. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2004 
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):  Hydroxypropyl cellulose  
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:  Nisso America, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition 
Language:  English  Number of pages:  2   
6. Description of content:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that 
Nisso America, Inc., has filed a petition propos ing that the food additive regulations for 
hydroxypropyl cellulose  be amended by lowering the minimum viscosity from 145 
centipoises (cPs) to 10 cPs and to permit its use as a binder in dietary supplements. 
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/2004 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Notice of 
Filing in the Federal Register (75 FR 17928) (available in English) 
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-7955.pdf
 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
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) :    
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Open comment period; comments are accepted at any time. 
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:  Submit written comments for Docket No. FDA–2010–F–0103 
to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit electronic comments to 
http://www.regulations.gov
.  Cite the Docket No. when commenting. 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD ), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 20250;  
Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov  
Please use:  Complete text can also be found on the Internet at 
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/ohrms/index.cfm
 by looking under Docket No. 
FDA-2010-F-0103