G/SPS/N/CAN/1457/Add.1  
22 April 2024  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 22 April 2024, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Modification to the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients  to enable the use of phosphatidylserine 
(soy)  
The purpose of this notice is to inform consumers and interested stakeholders that Health Canada's 
Food Directorate completed a safety assessment of phosphatidylserine derived from soy.  
The results of the assessment support the safety of phosphatidylserine made from food grade soy 
lecithin, provided levels of use do not exceed intakes of 300 mg per day, do not exceed 300 mg per 
serving, and that certain other compositional and labelling requirements are met  as described in the 
information document referenced above.  
The above modification came into force on 18 April 2024, the day it was published in the List of 
Permitted Supplemental Ingredients . 
Health Canada's Food Directorate is committed to reviewing new scientific information on the safety 
of permitted supplemental ingredients, including phosphatidylserine (soy). Anyone wishing to submit 
an inquiry or new scientific information on the use of this supplemental ingredient may do so in 
writing, by regular ma il or electronically.  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period  provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  G/SPS/N/CAN/1457/Add.1  
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National En quiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
 
Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
The electron ic version of: "Modification to the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients  to enable 
the use of phosphatidylserine (soy)" is available through the following web link:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/modification -list-permitted -supplemental -ingredients -enable -use-phosphatidylserine -
soy.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/modification -liste-ingredients -supplementaires -autorises -afin-permettre -utilisation -
phosphatidylserine -soya.html  (French)  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
 
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