. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1538 
1 May  2007 
 (07-1811) 
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 - FDA 
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):   All foods, except meat and poultry  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Durand-Wayland, Inc.; 
Filing of Food Additive Petition; Notice. (Feder al Register Vol. 72 , page 18263 (available 
in English, 1 page) 
6. Description of content:  FDA is announcing that Durand-Wayland, Inc., has filed a petition 
proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of a 
carbon dioxide laser for etching information on food, excluding meat and poultry. 
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:  Notice of filing in 
Federal Register (72 FR 18263; available in English).  It can be found at:  http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/-DOCKETS/98fr/E7-6765.htm . 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined. G/SPS/N/USA/1538 
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  12. Final date for comments:  No comments due. 
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 Docket No. 2007F-0115, 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/Courier [For paper, di sk, or CD-ROM 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 [Docket No. 2007F-0115].  A ll objections received will be posted without 
change to http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/default.htm . 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel: 202-
720-1201; Fax: 202- 690-0677; E-mail: fstsd@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. [2007F-
0115]. For access to the docket to read bac kground documents or comments received, go to 
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/default.htm  and insert the Docket No. [2007F-0115] into 
the “Search” box and follow the prompts.