G/SPS/N/CAN/910/Add.1
29 June 2016
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 28 June 2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada. 
 
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 Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (Food - Various Subjects) 
This communication pertains to amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations  (FDR) published in 
the Canada Gazette , Part II on 4 May 2016. Pursuant to the Jobs, Growth and Long-term 
Prosperity Act  (Bill C-38), the Department of Health (the Department) has undertaken a number of 
initiatives to create a more efficient and responsive regulatory framework for foods. The following 
regulatory amendments implement specific  efficiencies enabled by Bill C-38. 
 Repeal provisions respecting the sale of saccharin sweeteners in Part E to allow the 
Department to enable the use of saccharin as a food additive in table-top sweeteners. 
Provisions in Part E relating to saccharin are repealed in order to enable the inclusion of saccharin 
as a food additive in table-top sweeteners in the new Marketing Authorization for Food Additives That May Be Used as Sweeteners, as saccharin ha s been deemed to be safe as a food additive. 
On 24 April 2014, the Department enabled the use of saccharin as a food additive in a number of 
unstandardized foods (G/SPS/N/CAN/736/Add.1) and has determined the appropriateness to 
extend this use to table-top sweeteners. In order to  do so, the regulatory restrictions on the sale 
of saccharin (that were introduced to Part E of the FDR at the time that saccharin was de-listed as 
a food additive) are removed. 
These amendments come into force the day on  which they are published (4 May 2016). A 
transitional provision is included for the amen dment related to saccharin sweetener which will 
allow time for existing saccharin sweeteners which complied with the previous requirements in Part 
E to become compliant with the existing labelling and advertising requirement found in the FDR. These amendments do not alter existing compliance activities under the provisions of the FDA and 
the FDR, which are enforced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. 
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 proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:   G/SPS/N/CAN/910/Add.1 
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [X] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
   
Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notificati on Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
The full text of the adopted measure can be do wnloaded from the Inte rnet addresses below: 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/ 2016/2016-05-04/pd f/g2-15009.pdf  (Canada Gazette ) 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2016/ 2016-05-04/html/sor-dors74-eng.php  (English) 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2016/ 2016-05-04/html/sor-dors74-fra.php  (French) 
 
For electronic versions of the " List of permitted sweeteners " please visit Health Canada's website: 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/cons ult/nom-adm-0072/index-eng.php  (English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/cons ult/nom-adm-0072/index-fra.php  (French) 
 
or requested from: Canada's SPS and TBT 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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