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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1749/Add.1 
30 November 2009  
 (09-6030) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 25 November 2009, is being circulated at the 
request of the Delegation of the United States
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Listing of Colour Additives Exempt from Ce rtification; Astaxanthin Dimethyldisuccinate
 
 On 5 November 2009, FDA published a final rule  amending the colour additive regulations to 
provide for the safe use of Astaxanthin dimethyldi succinate as a colour additive in the feed of 
salmonid fish.  The colour additive astaxanthin di methyldisuccinate is a synthetic carotenoid with 
pink or red pigmenting properties that is derived by  esterification of astaxanthin, followed by several 
esterification steps.  The quantity of astax anthin in finished feed, from astaxanthin 
dimethyldisuccinate when used alone or in combinat ion with other astaxanthin colour additive sources 
listed in this part 73, shall not exceed 110 mg/kg, which corresponds to an ast axanthin equivalent of 
80 mg/kg (72 grams (g) per ton).  The final rule is  published in the Federal Register at 74 FR 57248 
(available in English).  Text may be found at:  http://edocket.access.gpo. gov/2009/E9-26524.htm . 
 This action is subsequent to a notice of filing published in the Federal Register on 4 
December 2007 (72 FR 68166), with a correction of the docket number on 26 December 2007 (72 FR 
73028).  This notice may be found at:  Federal Re gister: 4 December 2007 (Volume 72, Number 232) 
and 26 December 2007 (Volume72, Number 246) .  Notices pages 68166-68167 and 73028 are 
available at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html . 
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) :  Not available G/SPS/N/USA/1749/Add.1 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] 
National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body
: 
You may submit written or electronic objections and requests for a hearing identified by Docket No. 
FDA-2007-C-0044 by any of the following methods: 
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS 
Submit electronic objections in the following way: 
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:  http://www.regulations.gov .  Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments. 
WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS Submit written objections in the following ways: 
• 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 agen cy name and docket number [FDA-2007-C-0044] for 
this rulemaking.  All objections receiv ed will be posted without change to http://www.re gulations.gov
, 
including any personal information provided.  
Text available from:  [ X ] National Notification Authority, [   ] 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  
   
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