G/SPS/N/CAN/1324/Add.1  
 
3 March 2021  
(21-1810) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 2 March 2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food Additives  with Other Accepted Uses  to Enable the 
Use of Potassium Polyaspartate in Wine - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0162 
Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive 
submission seeking approval for the use of potassium polyaspartate in wine.  
Health Canada's Proposal to Enable the Use of Potassium Polyaspartate to Inhibit Crystal Formation 
in Wine [NOP/ADP -0035] was published on 24 July 2020. The proposal was open to the public for 
comment for 75 days. No comments were re ceived during this period.  
The results of the premarket assessment support the safety and efficacy of potassium polyaspartate 
for its requested use. Consequently, Health Canada has enabled the use of potassium polyaspartate 
as described in the information document below by modifying the List of Permitted Food Additives 
with Other Accepted Uses , effective 22 February 2021.  
The purpose of this communication is to publically announce the Department's decision in this regard 
and to provide the appropriate conta ct information for inquiries or for those wishing to submit new 
scientific information relevant to the safety of this food additive.  
https://members.wto.org/cr nattachments/2021/SPS/CAN/21_1636_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CAN/21_1636_00_f.pdf  
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 pro posed 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 circul ation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  G/SPS/N/CAN/1324/Add.1  
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry 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 electronic version of: "Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food Additi ves with Other 
Accepted Uses to Enable the Use of Potassium Polyaspartate in Wine - Reference Number: 
NOM/ADM -0162" it available through:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/notice -modification -permitted -food-additives -potassium -polyaspartate -wine.html  
(English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/avis -modification -additifs -alimentaires -autorises -polyaspartate -potassium -vin.html  
(French)  
 
or requested from:  
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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