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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/824
5 November 2003
(03-5913)
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:   US Food and Drug Administration - 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):  Glycerol ester of gum rosin to adjust the density of citrus oils used in the
preparation of beverages
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:   T&R Chemicals, Inc.;
Filing of Food Additive Petition (available in English, one page)
6. Description of content:  FDA is announcing that T&R Chemicals, Inc. has filed a petition
proposing that the food additive regulations in Part 172 (21 CFR part 172) be amended to
provide for the safe use of glycerol ester of gum rosin to adjust the density of citrus oils
used in the preparation of beverages.
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 filing in
Federal Register (68 FR 59794 (available in English)
http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/98fr/03-26267.pdf
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determinedG/SPS/N/USA/824
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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 will 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 (ifavailable) 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, U.S.A.  It is possible to submit electronic comments to:
http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments .  Submit comments by indicating DOCKET
Number 2003F-0471and Title of document:  T&R Chemicals, Inc., Filing of F ood Additive
Petition; Notice.
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Roseanne Freese, U.S. Enquiry Point, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1027,
Washington, DC 20250.  Tel (202) 690-1642, Fas (202) 720-7772, email fstsd@usda.gov .
Complete text can be also be found on the Internet
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/ohrms/index.cfm  by looking under DOCKET
No. 2003F-0471.