G/SPS/N/CAN/1458/Add.1  
8 June 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 8 June 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Notice of modification to the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents  
to enable the use of alpha -cyclodextrin in various foods  
Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety and efficacy assessment of a food 
additive submission seeking authorization for the use of alpha -(α)-cyclodextrin in various foods. 
α-Cyclodextrin is a new food additive in Canada.  
The results of the premarket assessment support the safety and efficacy of α -cyclodextrin for use as 
a food additive. Consequently, Health Canada is authorizing the u se of α -cyclodextrin as described in 
the information document by modifying the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or 
Thickening Agents , effective 31 May 2023.  
The purpose of this information document is to publicly announce the Department' s decision in this 
regard and to provide the appropriate contact information for those wishing to submit an inquiry or 
new scientific information relevant to the safety of this food additive.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CAN/23_10112_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CAN/23 _10112_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:  
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 ma y vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  G/SPS/N/CAN/1458/Add.1  
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber 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 Notice of modification to the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening 
Agents to enable the use of alpha -Cyclodextrin in various foods is available through the following 
weblink : 
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/ public -involvement -
partnerships/notice -modification -list-permitted -emulsifying -gelling -stabilizing -thickening -agents -
enable -use-alpha -cyclodextrin -various -foods.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/avis -modification -liste-agents -emulsifiants -gelifiants -stabilisants -epaississants -
autorises -afin-permettre -utilisation -alpha -cyclodextrine -divers -aliments.html  (French)  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
 
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