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WTO notification · SPS

United StatesProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding

Official title

Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Chromium DL-methionine Chelate; Final Amendment; Order

The United States notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 27 August 2026. The comment period closed on 18 September 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding; Animal feeding stuffs

HS codes
  • 23 · Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder
    • 2309 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding
Notifying member
United States(United States of America)
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 27 August 2026. Check WTO ePing or the United States for its current status.
Objectives
  • Food safety
  • Animal health
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/USA/3593
Keywords
Animal health, Food safety, Human health

Key dates

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Comment deadline
Closed on 18 September 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 18 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/USA/3593; it can take them up with the United States.

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What the notification says

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, or the Agency) is amending the regulations for food additives permitted in feed and drinking water of animals to provide for the safe use of chromium DLmethionine chelate as a nutritional source of chromium in cattle feed. This action is in response to a food additive petition filed by Zinpro Corp. This order is effective 19 August 2026.

Sources

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