G/SPS/N/CAN/1364  
 
5 January 2021  
(21-0116) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Health Canada  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Modified vinegar (ICS Code: 67.220.20)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice of Health Canada's Proposal to Enable the Use 
of Modified Vinegar as a Preservative in Certain Meat and Poultry Products and 
Preparations - Reference Number: NOP/ADP -0036. Language(s):  English and Fren ch. 
Number of pages:  6 and 7  
6. Description of content:  Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety 
assessment of modified vinegar for use as a preservative in the same meat and poultry 
products and preparations that are already permitted to be made with potassium acetate, 
potassium diacetate , sodium acetate and sodium diacetate. The results of the premarket 
assessment support the safety of modified vinegar for these uses. Consequently, Health 
Canada intends to enable the use of modified vinegar by modifying Part 2 of the List of 
Permitted Pre servatives  as described in the information document.  
The purpose of this communication is to publically announce the Department's intention 
in this regard and to provide the appropriate contact information for any inquiries or for 
those wishing to submit new scientific information relevant to the safety of this food 
additive.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other da mage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrest rial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/CAN/1364  
 
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  [ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Health  Canada's Food and Nutrition - 'Public Involvement and Partnerships' Website, 
posted 22 December 2 020 (available in English and French):  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partner ships.html  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats.html   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 3 June 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 3 June 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 March 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. 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 Health Canada's Proposal to Enable the Use of Modified Vinegar as a 
Preservative in Certain Meat and Poultry Products and Preparations - Reference Number: 
NOP/ADP -0036" is available through the following weblink:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/notice -proposal -enable -use-modified -vinegar -preservative -meat-poultry -
products -preparation.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrit ion/participation -public -
partenariats/avis -proposition -permettre -utilisation -vinaigre -modifie -conservation -
produits -preparations -viande -volaille.html  (French)  
 
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