G/SPS/N/CAN/1247/Add.1  
 
26 November 2019  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 25 November 2019, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Accepted Uses to enable the 
use of L -lysine Monohydrochloride in certain processed snack foods - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -
0140 
Background  
Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive 
submission seeking approval for the us e of L-lysine monohydrochloride in certain processed snack 
foods to inhibit acrylamide formation during their manufacture. The results of the premarket 
assessment support the safety and efficacy of L-lysine monohydrochloride for its requested use.  
Health C anada's Proposal to Enable the Use of L-lysine Monohydrochloride in Certain Processed Snack 
Foods [Reference Number: NOP/ADP -0032] was published on 13 May 2019. The proposal was open 
to the public for comment for 75 days.  
No comments were received during t his period. Consequently, Health Canada has enabled the use of 
L-lysine monohydrochloride described in the information document below by modifying the List of 
Permitted Food Additives with Other Accepted Uses, effective 6 November 2019.  
The purpose of this  communication is to publically announce the Department's decision in this regard 
and to provide the appropriate contact information for any inquiries or for those wishing to submit 
any new scientific information relevant to the safety of this food additiv e. 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CAN/19_6684_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CAN/19_6684_00_f.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  G/SPS/N/CAN/1247/Add.1  
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the  scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally  announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
  
Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number  and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
The electronic version of: "Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other 
Accepted Uses to enable the use of L -lysine Monohydrochloride in certain processed snack foods - 
Refere nce Number: NOM/ADM -0140" is available through:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/modification -food-additives -other -accepted -uses-l-lysine -monohydrochloride -snack -
foods.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public-
partenariats/modification -additifs -alimentaires -autres -utilisations -acceptees -monochlorhydrate -l-
lysine -grignotines -transformees.html  (French)  
or requested from:  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Divis ion 
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario  
K1A 0G2  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
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