China: Draft Food Safety Standard for Use of Food Additives

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China: Draft Food Safety Standard for Use of Food Additives

The GAIN Report CH2021-0059 dated May 20, 2021 contains an incomplete translation of the draft Food Safety Standard for Use of Food Additives, which China notified to the WTO SPS Committee as G/SPS/N/CHN/1217 on April 13, 2021. This report contains an unofficial translation of the omitted sections, namely Table A.2, Appendix B, and the introduction to Appendix C. Comments can be submitted to China’s SPS Enquiry Point (sps@customs.gov.cn). The deadline for comments is June 12, 2021. China has not announced an implementation date for the revised standard.

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