. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1058 
2 May 2005 
 (05-1771) 
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:   U.S. 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):  bottled water  (2201) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  U.S., 
and U.S. trading partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Kareem I. Batarseh; 
Filing of Food Additive Petition (available in English, 1 page). 
6. Description of content:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that 
Kareem I. Batarseh has filed a petition to ame nd the food additive regulations in Part 172 
Food Additives Permitted For Direct Additio n To Food For Human Consumption (21 CFR 
Part 172) to provide for the safe use of a mi xture of hydrogen peroxide, silver nitrate, 
phosphoric acid, tartaric acid, glutamic acid, and sodium tripolyphosphate as an 
antimicrobial agent in bottled drinking 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:  Federal Register: 
18 April 2005 (Volume 70, Number 73) [Page 20145] (available in English) . 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   to be determined      
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   to be determined      G/SPS/N/USA/1058 
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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 comments on the document to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-
305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fisher s Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852, 
U.S.A. It is possible to submit electronic comments to: http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments
.  Submit comments by indicating Docket Number 
2005F-0138 and Kareem I Batarseh, Filing of Food Additive Petition 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  U.S. Enquiry 
Point, U.S.  Department of Agriculture, Stop 1027, Washington, DC 20250.  Tel:  (202) 
720-4051, Fax:  202-690-0677, E-mail:  fstsd@usda.gov .  Complete text can also be found 
on the Internet at http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/98fr/05-7727.pdf . 
For access to the docket to read backgrou nd documents or comments received, go to 
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/default.htm  and insert the Docket No. 2005F-0138 into 
the "Search" box and follow the prompts.