Notice of Modification to the List of 
Permitted Food Additives with Other 
Accepted Uses  to Update a Reference 
Linked with Front -of-Package Nutrition  
Labelling  
 
Notice of Modification  – Lists of Permitted Food 
Additives  
Reference Number: NOM/ADM-0187  
July 20, 2022 
 Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Accepted Uses  to Update a Reference Linked with Front -of-
Package Nutrition  Labelling – Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0187| 2 
 Summary  
Food additives are regulated in Canada under Marketing Authorizations  (MAs) issued by the Minister of 
Health and the Food and Drug Regulations  (Regulations) . Approved food additives and their permitted 
conditions of use are set out in the Lists of Permitted Food Additives  that are incorporated by reference in to 
the MAs and published on the Government of Canada ’s website.  
From time to time , through an administrative process , minor modifications may be made to the  Lists of 
Permitted Food Additives  (the lists) , such as  changes to correct errors , improv e clarity , achiev e consistency in  
the terms used in the lists, or to align  the lists with amendments of  Part B of the Food and Drug Regulations . 
These minor changes are not intended to alter  the permitted uses of food additive s. 
This Notice explains that Column 2 of subitems C.13.1 (3) and M.6 (3) of the List of Permitted Food Additives 
with Other Accepted Uses  (list) has been modified by replacing the reference  to “the table following section 
B.01.513 ” of the Regulations by a  reference to the  same information in the  Table of Permitted Nutrient 
Content Statements and Claims , which is  incorporated by reference in to the Regulations . 
 
Consequential  Modification to the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other 
Accepted Uses  
The Regulations were recently amended to require  front -of-package  (FOP ) nutrition labelling for most 
prepackaged products containing nutrients of public health concern (saturated fat, sugars or sodium) at or 
above specified thresholds .1 These amendments also repealed the table of nutrient content claims following 
section B. 01.513  and incorporated by reference a new Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and 
Claims  (table) . This enables the Minister of Health to administratively u pdate nutrient content claims in 
response to new scientific evidence .  
The List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Accepted Uses  permit s the use of powdered cellulose and 
microcrystalline cellulose in unstandardized confection ery and unstandardized  foods meeting the 
requirements for the “reduced in energy”  nutrient content claim (see subitems C.13.1(3) and M.6 (3) of the 
list, respectively ). Consequential modifications  were needed in subitems C.13.1(3) and M.6(3) , column 2,  of 
the list  to reflect the repeal of the table that followed section B.01.513 in the Regulations and its replacement 
by the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims . These modification s do not change the 
conditions of use of these two  food additives  and are shown below (bold font not used in the l ist). 
 
Modification to the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Accepted Uses  
Item 
No. Column 1  
Additive  Column 2  
Permitted in or Upon  Column 3  
Purpose of 
use Column 4  
Maximum Level of Use 
and Other Conditions  
C.13.1  Cellulose, 
Powdered  (3) 
Unstandardized confectionery 
that meet the conditions set out (3) 
Bulking 
agent  (3) 
25% 
                                                             
1 Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (Nutrition Symbols, Other Labelling Provisions, Vitamin D 
and Hydrogenated Fats or Oils) , Canada Gazette Part II, SOR/2022 -XXX, 2022 -07-20. Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Accepted Uses  to Update a Reference Linked with Front -of-
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 Item 
No. Column 1  
Additive  Column 2  
Permitted in or Upon  Column 3  
Purpose of 
use Column 4  
Maximum Level of Use 
and Other Conditions  
in item 3,  column 2 , of the Table 
of Permitted Nutrient Content 
Statements and Claims  for the 
subject "Reduced in energy" set 
out in column 1  
M.6 Microcrystalline 
cellulose  (3) 
Unstandardized foods that meet 
the conditions set out in item 3, 
column 2 , of the  Table of 
Permitted Nutrient Content 
Statements and Claims  for the 
subject "Reduced  in energy" set 
out in column 1  (3) 
Filler  (3) 
Good Manufacturing 
Practice  
Rationale  
Health Canada has modified the entries for powdered cellulose  and microcrystalline cellulose of  the List of 
Permitted Food Additives with Other Accepted Uses  by replacing the reference to the repealed “table 
following section B.01.513 ” of the Regulations with a reference to the new Table of Permitted Nutrient 
Content Statements and Claims  incorporated by reference in to the Regulations . There are no food safety 
implications associated with these changes.  
Implem entation and Enforcement  
The above modification came into force July 20, 2022, the day it was published in  the List of Permitted Food 
Additives with Other Accepted Uses . 
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is responsible  for the enforcement of the Food and Drugs Act and its 
associated regulations with respect to foods.   
Contact Information  
Anyone wishing to enquire about or provide feedback on the changes described in th is Notice of Modification 
may do so in writing, by regular mail , or electronically.  If you wish to contact the Food Directorate 
electro nically, please use the words " minor changes linked to FOP  (NOM -0187 )" in the subject line of your e -
mail.  
Bureau of Chemical Safety, Food Directorate  
251 Sir Frederick Banting Driveway  
Tunney’s Pasture, PL: 2202C  
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9  
E-mail: bcs-bipc@hc -sc.gc.ca