. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1742 
10 December 2007  
 (07-5480) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UNITED STATES
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  US Food and Drug Administration 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Ultraviolet (UV) radiation for the reduction of pathogens and other 
microorganisms in aqueous sugar solutions a nd potable water intended for use in food 
production 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Any 
US trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  General Mills, Inc., Filing 
of Food Additive Petition;   Notice (available in English, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that 
General Mills, Inc., has filed a petition propos ing that the food additive regulations in 
21 CFR 179.39 Ultraviolet radiation for the processing and treatment of food , be amended to 
provide for aqueous sugar solutions and potable water.  
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Notice of filing in 
Federal Register at 72 FR 6 7943 (available in English) 
http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/ DOCKETS/98fr/E7-23400.pdf  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined. G/SPS/N/USA/1742 
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  12. Final date for comments:  Comments will be accepted at anytime after publication of the 
notice of filing;  however, if a final rule is promulgated, it will address only those comments 
that were received prior to publication of the final rule. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
Submit written or electronic comments identifi ed by Docket Number 2007F-0454, by any of 
the following methods: 
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:  http://www.regulations.gov
  Follow the instructions 
for submitting comments. 
• Agency Web site:  http://www.fda.gov/ dockets/ecomments   Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments on the agency Web site. 
Submit written submissions in the following ways: 
• Fax:  301-827-6870 • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier [For paper, disk, or CD-ROM 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 and docket number for 
this rulemaking. All objections receiv ed will be posted without change to 
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms /dockets/default.htm
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13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
US Enquiry Point, US Department of Agri culture, Stop 1027, Washington, DC 20250.  Tel: 
+(1 202) 720-0677, E-mail:  fstsd@usda.gov.  Complete text can be also be found on the 
Internet http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/ scripts/oc/ohrms/index.cfm  by looking under 
DOCKET No. 2007F-0454. 
For access to the docket to read backgr ound documents or comments received, go to 
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms /dockets/default.htm  and insert Docket No. 2007F-0454 into the 
"Search" box and follow the prompts.