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G/SPS/N/CAN/205 
1 June 2004 
 (04-2310) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CANADA 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Health 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Food additives (ICS: 67.220.20) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Not 
stated 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Proposed Amendment to 
the Food and Drug Regulations (1170 - Food Add itives) (available in English and French, 
pages 1582-1587) 
6. Description of content:  Provision currently exists in the Food and Drug Regulations  for 
the use of various food additives in a wide variety of foods.  
 Health Canada has received s ubmissions to request amendments to the Regulations to 
permit new uses of the following food additives that are already listed in the tables to 
Division 16 of Part B of these Regulations:  
 
- disodium ethylene-diamine-tetraacetate (EDTA) to stabilize the viscosity of aqueous suspensions of colour pigments for use in co ating confectionery tablets at a maximum level 
of use of 1 percent of the colour preparation;  - disodium EDTA and calcium disodium EDTA in pasteurized sous-vide  potatoes to 
stabilize the colour of the potatoes at a maximum level of use of 100 parts per million 
(p.p.m.), singly or in combination;  
- sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate as an emulsifyin g agent in puddings and pudding mixes, salad 
dressing, French dressing, and soups at maximum levels of use of 0.2 per cent, 0.4 per cent and 0.2 per cent of the finished product, respectively;  
 - sodium erythorbate and sodi um tripolyphosphate in canned cl ams, the first substance to 
stabilize the colour and the second one to tende rize the products, at maximum levels of use 
of 350 p.p.m. and 5,000 p.p.m., respectively;  - sodium tripolyphosphate as a sequestering ag ent in canned whelks at a maximum level of 
use of 0.5 per cent, calculated as sodium phosphate, dibasic, when used singly or in combination with sodium acid pyrophosphate  or sodium hexametaphosphate, or both;  
- to increase the levels of use of potassium so rbate and calcium propionate in soft flour 
tortillas in order to extend the durable life of these foods without the use of special 
packaging materials; their respective levels of use would be increased from 1,000 p.p.m. 
and 2,000 p.p.m. to 5,000 p.p.m. and 4,000 p.p.m.;  - talc as a dusting agent in the manufacture  of chewing gum at a maximum level of use 
consistent with good manufacturing practice.  G/SPS/N/CAN/205 
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  Evaluation of available data s upports the safety and effectiven ess of these food additives in 
the specific uses described above.  Therefor e, Health Canada recommends that the 
proposed amendments be made to the Regula tions to permit the use of the above-noted 
additives in the specified foods at the prescrib ed maximum levels of use. In addition, 
because the data demonstrated the safety of the use of sodium tripolyphosphate in all 
canned seafoods, it is proposed to allow the u se of this sequestering agent in all canned 
seafoods.  
This notification replaces notifications G/SPS/N/CAN/176, G/SPS/N/CAN/184, and 
G/SPS/N/CAN/185. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [   ] protec t territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Canada Gazette, 
Part I, 15 May 2004 (availabl e in English and French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Normally within 5 to 8 mont hs of publication in the Canada 
Gazette, Part I. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   On the date the measure is adopted. 
12. Final date for comments:  29 July 2004 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
The electronic version of the regulat ory text can be downloaded at:  
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2004/20040515/pdf/g1-13820.pdf