Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification - China - Compound seasonings

NOTIFICATION


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Notifying Member: CHINA

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC)

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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

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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: National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: Hygiene standards for the production of compound seasonings. Language(s): Chinese. Number of pages: 7

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/CHN/25_05746_00_x.pdf

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Description of content: This standard specifies the scope of application, terminology and definitions, site selection and plant environment, plant and workshop, facilities and equipment, hygiene management, food raw materials, food additives and food-related products, food safety control, inspection, storage and transportation of food, product recall management, training, management system, basic requirements and management criteria for personnel, records and document management. The existing contents in the National Food Safety Standard General Hygiene Specification for Food Production (GB 14881-2013) were directly quoted, and the special technological requirements for the production of compound seasonings were specified.

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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: [ ] 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): 3 November 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:

WTO/SPS National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China

Tel: +(86 10) 5795 4645/5795 4642

E-mail: sps@customs.gov.cn

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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:

WTO/SPS National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China

Tel: +(86 10) 5795 4645/5795 4642

E-mail: sps@customs.gov.cn