G/SPS/N/CAN/1280/Add.1  
 
18 August 2021  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 18 August 2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Preservatives  to Revise the Permitted Uses of 
Methylparaben, Propylparaben and their Sodium Salts - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0171 
Health Canada has revised the permitted uses of the preservatives methyl -p-hydroxybenzoate 
(methylparaben), propyl -p-hydroxybenzoate (propylparaben), and their sodium salts (sodium salt of 
methyl -p-hydroxybenzoic acid and sodium salt of propyl -p-hydroxybenzoic acid).  
A notice of Health Canada's Proposal to Revise Permitted Uses of the food additives Methyl Parab en, 
Propyl Paraben and their Sodium Salts in Various Foods [NOP/ADP -0033] was published on 
15 November 2019. The proposal was open to the public for comment for 75 days. No comments 
were received during this period.  
Consequently, Health Canada revised the permitted uses of these four food additives as described in 
the information document by modifying Part 2 of the List of Permitted Preservatives , effective 
10 August 2021.  
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 these food additives.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CAN/21_5255_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CAN/21 _5255_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 may 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/1280/Add.1  
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Add ress, 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 Preservatives to Revise the 
Permitted Uses of Methylparaben, Propylparaben and their Sodium Salts " - Reference Number: 
NOM/ADM -0171" is available through:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/notice -modification -list-permitted -preservatives -methylparaben -propylparaben -
sodium -salts.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/s ervices/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/avis -modification -liste-agents -conservation -autorises -methylparabene -
propylparabene -sels-sodiques.html  (French)  
 
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulatio ns 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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