G/SPS/N/CAN/1457  
 
3 October 2022  
(22-7436) 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):  Phosphatidylserine derived from soy as a supplemental ingredient  
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 proposal to enable the use of 
phosphatidylserine (soy) as a supplemental ingredient in foods . Language(s):  English and 
French . Number of pages:  2 and 3  
6. Description of content:  Health Canada's Food Directorate has assessed 
phosphatidylserine for use as a supplemental ingredient. This is one of the ingredients the 
Food Directorate previously identified for further assessment since it was an ingredient 
that was present in product(s) that were previously eligible to transition to the food 
regulatory framework under Temporary Marketing Authorizations.  
The Food Directorate concluded that information related to the safety of 
phosphatidylserine derived from soy supports its safe  use in supplemented foods 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 set out in the 
information document. Consequently, Heal th Canada proposes to enable the use of 
phosphatidylserine (soy) by modifying the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients . 
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest o r 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 Orga nization 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 G/SPS/N/CAN/1457  
 
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  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 an d Partnerships " Website, 
posted 7 September 2022 (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 supplemental ingredient will be 
legally enabled once published in Health Canada's List of permitted supplemental 
ingredients  (https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -
nutrition/supplemented -foods/technical -documents/list -permitted -food-ingredients.html ). 
Proposed date of publicatio n (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : The supplemental ingredient modification noted in this document comes 
into force the day they are made to the List of permitted supplemental ingredients  
(https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/supplemented -
foods/technical -documents/list -permitted -food-ingredients.html ). 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 November 2022  
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 proposal to enable the use of phosphatidylserine (soy) as a supplemental 
ingredient in foods" is available through the following weblink:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/pub lic-involvement -
partnerships/notice -proposal -enable -use-phosphatidylserine -soy-supplemental -ingredient -
foods/document.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/avis -proposition -permettre -utilisation -phosphati dylserine -soya-ingredient -
supplementaire -aliments/document.html  (French)  
 
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