National Food Safety Standard: Food Additive Gelatin
Distribution date: 08 February 2013 | Final date for Comment: 09 April 2013
This standard replaces GB 6783-1994 "Food Additive Gelatin". Compared with GB 6783-1994, the following changes have been made: - Delete the classification of gelatin, regulate the specifications of gelatine; - Delete the specification of Brookfield viscosity, pH, isoionic point; - Rename transparency to transmission ratio, and revise the test methods; - Add the specifications of peroxide and lead; - Revise the detection method of arsenic, chromium and sulfur dioxide; - Delete the requirements of inspection rules, mark, packing and transportation; and - List the related detection method in the appendix. The appendix A of this standard is the normative appendix. This standard replaces all previous versions of the standards: GB 6783-1986, GB 6783-1994.
Products Covered: Food additive Gelatin
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National Food Safety Standard: Food Additive Gelatin
Distribution date: 08 February 2013 | Final date for Comment: 09 April 2013
This standard replaces GB 6783-1994 "Food Additive Gelatin". Compared with GB 6783-1994, the following changes have been made: - Delete the classification of gelatin, regulate the specifications of gelatine; - Delete the specification of Brookfield viscosity, pH, isoionic point; - Rename transparency to transmission ratio, and revise the test methods; - Add the specifications of peroxide and lead; - Revise the detection method of arsenic, chromium and sulfur dioxide; - Delete the requirements of inspection rules, mark, packing and transportation; and - List the related detection method in the appendix. The appendix A of this standard is the normative appendix. This standard replaces all previous versions of the standards: GB 6783-1986, GB 6783-1994.
Products Covered: Food additive Gelatin
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Proposed Rule: Importation of Fresh Apricots From Continental Spain
Distribution date: 08 February 2013 | Final date for Comment: 01 April 2013
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the US Department of Agriculture is proposing to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation into the United States of fresh apricots from continental Spain. As a condition of entry, fresh apricots from continental Spain would have to be produced in accordance with a systems approach that would include registration of production locations and packinghouses, pest monitoring, sanitary practices, chemical and biological controls, and phytosanitary treatment. The fruit would also have to be imported in commercial consignments, with each consignment identified throughout its movement from place of production to port of entry in the United States. Consignments would have to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the national plant protection organization of Spain certifying that the fruit is free from all quarantine pests and has been produced in accordance with the systems approach. This proposed rule would allow for the importation of fresh apricots from continental Spain into the United States while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of quarantine pests. Federal Register Volume 78, Number 20 (Wednesday, 30 January 2013), Pages 6227-6232
Products Covered: Apricots
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Proposed Rule: Importation of Fresh Apricots From Continental Spain
Distribution date: 08 February 2013 | Final date for Comment: 01 April 2013
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the US Department of Agriculture is proposing to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation into the United States of fresh apricots from continental Spain. As a condition of entry, fresh apricots from continental Spain would have to be produced in accordance with a systems approach that would include registration of production locations and packinghouses, pest monitoring, sanitary practices, chemical and biological controls, and phytosanitary treatment. The fruit would also have to be imported in commercial consignments, with each consignment identified throughout its movement from place of production to port of entry in the United States. Consignments would have to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the national plant protection organization of Spain certifying that the fruit is free from all quarantine pests and has been produced in accordance with the systems approach. This proposed rule would allow for the importation of fresh apricots from continental Spain into the United States while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of quarantine pests. Federal Register Volume 78, Number 20 (Wednesday, 30 January 2013), Pages 6227-6232
Products Covered: Apricots
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National Food Safety Standard: Food Additive Cellulose
Distribution date: 08 February 2013 | Final date for Comment: 09 April 2013
This standard applies to food additive cellulose purified and mechanically disintegrated by producing from alpha cellulose obtained as a pulp from fibrous plant materials. It specifies the technical requirements and testing methods for food additive cellulose.
Products Covered: Food additive Cellulose
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National Food Safety Standard: Food Additive Cellulose
Distribution date: 08 February 2013 | Final date for Comment: 09 April 2013
This standard applies to food additive cellulose purified and mechanically disintegrated by producing from alpha cellulose obtained as a pulp from fibrous plant materials. It specifies the technical requirements and testing methods for food additive cellulose.
Products Covered: Food additive Cellulose
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Meat of poultry, farmed feathered game, ratites and wild game birds, eggs, egg products and certain meat products
Distribution date: 07 February 2013
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/30 (27 July 2012) has been adopted as "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 88/2013 of 31 January 2013 amending Decision 2007/777/EC and Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entries for Ukraine in the lists of third countries from which certain meat, meat products, eggs and egg products may be introduced into the Union" (OJ L 32,1 February 2013, pp. 8-10). http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_0577_00_e.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_0577_00_f.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_0577_00_s.pdf
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Meat of poultry, farmed feathered game, ratites and wild game birds, eggs, egg products and certain meat products
Distribution date: 07 February 2013
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/30 (27 July 2012) has been adopted as "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 88/2013 of 31 January 2013 amending Decision 2007/777/EC and Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entries for Ukraine in the lists of third countries from which certain meat, meat products, eggs and egg products may be introduced into the Union" (OJ L 32,1 February 2013, pp. 8-10). http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_0577_00_e.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_0577_00_f.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/EEC/13_0577_00_s.pdf
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
TITLE: Safer Consumer Product Alternatives ; ; AGENCY: State of California, Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) ; ; ACTION: Revised Text of Proposed Regulation and Extension of Comment Period ; ; SUMMARY: Pursuant to Government Code section 11346.8(c), notice is hereby given that the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has revised the text of the proposed regulations which establish the process for identifying and prioritizing consumer products and their chemicals of concern, evaluating their alternatives, and imposing regulatory responses, by adding chapter 55 to division 4.5 of title 22, California Code of Regulations, and amending the Table of Contents. A written comment period for these revisions to the proposed regulations text has been established commencing on 29 January 2013, and closing on 28 February 2013. ; ; DTSC mailed the original text and made it available for public review and comment on 27 July 2012. A public hearing was held on 10 September 2012, during which DTSC accepted written and oral testimony. In addition, written comments were accepted during the 45-day public comment period, which was extended by 30 days and ended 11 October 2012. DTSC has now made post-hearing changes to the proposed text. It considers these new changes to the rulemaking to be "sufficiently related changes", as defined in Title 1, California Code of Regulations, section 42. ; ; Copies of the revised text are posted to DTSC's Internet site at: http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/LawsRegsPolicies/Regs/index.cfm and http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/SCPRegulations.cfm or may be obtained from Krysia Von Burg of DTSC's Regulations Section at (916) 324-2810. Additions to the originally proposed text are underlined, and text deleted from the originally proposed text is shown as strikeout. ; ; Notice is given that any interested persons may submit comments regarding the revisions to the originally proposed text to DTSC by email to [email protected], fax (916) 323-5542, or by mail to: ; ; Krysia Von Burg ; Department of Toxic Substances Control ; Regulations Section ; PO Box 806 ; Sacramento, CA 95812-0806 ; ; All comments must be received by DTSC by 5:00 P.M. PST on 28 February 2013, regardless of the form of transmission. ; ; URLs: ; http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/LawsRegsPolicies/Regs/upload/SCP-Revised-Text.pdf ; http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/LawsRegsPolicies/Regs/upload/SCP-Summary-of-Changes.pdf ;
Distribution date: 07 February 2013
Products Covered: Chemicals (HS Chapter 38; ICS 71.100)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
TITLE: Safer Consumer Product Alternatives ; ; AGENCY: State of California, Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) ; ; ACTION: Revised Text of Proposed Regulation and Extension of Comment Period ; ; SUMMARY: Pursuant to Government Code section 11346.8(c), notice is hereby given that the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has revised the text of the proposed regulations which establish the process for identifying and prioritizing consumer products and their chemicals of concern, evaluating their alternatives, and imposing regulatory responses, by adding chapter 55 to division 4.5 of title 22, California Code of Regulations, and amending the Table of Contents. A written comment period for these revisions to the proposed regulations text has been established commencing on 29 January 2013, and closing on 28 February 2013. ; ; DTSC mailed the original text and made it available for public review and comment on 27 July 2012. A public hearing was held on 10 September 2012, during which DTSC accepted written and oral testimony. In addition, written comments were accepted during the 45-day public comment period, which was extended by 30 days and ended 11 October 2012. DTSC has now made post-hearing changes to the proposed text. It considers these new changes to the rulemaking to be "sufficiently related changes", as defined in Title 1, California Code of Regulations, section 42. ; ; Copies of the revised text are posted to DTSC's Internet site at: http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/LawsRegsPolicies/Regs/index.cfm and http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/SCPRegulations.cfm or may be obtained from Krysia Von Burg of DTSC's Regulations Section at (916) 324-2810. Additions to the originally proposed text are underlined, and text deleted from the originally proposed text is shown as strikeout. ; ; Notice is given that any interested persons may submit comments regarding the revisions to the originally proposed text to DTSC by email to [email protected], fax (916) 323-5542, or by mail to: ; ; Krysia Von Burg ; Department of Toxic Substances Control ; Regulations Section ; PO Box 806 ; Sacramento, CA 95812-0806 ; ; All comments must be received by DTSC by 5:00 P.M. PST on 28 February 2013, regardless of the form of transmission. ; ; URLs: ; http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/LawsRegsPolicies/Regs/upload/SCP-Revised-Text.pdf ; http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/LawsRegsPolicies/Regs/upload/SCP-Summary-of-Changes.pdf ;
Distribution date: 07 February 2013
Products Covered: Chemicals (HS Chapter 38; ICS 71.100)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
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