. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2205 
21 April 2011  
 (11-2063) 
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):  Fresh shell eggs 
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:  Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of 
Food  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  5 
6. Description of content:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responding to 
objections and is denying requests that it r eceived for a hearing on the final rule that 
amended the food additive regula tions to provide for the safe use of ionizing radiation for 
the reduction of Salmonella in fresh shell eggs.  After reviewing objections to the final rule 
and requests for a hearing, the Agency has conc luded that the objections do not raise issues 
of material fact that justify a hearing or ot herwise provide a basis for revoking or modifying 
the amendment to the regulation. 
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/2205 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
For notice see United States Federal Register, 13 April 2011;  Vol. 76, Page 20509, 
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2011/pdf/2011-8815.pdf
 
For Final Rule see United States Federal Regi ster, 21 July 2000;  Vol. 65, Page 45280,  
http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/98fr/072100a.pdf  
For Food Additive Petition see United States Fe deral Register, 20 March 1998;  Vol. 63, 
Page 13675, http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/98fr/032098b.pdf    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  This notice is the response to objecti ons from a final rule.  The Docket 
is closed. 
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:  For  information  contact:  Teresa A. Croce, Center for Food 
Safety, and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Fo od and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint 
Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 301-436-1281 
13. Texts 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, USDA Fore ign 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.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov  
Complete text can be also be found on the Internet: 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-04-13/pdf/2011-8815.pdf