G/SPS/N/CAN/1491  
13 March 2023 
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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):  Aluminum -containing food additives (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:  Health Canada's Proposal to revise certain permitted 
uses of aluminum -containing food additives . Language(s):  English and French . Number 
of pages:  24 and 26  
6. Description of content:  Health Canada has completed a review of aluminum in foods in 
Canada and is proposing to revise certain permitted uses of aluminum -containing food 
additives. The proposed changes to the Lists of Permitted Food Additives  are described in 
the informa tion document referenced below.  
The purpose of this communication is to publicly announce the Department's intention in 
this regard and to provide the appropriate contact information for inquiries or for those 
wishing to submit new scientific information r elevant to Health Canada's scientific 
assessment.  
Health Canada's Food Directorate is committed to reviewing new scientific information on 
the safety in use of any food additive that is permitted in Canada or is under consideration 
for approval in Canada, including already -permitted aluminum -containing food additives.  
Health Canada is able to consider information received by 22 May 2023, 75 days from the 
date of this posting.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protect ion, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage 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.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/CAN/1491  
 
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  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 9 March 2023 (available in English and French):  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats.html  (French)  
10. Proposed date of a doption (dd/mm/yy) : The proposed food additive modification(s) 
will be legally enabled once published in Health Canada's Lists of Permitted Food Additives: 
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/food -safety/food -
additives/lists -permitted.html . 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from dat e of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : The food additive modification(s) noted in this document come into force 
the day they are made to the Lists of Permitted Food Additives: 
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/food -safety/food -
additives/lists -permitted.html . 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 22 May 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
availa ble) 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 Health Canada's Proposal to revise certain permitted uses of aluminum -containing 
food additives  is available through the following weblink:  
https://canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutriti on/public -involvement -
partnerships/notice -proposal -revise -certain -permitted -uses-aluminum -containing -food-
additives/document.html  (English)  
https://canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/avis -proposition -visant -reviser -certaines -utilisations -autorisees -additifs -
alimentaires -contenant -aluminium/document.html  (French ) 
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
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Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca