The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia/The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf draft Technical Regulation for "Additives Permitted for Use in Food Stuffs"

Addendum to Regular Notification 2022-05-16
G/SPS/N/ARE/206/Add.1, G/SPS/N/BHR/214/Add.1, G/SPS/N/KWT/79/Add.1, G/SPS/N/OMN/111/Add.1, G/SPS/N/Q

Description

On 30 September 2020, Saudi Arabia notified WTO (SPS) about this GCC Technical Regulation (G/SPS/N/SAU/436). The updated draft includes modifications in removing the food additive "Titanium dioxide (INS 171)" from the technical regulation. This is based on EU commission Regulation 2022/63. The procedure will apply after six months from the notification date.

Keywords

Food additives; Human health; Food safety; Modification of content/scope of regulation; Food additives; Food safety; Human health