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Notifying
Member: MALAYSIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency
responsible: Food Safety and
Quality Programme, Ministry of Health Malaysia
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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): All foods (ICS code: 67)
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Regions
or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners
[ ] Specific regions or
countries:
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Title of
the notified document: Draft amendments to the Fifth Schedule of the
Food Irradiation Regulations 2011 [P.U.
(A) 143/2011]. Permitted Packaging Materials for Food to be
Irradiated. Language(s): English. Number of pages:
1
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Description
of content: The proposed amendment
to the Fifth Schedule of the Food Irradiation Regulations 2011 [P.U. (A) 143/2011] is to include four
new packaging materials and their maximum permitted dose (kGy) for Permitted
Packaging Materials for Food to be Irradiated.
The Codex
Alimentarius provides general guidelines for food irradiation but does not
specify the permitted packaging materials. Meanwhile, the US Food and Drug
Administration has established detailed regulations and an approved list of
packaging materials for use during irradiation of pre-packaged foods. Therefore,
this proposed amendment is aligned with the FDA 21 CFR Part 179, Section
179.45.
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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.
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Is there
a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health
(OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code,
chapter number):
[ ] International Plant Protection
Convention (e.g. ISPM number):
[X] None
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international
standard?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the
international standard:
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Other
relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
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Proposed
date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
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Proposed
date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):
To be determined.
[ ] Trade facilitating
measure
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Final
date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 15 June 2025
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National
Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and
e-mail address (if available) of other body:
Food Safety and
Quality Programme
Ministry of
Health, Malaysia
Level 4,
Menara Prisma
No. 26,
Jln. Persiaran Perdana, Precint 3
62675
F.T. Putrajaya, Malaysia
Tel: +(603) 8885
0797
E-mail:
sps.fsqd@moh.gov.my
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Text(s) available from: [ ] National
Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and
e-mail address (if available) of other body:
Food Safety and Quality Programme
Ministry of Health, Malaysia
Level 4, Menara Prisma
No. 26, Jln. Persiaran Perdana, Precint 3
62675 F.T. Putrajaya, Malaysia
Tel: +(603) 8885 0797
E-mail: sps.fsqd@moh.gov.my
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