National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: Food additive Tomato Red G/SPS/N/CHN/1347

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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 additive Tomato red

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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.: Food additive Tomato Red. Language(s): Chinese.Number of pages: 10

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/CHN/25_05742_00_x.pdf

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Description of content: This standard applies to Food additive Tomato Red, obtained by supercritical fluid (carbon dioxide) or solvents extraction, prepared with tomatoes (Lycopersicon) or its products used as raw materials. Only the following solvent may be used: n-hexane, ethyl acetate, solvent for vegetable oils extraction, acetone, ethanol. This standard modifies the scope, the method for testing the total lycopene, the method for testing residual solvents and the description of commercial products.

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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:

[X]      Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text): The specification of lycopene extract from tomato prepared at the 71^stJECFA (2009)

[ ]        World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number):

[ ]        International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number):

[ ]        None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?

[ ] Yes   [X] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard: The different indexes of this standard are as follow: In this standard, the total lycopene ≥5%, the total carotenoids ≥5.5%, not set the sulfated ash. The standard is consistent with the actual condition of Chinese products.

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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