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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2003 
26 April 2010  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  US Food and Drug Administration 
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):  Composite pigments prepared from synt hetic iron oxide, mica, and titanium 
oxide to colour food 
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:  EMD Chemicals, Inc.; Withdrawal of Colour Additive 
Petition  Language:  English  Number of pages:  2   
6. Description of content:  FDA is announcing the withdrawal, without prejudice to a future 
filing, of the remaining portion of a colour additive petition proposing an amendment of the 
colour additive regulations to provide for th e safe use of composite pigments prepared from 
synthetic iron oxide, mica, and titanium dioxide to colour food. 
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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] 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:    G/SPS/N/USA/2003 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Notice of 
Withdrawal in Federal Register of 8 April 2010, 75 FR 17939 at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-7956.pdf
 
Federal Register of 25 September 1998 (63 FR  51359) Filing to colour additive petition 
Federal Register of 21 June 1999 ( 64 FR 33097), amended filing notice  
Federal Register of 2 J une 2006 (71 FR 31927) par tial response to the petition 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Immediate 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  8 April 2010 
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) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  For further information contact:  Judith Kidwell, Center for 
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS–265), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint 
Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740–3835, 301–436–1071 
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 Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Sta ndards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, 
Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  
E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov