. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CHN/356 
23 March 2011  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Notifying Member:  CHINA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health 
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):  Wheat flour 
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:  Revocation of Food Additive Benzoyl Peroxide and 
Calcium Peroxide  Language(s):  Chinese  Number of pages:  1 
 http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2011/sps/CHN/11_0698_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  From 1 May 2011, benzoyl peroxide  and calcium peroxide shall 
not be added into flour;  food additive producer s are not allowed to produce or sell benzoyl 
peroxide and calcium peroxide as food additiv e;  food standards for the use of benzoyl 
peroxide and calcium peroxide in flour (wheat  flour) will be automatically repealed.  Flour 
and flour products using benzoyl peroxide and calcium peroxide according to the earlier 
relevant standards can be sold until the end of shelf life. 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  According to the "Food 
Safety Law", food additives should be techni cally necessary and proved to be safe and 
reliable by risk assessment.  The use of benz oyl peroxide and calcium peroxide are no 
longer necessary in the production of flour with  the improvement of production techniques 
of wheat flour and the domestic consumers do not accept wheat flour containing benzoyl peroxide and calcium peroxide.  Calcium pe roxide is not allowed to be used as food 
additive by Codex and most countries  
9. 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)   G/SPS/N/CHN/356 
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  [ ] 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 conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:     Available in 
Chinese 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  1 May 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: