National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: Lauric Acid G/SPS/N/CHN/1328

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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 Lauric Acid

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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.: Lauric Acid. Language(s): Chinese. Number of pages: 7

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/CHN/25_05716_00_x.pdf

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Description of content: This standard is applicable to lauric acid, a food additive derived from the separation and refining of coconut oil and other vegetable oils after hydrolysis.

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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): Prepared at the 20^thJECFA (1976), published in FNS 1B (1977) and in FNP 52 (1992). Metals and arsenic specifications revised at the 57^thJECFA (2001). An ADI 'not specified' was established at the 20^thJECFA (1976)

[ ]        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:

1. Set the content indicator and testing method of Lauric acid;
2. Set limit indicator and and testing method of arsenic;
3. Revise the testing method for lead content.

Reason: The standard is based on the revision of the "National Standard for Food Safety Food Additive Lauric acid" (GB 1886.81-2015) and combined with the actual quality of the product in China.

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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): 27 October 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