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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/300 
26 July 2004 
 (04-3218) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   NEW ZEALAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA). 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):   
Proposal 1  
 Folic Acid Supplements 
Proposal 2 
 Artificial Sweeteners 
Proposal 3 
 Cereals containing glut en and their products, wheat, rye, barley, oats and spelt 
 Crustacea and their products 
 Eggs and egg products 
 Fish and fish products 
 Milk and mild products 789 
 Peanuts and soybeans, and their products 
 Added sulphites in concentra tions of 10 mg/kg or more 
Tree nuts and sesame se eds and their products. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Proposed Changes to the 
Dietary Supplements Regulations 1985.  Part tw o: Sections 4, 5,6 (available in English). 
6. Description of content:   
Proposal 1  Amend the Dietary Supplements  Regulations 1985 to permit a maximum daily dose of 
500mcg of folic acid in a dietary supplement. 
Proposal 2 
Amend the Dietary Supplement Regulations to permit the following sweeteners currently 
permitted under the Food Standards Code  
 Saccharin or its calcium or ammonium or sodium salt 
 Cyclamate (cyclohexysulphamic acid or its sodium or calcium salt) 
 Aspartame 
 Acesulphame potassium 
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  Sucralose 
 Alitame 
 Neotame 
Proposal 3 
Amend the Dietary Supplement Regulations  1985 to include the following labelling 
provisions currently mandated for food under the Australia New Zealand Food Standards 
Code:  
a. Clause 4 of Standard 1.2.3 [Mandatory Warning and Advisory Statements and 
Declarations] which provides for the ma ndatory declaration of substances 
identified as having potential to cause severe adverse reaction; and 
b. Clause 2 of Standard 1.2.9 [Legibility Requirements], which requires food 
labelling to be written in  the English language. 
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, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] 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:  Proposed Changes to 
the Dietary Supplements Regulations 1985 (available in English). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   11 October 2004. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   12 January 2005. 
12. Final date for comments:  3 September 2004. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO B ox 2526, 101-103 The Terrace, Wellington, 
New Zealand.  Tel:  +64 4 474 4140;  Fax:  +64 4 470 2730;  E-mail:  sps@maf.govt.nz. 
Website:  www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/tran sparency/notifications/index.htm  
 
 