G/TBT/N/CAN/647  
29 June 2021  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English /French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Health Canada  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Canada's Notification Authority a nd Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Telephone: (343) 203 -4273 
Fax: (613) 943 -0346 
Email: enquirypoint@i nternational.gc.ca   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Foods  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulations 
Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (Supplemented Foods) (133 pages, available 
in English and French)  
6. Description of content:  This regulatory proposa l aims to establish a regulatory 
framework for supplemented foods in Canada. Canada considers supplemented foods to 
be prepackaged foods containing one or more supplemental ingredients, such as vitamins, 
mineral nutrients, amino acids, and other ingredient s (e.g. caffeine, herbal extracts), 
which have historically been marketed as providing specific physiological or health effects. 
This includes, for example, beverages with added minerals marketed for hydration, 
caffeinated energy drinks (CEDs) marketed for  temporarily restoring mental alertness, 
and snack bars with added vitamins marketed for the maintenance of good health. 
Currently, these foods are temporarily permitted on the Canadian market on a case -by-
case basis.  
The proposed regulatory framework woul d consist of establishing permitted supplemental 
ingredients and their conditions of use, food categories permitted to be supplemented, as 
well as requirements regarding labelling and claims. A number of amendments to Part B 
and Part D of Canada's Food and  Drug Regulations  are being proposed.   G/TBT/N/CAN/647  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The proposed regulations would help protect the health and safety of 
Canadians while establishing a clear and predictable regulatory pathway for supplemented 
foods. The proposed regulations will impact imports; therefore, a 60 -day comment period 
is being provided.; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
Canada Gazette , Part I, 26 June 2021, pages 3254 -3387 (available in English and French)  
https://www .gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2021/2021 -06-26/pdf/g1 -15526.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  These Regulations will be adopted on the day of its 
publication.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  These Regulations come into force on the day on 
which they are published in the Canada Gazette, Part II. However, an adequate transition 
period will be granted to products currently on the Canadian market under a Temporary 
Marketing Authorization.  
10. Final date for comments:  25 August 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be found at:  
https://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2021/2021 -06-26/html/reg3 -eng.html   
https://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2021/2021 -06-26/html/reg3 -fra.html