. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1795 
27 May 2008  
 (08-2451) 
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:  US Food and Drug Administration 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Frozen dairy desserts, cheeses, meat products and poultry products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  US 
trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Lubrizol Advanced 
Materials, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition (avail able in English, 1 page) 
6. Description of content:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that 
Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc. has file d a petition proposing that Part 172 of the food 
additive regulations be amended to provide for th e safe use of cassia gum as a stabilizer in 
frozen dairy desserts, and to im prove texture and water retenti on in cheeses, meat products, 
and poultry products.  
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:   Filing notice published 
in the Federal Register at 73 FR 29520 (available in English), 
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-11279.pdf    
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined. G/SPS/N/USA/1795 
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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 pr omulgated, 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 or electronic comments identified by [INSERT Docket No. ], by any of the 
following methods: 
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:  http://www.regulations.gov
  Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments. 
• Agency Web site:  http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments   Follow the instructions 
for submitting comments on the agency Web site. 
Submit written submissions in the following ways: • Fax: 301-827-6870    • Mail/Hand delivery/C ourier [For paper, disk, or CD-R OM submissions]: Division of 
Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers 
Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.    
Instructions:  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.fda.gov/ohrms /dockets/default.htm
 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [   ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Aut hority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov 
Complete text can be also be  found on the Internet at  
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/ scripts/oc/ohrms/index.cfm
 and insert Docket No. FDA-2008-
F-0290.  For access to the docket to read ba ckground documents or comments received, go to 
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms /dockets/default.htm  and insert the Docket No. FDA-2008-F-0290  
into the "Search" box and follow the prompts.