. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/984 
15 September 2004 
 (04-3866) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Vitamin D 3 in cheese and cheese products HS 0406 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Kraft Foods Global, Inc., 
Filing of Food Additive Petition;  Notice (available in English, one page) 
6. Description of content:  FDA is announcing that Kraft Foods Global, Inc., has filed a 
petition proposing that the food additive regul ations in 21 CFR 172. 380 be amended to 
permit the use of vitamin D 3 in cheese and cheese products at a level above that currently 
allowed by the regulations. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [   ] protec t 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, 69 FR 54687 (available in English)
http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOC KETS/98fr/04-20473.htm  
http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/ DOCKETS/98fr/04-20473.pdf  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined G/SPS/N/USA/984 
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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 promulgated, it w ill 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 the Division of 
Dockets Management  
(HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration 
5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 
USA 
It is possible to submit electronic comments to:   http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments
.  
Submit comments by indicating DOCKET Number 2004F-0374 and title of document: 
Kraft Foods Global, Inc., Filing of Food Additive Petition;  Notice. 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail add ress (if available) of other body:   US Enquiry 
Point, US Department of Agriculture, Stop 1027, Washington, DC 20250.  
Tel:  (202) 720-4051;  Email:  fstsd@usda.gov .  Complete text can be also be found on the 
Internet at http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/ohrms/index.cfm  by looking under 
DOCKET No. 2004F-0374