A number of questions were asked about the new law of the United States on food safety, as well as

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Also in the framework of the Committee, Japan urged Members not to overreact to radiation leakage occurred at one of its nuclear power plants following the recent earthquake and tsunami.
Members continued to comment on their SPS measures - which is part of the essential function of supervision by the Committee of how the SPS Agreement is implemented - the recurring questions focused on points whether certain measures were based on scientific principles and international standards and if they were for larger areas with the only real risk areas.
A number of questions were asked about the new law of the United States on food safety, as well as on issues that had been discussed previously, such as mad cow disease, bird flu and ractopamine residues produced henkelmann deluxe which reduces the fat content of pork and is banned in some countries and not in others.
Members continued to discuss the best way to establish henkelmann deluxe a system that would encourage greater use of services of the President as a mediator to resolve some of their differences.
A new system for notifications SPS (SPS-NSS) has also been put online just before the meeting. It allows Members to enter notifications online in the WTO system, which is part of ongoing henkelmann deluxe efforts to improve the exchange of information between Members and reinforces the supervisory role of the Committee.
The five measures that were approved concerning the definition of private standards, information exchange and cooperation between the SPS Committee of the WTO and other organizations. Other actions still under consideration relate mainly to the work could be pursued in the WTO, such as the development of guidelines and codes of conduct and clarifying the legal obligations of governments under the SPS - Members' views still differ on these points.
30 Members concerned (including the EU account henkelmann deluxe for one member) were those who had responded to a questionnaire henkelmann deluxe distributed in July 2008 the questionnaire inviting them to submit proposals on what the SPS Committee could do in this area. They then formed a Special Working Group which met seven times between October 2008 and October 2010.
Among the issues raised by some Members about private standards on food safety and animal health and plant face the following products: private standards are not always based on science, they s' deviate from international standards or official government requirements (eg as regards maximum residue limits), there are many and they are not harmonized; compliance and obtaining certification of products high costs for providers, especially given the large number of standards are established without transparency, consultation or referral systems, they prescribe the