Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

WTO code	G/SPS/N/EU/325
Date notice	05/06/2019
Notice type	Regular
Title	Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/799 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards removal from the Union list of the flavouring substance furan- 2(5H)-one (FLno 10.066)
Summary	The Union list of flavourings and source materials is laid down in  Annex  I  to  Regulation  (EC)  No  1334/3008.  It  was  established  by  Commission Implementing  Regulation  (EU)  No  872/2012  of  1  October  2012  adopting  the  list  of flavouring substances notified in G/SPS/N/EU/13/Add.1 (12 October 2012) which is now amended by this Regulation. This addendum concerns the removal of the flavouring substance furan-2(5H)-one (FLno 10.066) from the European Union list of flavourings following the European Food Safety  Authority  opinion  published  at  the  end  of  January  2019  which  concluded  that  this substance  is  genotoxic  in vivo  and  therefore  its  use  as  a  flavouring  substance  raises  a safety concern. The  measure  has  been  taken  in  urgency  in  view  of  this  EFSA  assessment  indicating  a serious  risk  (genotoxicity)  of  this  flavouring  substance  FL  10.066  on  the  basis  of  new scientific data. Therefore, its addition to foods should be stopped swiftly. It has not been possible to notify the draft measure in view of the nature of the risk involved. According to the European Association of producers of flavourings (EFFA) as reported in the opinion by EFSA, the poundage for this substance in Europe is very low (zero in 2017). This substance furan-2(5H)-one (FL No 10.066) can also be identified with CAS No. 497-23-4, JECFA No 2000 and JECFA name "4-hydroxy-2-butenoic acid gamma lactone". The EFSA opinion is available as EFSA Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 217  Revision  2  (FGE.217Rev2),  consideration  of  genotoxicity  potential  for  alpha,  beta
Product	Flavourings, food
Country	European Union

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NEU325.pdf

Orther Notice:

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G/SPS/N/JPN/1327/Add.1 - Proposed revisions of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act, relevant notifications and detailed rules
G/SPS/N/MDA/29 - Government Decision No. 71/2025 on establishing measures to prevent the introduction of harmful organisms into the territory of the Republic of Moldova
G/SPS/N/UKR/245 - The Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 725 "On Amending Annex 1 to the Requirements for Food Flavourings With Smoke Aroma (Smoke Flavourings)" of 25 April 2025
G/SPS/N/BRA/2267/Add.1 - Draft Resolution number 1243, 20 March 2024
G/SPS/N/BRA/2380/Add.1 - Draft Resolution number 1310, 14 February 2025
G/SPS/N/BRA/2386/Add.1 - Draft Resolution 1312, 26 February 2025
G/SPS/N/BRA/2417 - Draft Resolution 1335, 12 June 2025
G/SPS/N/CAN/1594 - Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Florylpicoxamid (PMRL2025-08)
G/SPS/N/CAN/1595 - Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Linuron (PMRL2025-07)
G/SPS/N/BRA/2416 - Draft Resolution 1336, 12 June 2025
G/SPS/N/CAN/1559/Add.1 - Established Maximum Residue Limits: Bromoxynil
G/SPS/N/GBR/96 - New GB tMRLs (temporary MRLs) for mepiquat amending the GB MRL Statutory Register
G/SPS/N/GBR/97 - New GB MRL for mandipropamid amending the GB MRL Statutory Register
G/SPS/N/GBR/98 - New GB MRLs for acetamiprid amending the GB MRL Statutory Register.
G/SPS/N/GBR/99 - New GB MRLs for cycloxydim amending the GB MRL Statutory Register
G/SPS/N/CHL/831 - Modifica Resolución Exenta No 2.262 de 2022, que establece requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación a Chile de frutos frescos de piña (Ananas spp.) procedentes de todo origen
G/SPS/N/UKR/237/Add.1 - Draft Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine "On Approval of Hygienic Requirements for Edible Caseins and Caseinates"
G/SPS/N/ZAF/83/Add.1 - Compulsory specification for dried abalone – VC 9108
G/SPS/N/CHL/796/Rev.1 - Modifica Resolución No 655 del 24 de enero de 2024, que establece requisitos fitosanitarios de importación para material vegetal de propagación como cultivo de tejido in vitro, de géneros y especies frutales, hortalizas, cultivos industriales, ornamentales y forestales, procedentes de todo origen
G/SPS/N/JPN/1345/Add.1 - Proposed revision of Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives
G/SPS/N/NZL/784 - Citrus Plants for Planting - Import Health Standard
G/SPS/N/CHN/1325 - National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: Pathogen limits for ready-to-eat food in bulk No. 1 Amendment
G/SPS/N/CHN/1326 - National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: Raw Milk No. 2 Amendment
G/SPS/N/CHN/1327 - National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: Sterilized milk No. 2 Amendment
G/SPS/N/UKR/244 - Draft Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 157 of 13 April 2016"
G/SPS/N/UGA/443 - DUS 2728:2024, Milking jelly - Specification, First Edition
G/SPS/N/ARE/295/Add.1 - National Guide to the Registration of Regulatory Authorities and Food Establishments exporting to the United Arab Emirates
G/SPS/N/EU/808/Add.1 - Classification of the substance ketoprofen with respect to its maximum residue limit in foodstuffs of animal origin
G/SPS/N/EU/860 - Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the denial of the renewal of the authorisation of Patent Blue V as a feed additive for non-food producing animals and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 643/2013
G/SPS/N/DOM/74 - Sanitary Regulations for Food and Beverages in the Dominican Republic
G/SPS/N/TPKM/642/Add.1 - The amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Prepared Animal Feed"
G/SPS/N/BRA/2175/Add.2/Corr.1 - Ordinance SDA/MAPA No. 1.262, of 16 April 2025 - Amends Ordinance SDA/Mapa No. 1.237, of 28 January 2025, which establishes the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of Impatiens propagative material from any origin
G/SPS/N/GBR/95 - Model Health Certificate GBHC562 for raw petfood
G/SPS/N/USA/3517 - Florylpicoxamid; Pesticide Tolerances. Final rule
G/SPS/N/USA/3518 - Sulfentrazone; Pesticide Tolerances. Final rule
G/SPS/N/CHL/828/Add.1 - Resolución Exenta No 3.605 de 2025 que "Modifica la Resolución Exenta No 8.443/2022 que fija exigencias sanitarias para la importación a Chile de tripas de cerdo"
G/SPS/N/USA/3516 - Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Selenium; Final Amendment; Order
G/SPS/N/UKR/243 - Draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Amendment to Clause 3 of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 537 of 7 May 2022".
G/SPS/N/USA/3310/Add.2 - Listing of Color Additives; Myoglobin; Confirmation of Effective Date
G/SPS/N/EU/859 - Draft Commission Implementing Regulation withdrawing from the market oct-2-enal, dec-2-enal, 2-hexenal, 3,5- octadiene-2-one, dec-2-enoic acid, phenethyl propionate, methyl decanoate, ethyl dec-2-enoate, ethyl dec-4-enoate, butylamine, 3-methylbutane-1-thiol, 2-methylfuran, 2-acetyl-5-methylfuran, 2-acetyl-3- methylpyrazine and picoline beta (3-methylpyridine) as feed additives for cats and and dogs (Text with EEA relevance)
G/SPS/N/UKR/233/Add.1 - Draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Approval of Certain Acts of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on State Registration of Genetically Modified Organisms"
G/SPS/N/BRA/2410 - Draft Resolution 1332, 20 May 2025
G/SPS/N/BRA/2411 - Draft Resolution 1334, 20 May 2025
G/SPS/N/BRA/2412 - Draft Resolution 1333, 20 May 2025
G/SPS/N/BRA/2415 - Draft - Establishes the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of Lobelia erinus and Lobelia x speciosa propagative material from any origin
G/SPS/N/EU/857 - Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the authorisation of eucalyptus tincture from Eucalyptus globulus Labill. as a feed additive for certain animal species. (Text with EEA relevance)
G/SPS/N/EU/858 - Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the authorisation of celery seed essential oil from Apium graveolens L. and caraway essential oil from Carum carvi L. as feed additives for certain animal species. (Text with EEA relevance)
G/SPS/N/GBR/78/Add.2 - Amendments to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072
G/SPS/N/KGZ/36 - Draft Decision of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Regulation on Common Veterinary (Sanitary and Veterinary) Requirements for Goods Subject to Veterinary Control (Surveillance) and Draft Decision of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Veterinary Certificate for Honey Bees, Bumblebees, Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee Cocoons, Crickets, and Entomophagous Insects Exported to the Customs Territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (Form No. 18)