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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/646
17 October 2002
(02-5669)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:   Food and Drug Ad ministration – 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):  Fruit and vegetable juice
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 Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Guidance for
Industry:  Juice HACCP Hazards and Controls Guidance, First Edition
6. Description of content:   FDA has issued a draft guidance document to assist juice
processors in complying with the recently enacted requirements (21 CFR Part 120) that
they establish in-plant programs based upon the principles of HACCP (Hazard Analysis
Critical Control Points) to identify and contro l potential food safety hazards in their juice
processes.  The draft guidance document presents information on microbiological,
chemical and physical hazards that may potentially occur in juice, and identifies controlmeasures for these hazards that processors may incorporate into their HACCP plans to
prevent, reduce or eliminate such hazards.  FDA plans to issue a final guidance document
after considering public comment on the draft guidance.
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, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection 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 availability
in 67 FR 57829 and "Draft Guidance for I ndustry:  Juice HACCP Hazards and Controls
Guidance, First Edition", available in English
10. Proposed date of adoption:   This guidance is applicable upon issuance of the final
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11. Proposed date of entry into force:   This guidance is applicable upon issuance of the final
guidance.
12. Final date for comments:   Submit written or electronic objections by 12 November 2002.
The full text, which includes instructions for submitting objections and requests forhearing, will be sent upon request to the address in paragraph 13.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Food and Drug Administration
[   ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number
and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   Submit written comments on the
document to the Dockets Management Branch  (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration,
5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852, U.S.A.  It is possible to submit
electronic comments to:  http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments .  Submit comments by
indicating DOCKET No. 02D-0333 and Title of document I Draft Guidance for Industry:
Juice HACCP Hazards and Controls Guidance, First Edition:  Availability.
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry
point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point / Notification Point
Mr. William Janis
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Stop 1027
Washington, DC 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-9047Fax:  (202) 720-0677
E-mail:  William.janis2@usda.gov
Complete text can be also be found on the Internet
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/default.htm by looking under DOCKET No. 02D-0333.