G/SPS/N/CAN/1462  
26 October 2022  
(22-8052) 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):  Extend the Use of Calcium Lactate and Sodium Alginate to 
Encapsulated Unstandardized Alcoholic Beverages (ICS Codes: 67.220.20; 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:  Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food 
Additives with Other Accepted Uses  to Extend the Use of Calcium Lactate and Sodium 
Alginate to Encapsulated Unstandardized Alcoholic Beverages . Language(s):  English and 
French . Number of pages:  3 and 4  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CAN/22_7224_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/CAN/22_7224_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety 
assessment of two food additive submissions that together sought approval for the joint 
use of calcium lactate and sodium alginate in to manufacture whisky -based cocktails 
encapsulated in calcium alginate membrane -bound spheres.  
Calcium lactate and sodium al ginate are already permitted foods additives in Canada.  
The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of calcium lactate and sodium 
alginate for manufacturing calcium alginate membrane -bound spheres of whisky -based 
cocktails and other unstanda rdized alcoholic beverages. Consequently, Health Canada has 
extended the use of calcium lactate and sodium alginate described in the information 
document by modifying the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Accepted Uses , 
effective 21 October 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 those wishing to 
submit an inquiry or new scientific information relevant to the safety of these fo od 
additives.  
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.   G/SPS/N/CAN/1462  
 
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  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, chapte r number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[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 21 October 2022:  
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  
(available in English and French)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 21 October 2022  
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) : 21 October 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 January 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax numb er 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 Food Additives with Other Accepted 
Uses to Extend the Use of Calcium Lactate and Sodium Alginate to Encapsulated 
Unstandardized Alcoholic Beverages " is available through the following weblink:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrit ion/public -involvement -
partnerships/notice -modification -list-permitted -food-additives -calcium -lactate -sodium -
alginate -encapsulated -unstandardized -alcoholic -beverages.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/partici pation -public -
partenariats/avis -modification -liste-additifs -alimentaires -autorises -lactate -calcium -
alginate -sodium -boissons -alcooliques -encapsulees -non-normalisees.html  (French)  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
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