G/SPS/N/CAN/1324  
 
11 August 2020  
(20-5515) 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):  Potassium polyaspartate (ICS Codes: 67.200.20; 67.160.10)  
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 Enable the Use of 
Potassium Polyaspartate to Inhibit Crystal Formation in Wine - Reference Number: 
NOP/ADP -0035. Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  3 and 4  
6. Description of content:  Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a detailed 
premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use 
of potassium polyaspartate to inhibit crystal formation in wine. The res ults of the 
premarket assessment support the safety and efficacy of potassium polyaspartate. 
Consequently, Health Canada intends to enable the use of potassium polyaspartate by 
modifying the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Accepted Uses  as desc ribed in 
the information document referenced below.  
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 any 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 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/1324  
 
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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' Web site, posted July 
24, 202 0 (available in English and French):  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnersh ips.html  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats.html   
10. Proposed date of adoption (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 date 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 dat e of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 October 2020  
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 " Health Canada's Proposal to Enable the Use of Potassium Polyaspartate to Inhibit 
Crystal Formation in Wine - Reference Number: NOP/ADP -0035" is available through the 
following weblink:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canad a/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/notice -health -canada -proposal -enable -use-potassium -polyaspartate -
inhibit -crystal -formation -wine/document.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public-
partenariats/avis -proposition -sante -canada -permettre -utilisation -polyaspartate -
potassium -empecher -formation -cristaux -vin/document.html  (French)  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
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