G/SPS/N/CAN/1464/Add.1  
7 November 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 6 November 2023, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Notice of modification to the list of permitted supplemental ingredients to enable the use of iodine in 
supplemented foods  
Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a safety assessment of iodine for use in supplemented 
foods.  
The Food Directorate has concluded that information related to the safety of iodine supports its use 
in supplemented foods provided the label declared amount does not exceed 76 µg per serving of 
stated size for caffeinated energy drinks and 189 µg per serving of stated size for supplemented foods 
other than caffeinated energy drinks, and all other labelling requirements are met. Consequently, 
Health Canada has enabled the use of iodine described in the information document by modifying the 
List of permitted supplemental ingredients, effective 8 September 2023.  
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 dat e 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, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if availabl e) of other 
body:  
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  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 supplemental ingredients to 
enable the use of iodine in supplemented foods" is available through the following weblink : 
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/notice -modification -list-permitted -supplemental -ingredients -enable -use-iodine -
suppleme nted-foods.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/avis -modification -liste-ingredients -supplementaires -autorises -visant -permettre -
utilisation -iode-aliments -suppleme ntes.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 42 73  
Fax: +(613) 943 03 46  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
 
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