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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1058/Add.1 
30 March 2009  
 (09-1579) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 26 March 2009, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States
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Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption;  Silver Nitrate and 
Hydrogen Peroxide  
 
On 18 March 2009, FDA published a final rule  amending the food additive regulations to 
provide for the safe use of an aqueous solution of silver nitrate and hydrogen peroxide as an 
antimicrobial agent in bottled water.  The rule allo ws for the use of an aqueous solution of silver 
nitrate and hydrogen peroxide as an antimicrobial agent in bottled drinking water at a level not to 
exceed 17 micrograms per kilogram of silver and 23 milligrams per kilogram of hydrogen peroxide in 
the treated bottled water.  The final rule is publishe d in the Federal Register at 74 FR 11476 (available 
in English).  Text may be found at:  http://edocket.access.gpo. gov/2009/pdf/E9-5852.pdf . 
 
This action is subsequent to a notice of filing published in the Federal Register on 
18 April 2005.  This notice may be found at:  Fede ral Register:  18 April 2005 (Volume 70, Number 
73) Notices page 20145;  http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/98fr/05-7727.pdf . 
 
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 sc ope of previously notified draft regulation 
 [   ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
 [   ] Change in proposed date of adoptio n, 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) :  17 April 2009 for submitting objections or requesting a hearing. 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification Authority, 
[ X ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax num ber 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-2005-F-0505 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 agency name and docket number [FDA-2005-F-0505] for this 
rulemaking.  All objections received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.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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