. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EEC/311 
24 July 2007  
 (07-3141) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES   
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Commission of the European Communities. Health & Consumer 
Protection Directorate-General  Directorate D – Animal Health and Welfare 
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):  Food colour E 128 Red 2G and any food containing this colouring 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
Member States of the European Communities (E C) and third countries exporting the products 
concerned to the EC. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Commission 
Regulation (EC) No … on emerge ncy measures suspending the use of E 128 Red 2G as food 
colour (SANCO/2007/2092).   
6. Description of content:  Temporary suspension of the placing on the market and the import 
of food containing the food colour E 128 (Red 2G) and of the use of Red 2G (E 128) as 
referred to in Annex IV to the European Parl iament and Council Dire ctive 94/36/EC f 30 June 
1994 on colours for use in foodstuffs (O. J. L 237, 10/09/1994 p.13- 29) in certain breakfast 
sausages and burger meat.  
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:  There are no international standard for the use of 
Food colour Red 2G (E 128, CI Food Red 10, Azogeranine, Einecs 223-098-9, CAS No 
3734-67-6). G/SPS/N/EEC/311 
Page 2  
 
  9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   The full text of the 
Opinion of the Scientific Panel AFC on the f ood colour Red 2G (E128) based on a request 
from the Commission related to the re-evaluation of all permitted food a dditives is available 
from: 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/science /afc/afc_opinions/e j515_red2g.html  
See more about a call for data to suppor t re-evaluation of food colours in  
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/science /afc/afc_data_food_colours.html  
More information on EFSA’s work on fo od additives in the link indicated below 
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en /in_focus/food_additives.html  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   As soon as possible 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Immediate after adoption 
12. Final date for comments:  Data on the safety of the use of  Food colour Red 2G (E 128) can 
be submitted anytime.  They will be delivered to EFSA for evaluation. 
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: 
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: