G/SPS/N/CAN/1306  
 
23 April 2020  
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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):  Potassium Phosphate, dibasic (ICS Codes: 67.200.20)  
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 Lists of Permitted Food 
Additives  to Extend the Use of Potassium Phosphate, dibasic, to the Same Foods and 
Levels of Use as Currently Permitted for Sodium Phosphate, dibasic - NOM/ADM -0145. 
Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CAN/20_2840_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CAN/20_2840_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety 
assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval to extend the use of potassium 
phosphate, dibasic, to the same foods and same levels of use as is currently permitted 
for sodium phosphate, dibasic, in the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or 
Thickening Agents , the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Accepted Use s, the 
List of Permitted pH Adjusting, Agents, Acid -Reacting Materials and Water Correcting 
Agents , and the List of Permitted Sequestering Agents . 
Potassium phosphate, dibasic, is already permitted for use in Canada as a food additive 
in various standardiz ed and unstandardized foods.  
The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of potassium phosphate, 
dibasic, for its requested uses. Consequently, Health Canada has enabled the use of 
potassium phosphate, dibasic, described in the information d ocument below by modifying 
the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents , the List of 
Permitted Food Additives with Other Accepted Uses , the List of Permitted pH Adjusting 
Agents, Acid -Reacting Materials and Water Correcting Agents , and the List of Permitted 
Sequestering Agents , effective 8 April 2020.  
The purpose of this communication is to publically announce the Department's decision 
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.   G/SPS/N/CAN/1306  
 
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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, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] 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 8  April 2020 (available in English and French):  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services /aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats.html  (French)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 8 April 2020.  
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) : 8 April 2020.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 June 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 " Notice of Modification to the Lists of Permitted Food Additives to Extend the Use of 
Potassium Phosphate, dibasic, to the Same Foods and Levels of Use as Currently 
Permitted for Sodium Phosphate , dibasic - NOM/ADM -0145" is available through the 
following weblink:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/modification -permitted -food-additives -extend -use-potassium -phosphate -
dibasic.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participatio n-public -
partenariats/modification -additifs -alimentaires -autorises -afin-permettre -utilisation -
phosphate -dipotassique.html  (French)  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Susse x Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca