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Notifying
Member: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS
TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency responsible: Food
and Drug Administration
Ministry
of Health and Welfare
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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): Food ingredients to be
used in food
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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 for
the Use Restrictions and Labeling Requirements of the UV-Treated Mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) Powder as a Food
Ingredient. Language(s): Chinese and
English. Number of
pages: 2 and 2
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/TPKM/25_03036_00_e.pdf
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/TPKM/25_03036_00_x.pdf
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Description
of content: This draft regulation
specifies the use restrictions and labeling requirements for the UV-Treated
Mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)
Powder for food purposes.
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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: Draft for the Use Restrictions and Labeling Requirements of the
UV-Treated Mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)
Powder as a Food Ingredient (MOHW Food No. 1141300022, 24 April 2025) is
available in English from the National Notification Authority, National
Enquiry Point, and Ministry of Health and Welfare. The regulation will be
published in the Official Government Gazette when adopted. The full text may
be downloaded from the following website: http://www.fda.gov.tw/TC/index.aspx
(available in Chinese).
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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: [ ] 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): 23 June 2025
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National
Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and
e-mail address (if available) of other body:
Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Agency, Ministry of Agriculture
9F, No.100,
Sec.2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 100060, Taiwan
Tel: +(886) 2
8978 2312
Fax: +(886) 2
2332 2200
Email: wtosps@aphia.gov.tw
Website:
http://www.aphia.gov.tw/
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Text(s) available from: [X] National
Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and
e-mail address (if available) of other body:
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency, Ministry of Agriculture
9F, No.100, Sec.2, Heping W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City,
100060, Taiwan
Tel: +(886) 2 8978 2312
Fax: +(886) 2 2332 2200
Email: wtosps@aphia.gov.tw
Website: http://www.aphia.gov.tw/
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