G/SPS/N/CAN/1451  
 
19 August 2022  
(22-6316) 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):  Certain canned vegetables (ICS code: 67.080)  
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 Modification to the List of Permitted Firming 
Agents  to More Clearly Identify Certain Canned Vegetables . Language(s):  English and 
French . Number of pages:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CAN/22_5678_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CAN/22_5678_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  From time to time, Health Canada may make minor 
modifications to  the Lists of Permitted Food Additives , such as changes to correct errors, 
improve clarity, achieve consistency in 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 
intend ed to alter the permitted uses of food additives.  
To add clarity and to ensure consistency in terminology, Health Canada has replaced 
"tomatoes" with "canned tomatoes", and "canned vegetables" with "canned (naming the 
vegetable)" and "unstandardized canned  vegetables" in the List of Permitted Firming 
Agents , effective 5 August 2022.  
The purpose of this communication is to publically announce the Department's decision in 
this regard and to provide the appropriate contact information for inquiries or feedback  on 
this modification.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international s tandard? 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.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/CAN/1451  
 
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  [X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] 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 5 August 2022 (available in English and French):  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships.html  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats.html  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 5 August 2022  
Proposed date o f publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 5 August 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 October 2022  
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 Modification to the  List of Permitted Firming Agents to More Clearly Identify 
Certain Canned Vegetables " is available through the following weblink:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/notice -modification -list-permitted -firming -agents -canned -vegetables.html  
(English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public-
partenariats/avis -modification -liste-agents -raffermissants -autorises -legumes -
conserve.html  (French)  
 
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