G/TBT/N/CAN/649  
30 June 2021  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English /French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Health Canada  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Canada's Notification Authority a nd Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Telephone: (343) 203 -4273 
Fax: (613) 943 -0346 
Email: enquirypoint@i nternational.gc.ca  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  All 
prepackaged products sold in Canada; Food products in general (ICS 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Notice of 
Proposal to Update the Incorporated by Reference Document entitled Nutrition Labellin g 
– Table of Daily Values (available in English and French)  
6. Description of content:  Health Canada's Food Directorate is proposing updates to the 
potassium and sodium values for specific age groups in the Table of Daily Values  to reflect 
the updated 201 9 Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for sodium and potassium. The DRIs 
are a comprehensive set of nutrient reference values for healthy populations that are used 
to inform nutrition policies and programs.  
The Table of Daily Values  sets out the recommended a mounts of nutrients (the daily 
value) for specific age groups for nutrition labelling purposes. These are the reference 
points upon which the percent daily value (%DV) in the Nutrition Facts table are based. 
Canada's current daily values for potassium and sodium are based on the 2005 DRIs and 
thus Health Canada proposes to update the Table of Daily Values  to reflect the new 2019 
DRIs.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The proposed amendments to the Table of Daily Values aim to update food 
labelling to reflect the latest scientific recommendations, the 2019 Dietary Reference 
Intakes (DRIs) for sodium and potassium, which will improve the ability of Canadians to 
make hea lthy food choices.  ; Consumer information, labelling  G/TBT/N/CAN/649  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Health Canada's website:  
Notice of Health Canada's Proposal to Update the Nutrition Labelling – Table of Daily 
Values - Reference Number: NOP/ADP -DVQ-2021-1 (English)  
Avis de proposition de Santé Canada visant à mettre à jour le document incorporé par 
renvoi intitulé Étiquetage nutritionnel – Tableau des valeurs quotidiennes - Numéro de 
référence : NOP/ADP -DVQ-2021-1 (French)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The proposed changes to the Table of Daily Values 
will be made the day on which the notice of modification will be published on Health 
Canada's website. Given the nature of the proposed changes, Health Canada is proposing 
to give industry until 14 December 2023 to implement these changes. Therefore, food 
labelling will have to comply with the new r equirements by 15 December 2023.  
10. Final date for comments:  7 September 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Health Canada's Proposal to Update the Nutrition Labelling – Table of Daily Values - 
Reference Number: NOP/ADP -DVQ-2021-1 is available at:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvemen t-
partnerships/notice -proposal -update -nutrition -labelling -table-daily-values.html   
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -
public -partenariats/avis -proposition -mise-jour-etiquetage -nutritionnel -tableau -valeurs -
quotidiennes.html