WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.238
6May1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-1811)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: UNITED STATES
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Food andDrug Administration (10)
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shallbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Juice Products (HS2009)
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Food Labelling:
Warning andNotice Statements; Labelling ofJuice Products (8pages, English)
6. Description ofcontent: TheAdministration isproposing torequire warning statements
onpackaged fruitandvegetable juice products thathavenotbeenprocessed todestroy
pathogenic microorganisms thatmaybepresent. TheAdministration istaking this
action because oftherecent outbreaks offoodborne illness anddeaths caused by
consumption ofjuice products thatwere notpasteurized orotherwise processed to
control pathogenic microorganisms. Thisrequirement forwarning labels willserve to
reduce theriskoffoodborne illness.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Health andSafety
8. Relevant documents: 63FR20486, 24April 1998; 21CFRPart101. Willappear in
theFederal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: Tobedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 26May1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: