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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1183 
15 December 2005 
 (05-6036) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Human food except meat, poultry, fish or standardized foods  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  United 
States and tr ading partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Food Ingredient 
Solutions, LLC; Filing of Color Additive  Petition (Available in English, 1 page)  
6. Description of content:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that 
Food Ingredient Solutions, LLC has filed a petition proposing that the color additive 
regulations be amended to expand the use of sodium copper chlorophyllin to include foods 
generally (with the exception of meat, poultry, fish, and standardized foods) and to include fescue grass as a permitted source.  
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 70 FR 7 3252 on 9 December 2005 (Available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined. G/SPS/N/USA/1183 
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 12. Final date for comments:  Comments will be accepted at an ytime after publication of the 
notice of filing; however, if a final rule is promulgated, 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 comments on the document to th e Division of Dockets Management (HFA-
305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fi shers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852, 
U.S.A.  t is possible to submit electronic comments to:  
http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments
.  Submit comments by indicating Docket Number 
2005C-0482 and Food Ingredient Solutions , LLC; Filing of Color Additive Petition 
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ms. Lashonda McLeod, United States SPS Nati onal Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-5683; Fa x:  202-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@usda.gov
.  Complete 
text can also be found on the Internet at  http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/98fr/05-23812.pdf
.   
For access to the docket to read backgrou nd documents or comments received, go to 
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/default.htm and insert the Docket No. 2005C-0482 into 
the "Search" box and follow the prompts.