G/SPS/N/CAN/1540  
14 December 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):  Allura red (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 Colouring 
Agents  to Extend the Use of Allura Red to Fruit Flavoured Beer . Language(s):  English and 
French . Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety 
assessment of a food additive submission seeking authorization for the use of allura red in 
fruit flavoured beer at a maximum level of use of 10 p.p.m. The function of this food 
additive is to g ive a hint of colour indicative of the fruit flavour added to the product.  
The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of allura red for its requested 
use. Consequently, Health Canada has extended the use of allura red as described in the 
information document referenced above by modifying the List of Permitted Colouring 
Agents , effective on 12 December 2023.  
The purpose of the information document is to publicly 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 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  
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:   G/SPS/N/CAN/1540  
 
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  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 on 12 December 2023 (available in English and French):  
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   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : The proposed food additive modification 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 noted in this document come into force the 
day it is 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 cir culation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 February 2024  
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 Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Colouring Agents  to Extend the Use of 
Allura Red to Fruit Flavoured Beer is available through the following weblink:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/notice -modification -list-permitted -colouring -agents -extend -use-allura -red-
fruit-flavoured -beer.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.c a/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/avis -modification -liste-colorants -autorises -afin-etendre -utilisation -rouge -
allura -biere-aromatisee -fruits.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: enquiryp oint@international.gc.ca