G/TBT/N/CAN/662/Add.1  
 
7 July 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English /French  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  7 July 2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Canada . 
 
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Title:  Amendment to the Canadian Grade Compendium: Volume 3 – Processed Fruit or Vegetable 
Products  Part 1 Grades for Processed Fruit or Vegetable Products Packaged in Hermetically Sealed 
Packages Section 40 White Potatoes (Diced or Cubed)  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[X] Notified measure adopted - date: 27 June 2022  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 27 June 2022  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 27 June 2022  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://inspection.canada.ca/about -cfia/acts -and-regulations/list -of-acts-and-
regulations/documents -incorporated -by-reference/canadian -grade -compendium -
volume -3/eng/1522257117725/1522257118286?chap=1#s40c1  (English)  
https://inspection.canada.ca/a -propos -de-l-acia/lois -et-reglements/liste -des-lois-et-
reglements/documents -incorpores -par-renvoi/recueil -des-normes -canadiennes -de-
classification -v/fra/1522257117725/1522257118286?chap=1#s40c1  (French)  
[ ] Notified measure w ithdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  Certain processed fruit or vegetable (PFV) products must be graded in order to be 
marketed in import or interprovincial trade in Canada. PFV grades and requirements are maintained 
and enforced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in an incorporate d by reference (IbR) 
document titled "Canadian Grade Compendium: Volume 3 – Processed Fruit or Vegetable Products", 
incorporated into the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations  (SFCR).  
CFIA proposed to change the requirements governing the size of certain gra des of diced or cubed 
white potatoes packaged in hermetically sealed packages from 10mm to 20mm. The Proposed 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/CAN/662/Add.1  
 
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  Amendment to the Canadian Grade Compendium: Volume 3 – Processed Fruit or Vegetable Products 
include increasing the maximum dice size to the follo wing grades:  
· Canada Fancy  
· Canada Choice  
· Canada Standard  
Following the WTO notification G/TBT/N/CAN/662 with final date for comments ending on February 
21, 2022, the proposed amendment to the document incorporated by reference into the Safe Food 
for Canadians Regulations  (SFCR) titled "Canadian Grade Compendium:  Volume 3 – Processed Fruit 
or Vegetable Products", was adopted, published and entered into force on June 27, 2022. Changes 
were made to the maximum size of diced or cubed white potatoes packaged in hermetically sealed 
graded Canada Fancy, Canada Choice, a nd Canada Standard.  
This change to increase the permitted dice size should not result in the need to make changes to 
food labels. In addition, this will not affect the level of inspection, what is inspected or how food 
labels are inspected.  
[1] This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  
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