China: China Notifies Draft Standard for the Food Nutritional Fortifier Potassium-L-Ascorbate - SPS 1163

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On May 12, 2020, China notified the National Food Safety Standard for the Food Nutritional Fortifier Potassium-L-Ascorbate to the WTO SPS Committee as G/SPS/N/CHN/1163. The comment deadline is July 11. Comments can be sent to China’s SPS Enquiry Point at sps@customs.gov.cn. This standard applies to potassium-L-ascorbate, a food nutritional fortifier obtained by chemical reaction, crystallization, drying and other processes using L-ascorbic acid and potassium bicarbonate or potassium carbonate as raw materials. China has not announced a proposed date of entry into force of the standard. This report contains an unofficial translation of the draft standard.

China: China Notifies Draft Standard for the Food Nutritional Fortifier Potassium-L-Ascorbate - SPS 1163

 

 

 

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