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G/SPS/N/CHN/395 
20 July 2011 
 (11-3649) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  CHINA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health (MOH) 
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):  Food additive Guar gum 
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:  National Food Safety Standard of the People's Republic 
of China:  Food Additive Guar Gum  Language(s):  Chinese  Number of pages:  6 
 http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2011/sps/CHN/11_2262_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This standard applies to food additive Guar gum made from the 
endosperm of the seeds of Cyamops tetragonolobus  (L.) Taub as raw material with the 
process of hydrating, pulverization etc.  It specifies the technical requirements and testing 
methods for food additive Guar gum.  
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
 The specification of Guar gum prepared at the 69th JECFA (2008). 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [X] No G/SPS/N/CHN/395 
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   If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
The indexes of this standard are as follows: 
I t e m           I n d e x   
Viscosity/(mPa s)      Conform the claim Loss on drying/%     ≤ 15.0 
a s h / %        ≤ 1.0 
Acid-insoluble matter/%    ≤ 7.0 
Protein/%      ≤ 7.0 
Heavy metal (calculated as Pb)/(mg/kg)   ≤ 20 
Lead (Pb)/(mg/kg)     ≤ 2.0 
Arsenic (As)/(mg/kg)     ≤ 3.0 
Borate        Pass the test 
Starch        Pass the test All the changes are based on th e analysis of Chinese products. 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  18 September 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: