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SwitzerlandProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Food additives – Switzerland

Official title

Regulation on flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties used in and on foods

Switzerland notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 3 July 2026. The comment period closed on 1 September 2026.

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At a glance

Products

All foods containing flavourings or flavouring substances

Notifying member
Switzerland
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 3 July 2026. Check WTO ePing or Switzerland for its current status.
Objectives
  • Food safety
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/CHE/104
Keywords
Food safety, Human health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 1 September 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 1 September 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/CHE/104; it can take them up with Switzerland.

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What the notification says

Flavourings that have been legally placed on the market in the European Union may be directly used in Switzerland. To keep the table of permitted flavourings in Annex 3 of the Flavourings Ordinance up to date, these substances are regularly added to the list.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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