Notice - Notification of WTO Members: Amendment to Article 173 of the Food Health Regulations, Supreme Decree No. 977/96 of the Ministry of Health
| WTO code |
G/SPS/N/CHL/530 |
| Date notice |
12/10/2016 |
| Notice type |
Regular |
| Title |
Amendment to Article 173 of the Food Health Regulations, Supreme Decree No. 977/96 of the Ministry of Health |
| Summary |
The notified proposal sets out an amendment to Article 173 ("Microbiological Specifications by Food Group") of the Food Health Regulations.
The first table of microbiological specifications subject to the proposed amendment is Table 9.1.- DRIED FORMULA FOR CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS OLD. This table has been amended to include microbiological parameters for Cronobacter sakazakii. No other parameters have been changed.
Subdivisions have been introduced in some tables, following minor changes to food classification specifications. Table 14.2.- PRE-PROCESSED EDIBLE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES READY FOR CONSUMPTION will be changed to 14.2.- PRE-PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES and subdivided into two categories:
14.2.1.- Pre-processed edible fruits and vegetables ready for consumption (proposal submitted for public consultation)
14.2.2.- Pre-processed edible fruits and vegetables that require cooking (no proposal as yet)
It should be noted that pre-processed fruits and vegetables are taken to mean fruits and vegetables, whether or not combined, that are processed for consumption in such a way as to be kept organoleptically fresh through actions such as the removal of non-edible parts, chopping, slicing, grinding, dicing, centrifuging, sanitization and packaging, the shelf life of which is prolonged through the reduction and control of microbiological content and the use of packaging and other technological processes.
In light of the above, amendments have also been made to Table 15.2. - MEALS AND MIXED DISHES WITH RAW AND/OR COOKED INGREDIENTS, INCLUDING SANDWICHES, so as to ensure the consistency of the applicable microbiological criteria.
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| Product |
Food |
| Country |
Chile |
File attach:
NCHL530.pdf
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