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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2015/Add.1 
9 March 2011  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 4 March 2011, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States
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Final Rule:  Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food For Human Consumption;  
Hydrogen Peroxide  
 The United States Food and Drug Administratio n published a Final Rule in the Federal 
Register on 2 March 2011 (76 FR 11 328) amending the food additive regulations in 21 CFR part 173 
to permit the safe use of hydrogen peroxide in the manufacture of modified whey by ultrafiltration 
methods.  The additive may be used at a level up to  0.001 percent by weight of the whey, providing 
that residual hydrogen peroxide is removed by appropriate chemical or physical means during the 
processing of the whey.  This action is in response to a petition filed by Fonterra (USA) Inc.  The 
complete text of the Final Rule in the Federal Re gister (available in English) can be obtained online 
at:  http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/ FR-2011-03-02/ pdf/2011-4497.pdf . 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:    
Comment period:  (If the addendum extends the scope of th e previously notified measure in terms 
of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be 
provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under other circumstances, such as extension of 
originally announced final date for comments, th e comment period provided in the addendum may 
vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 April 2011 G/SPS/N/USA/2015/Add.1 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[  ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Any person who will be adversely affected by this regulation may file with the Division of Dockets 
Management by 1 April 2011.  Submit either el ectronic or written objections and requests for a 
hearing, identified by Docket No. FDA-2010-F-0200, by any of the following methods: 
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:  http://www.regulations.gov
.  Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments 
• Fax:  301-827-6870 
• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier [For paper, disk, or  CD-ROM submissions]:  Division of Dockets 
Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Admi nistration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, 
Rockville, MD  20852 
All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number for this rulemaking.  All 
objections received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov , including any 
personal information provided. 
For further information contact:  Celeste Johnst on, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 
(HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD  20740-3835, 301-436-1282 
Text available from:  [X] National Notification Au thority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, 
fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Authority, US DA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 10 27, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 
1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail :  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov  
Text can be found at:  http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2011-03-02/pdf/2011-4497.pdf
 
 
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