Draft Decision of the Government of the Republic of Armenia "On Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) of veterinary medicines in food products of animal origin"

Distribution date: 16 July 2008 | Final date for Comment: 24 April 2025
The Draft degree establishes MRLs of veterinary medicine in food products of animal origin.
Products Covered: Food
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Partial revision of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia Fifteenth edition

Distribution date: 18 July 2008 | Final date for Comment: 24 April 2025
Products Covered: Drugs (HS: 30)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Medida sanitaria mediante la cual se establecen los requisitos para los lactosueros en polvo como materia prima de alimentos para consumo humano

Distribution date: 22 July 2008 | Final date for Comment: 24 April 2025
La República de Colombia comunica con relación a la Resolución N° 2997 del 29 de agosto de 2007 del Ministerio de la Protección Social "Por la cual se establece el reglamento técnico sobre los requisitos sanitarios que deben cumplir los lactosueros en polvo, como materia prima de alimentos para consumo humano y se dictan otras disposiciones", notificada mediante el documento identificado con la signatura G/SPS/N/COL/126/Add.1 del 2 de octubre de 2007. Se refiere al proyecto de modificación parcial del articulo 6° Requisitos fisicoquímicos y microbiológicos de los lactosueros en polvo, de la Resolución Nº 2997. Texto disponible en el Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo, Dirección de Regulación, Organismo Nacional encargado de la Notificación: Punto de Contacto: Responsable: Daniel Héctor Rico R. Correo electrónico: [email protected] Calle 28 No.13A - 15, tercer piso Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Tel: +(571) 606 7676, ext.1690 Fax: +(571) 241 0480
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Testing of Certain High Production Volume Chemicals; Second Group of Chemicals; Proposed Rule (30 pages, in English).

Distribution date: 01 August 2008 | Final date for Comment: 24 April 2025
EPA is proposing a test rule under section 4(a)(1)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to require manufacturers, importers, and processors of nineteen high production volume (HPV) chemical substances to conduct testing to obtain screening level data for health and environmental effects and chemical fate.
Products Covered: HPV chemicals (HS: 29) (ICS: 19, 71.080)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Bottled Drinking Water (20 pages, in Arabic and 12 pages, in English).

Distribution date: 01 August 2008 | Final date for Comment: 24 April 2025
Products Covered: Bottled Drinking Water (HS: 22 01 90 90)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
New Animal Drugs; Cephalosporin Drugs; Extralabel Animal Drug Use; Order of Prohibition

Distribution date: 01 August 2008 | Final date for Comment: 02 September 2008
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing an order prohibiting the extralabel use of cephalosporin antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals. This order is based on evidence that extralabel use of these drugs in food-producing animals will likely cause an adverse event in humans and, as such, presents a risk to the public health.
Products Covered: Food producing animals
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Carbofuran; Proposed Tolerance Revocations; Proposed Rule (30 pages, English)

Distribution date: 07 August 2008 | Final date for Comment: 24 April 2025
EPA is proposing to revoke all tolerances for carbofuran.
Products Covered: Carbofuran (HS 38.0810: ICS 71.100, 65.100)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Reglamento Técnico RTCR 411:2008: Productos cárnicos embutidos: salchicha, salchichón, mortadela y chorizo. Especificaciones (Costa Rican Technical Regulation (RTCR) No. 411:2008: Sausage-type products: sausage, salami, mortadella and chorizo. Specifications) (30 pages, in Spanish).Text available at:http://www.senasa.go.cr/documentosenconsultaOMC.htmlhttp://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2008/sps/CRI/08_2360_00_s.pdf

Distribution date: 11 August 2008 | Final date for Comment: 10 October 2008
The notified Technical Regulation establishes the physical, chemical and sanitary specifications that must be met by the following meat products: sausage, salami, mortadella and chorizo.
Products Covered: International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.120
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Draft New Zealand Food (Supplemented Food) Standard 2008, (English; 30 pages).

Distribution date: 12 August 2008 | Final date for Comment: 24 April 2025
Consultation document outlining NZFSA’s proposal to introduce a food standard setting composition and labelling requirements for food-type dietary supplements, the New Zealand (Supplemented Food) Food Standard. The new standard will incorporate most of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. The new standard proposes a two year transitional period during which time, products may comply with the existing requirements for food-type dietary supplements or may chose to comply with the requirements of the new food standard.
Products Covered: All tariff numbers in chapters 1-22 of the working tariff code are included
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Dishwashing powders for dishwashing machine: Environmental quality assurance requirements and labelling requirements (8 pages in Hebrew).

Distribution date: 12 August 2008 | Final date for Comment: 24 April 2025
Products Covered: Dishwashing powders for dishwashing machine (HS: 34.02; ICS: 71.100.40)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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