease,  [ ] protec t territory from other 
damage from pests 
To reduce the maximum permitted level for cycl amate in water-based fl avoured drinks (e.g. 
soft drinks, cordials), and to allow the use of cyclamate in tabletop sweeteners. 
All applications to change the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, must be 
assessed in the context of the following objectiv es:  (a) the protection of public health and 
safety; (b) the provision of adequate informati on relating to food to enable consumers to 
make informed choices; an d (c) the prevention of misl eading or deceptive conduct. 
 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   The Codex Alimentarius has a standard for food 
additive permissions which contains permissions for cyclamate in fruit nectar and fruit nectar 
concentrates.  This Standard does not include permissions for cyclamate in water-based flavoured drinks or tabletop sweeteners.  G/SPS/N/AUS/215 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available: Australia New 
Zealand Food Standards Code (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Notification to Government  anticipated December 2007 with 
adoption (gazettal) to follow, pe nding Government consideration. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Date of Gazettal pending Government consideration 
(see 10. above). 
12. Final date for comments:  27 July 2007 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Food Standards Aust ralia New Zealand 
PO Box 7186 Canberra BC  ACT  2610 
Australia 
Fax:  + 61 2 6271 2278 E-mail:  slo@foodstandards.gov.au  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Documents are available from the Food Stan dards Australia New Zealand website: 
http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/standardsd evelopment/documentsforpublicco868.cfm 
Copies are also available from: The Australian SPS Notification Point 
GPO Box 858 
Canberra  ACT  2601 
Australia Fax:  +(61 2) 6272 3678    E-mail:  sps.contact@daff.gov.au