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G/SPS/N/CAN/597/Add.1 
12 November 2012  
 (12-6202) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English/ 
  French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum 
 
 
The following communication, received on 9 November 2012, is being circulated at the 
request of the Delegation of Canada. 
 
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 Marketing Authorizations for Food Additives 
 The proposed amendment notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/597 (dated 9 May 2012) was adopted 25 October 2012 and published in Canada Gazette  Part II on 7 November 2012 bringing into force 
new and amended provisions of the Food and Drugs Act . 
 Following the targeted amendments to the Food and Drugs Act  that were signed into law on 
29 June 2012 as part of the Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act (Bill C-38) Health Canada's 
ability to act promptly on certain food safety decisions  is improved by allowing the Minister of Health 
to make ministerial regulations and incorporate by reference public documents as  part of regulations.  
This was previously notified under G/SPS/N/CAN/597. 
 As a result of this legislation, fifteen Marke ting Authorizations (MAs) have been prepared to 
modernize the food additives approval system in Cana da.  MAs are regulations made by the Minister 
of Health that permit the sale of foods that contai n specified substances at specified levels or the use 
of substantiated health claims for food.  They ar e limited in what they can do: they cannot set new 
prohibitions; they can only exempt a food, or a s ubstance added in or on a food, from an existing 
prohibition in the Food and Drugs Act  or Food and Drug Regulations .  Conditions of the exemption 
may be set by the Minister in the MA, and documents  may be incorporated by reference into an MA 
or into the Food and Drug Regulations .  
 The MAs also allow for the incorporation of fifteen Lists (categories) of permitted food 
additives that accurately reflect the existing Tabl es I to XV of permitted food additives of Part B, 
Division 16 of the Food and Drug Regulations .  These Lists also include  food additives for which 
Interim Marketing Authorizations have been is sued and consulted upon.  Consequently, this 
notification serves as an addendum for these IMAs (see NOTE below). 
 Health Canada's new modern process to pe rmit the use of food additives will continue to 
protect the health and safety of Canadians while  also reducing unnecessary red tape to implement 
safety decisions.  The new process will be several st eps shorter, significantly faster and less labour 
intensive because the regulations do not need to be changed every time a new additive is approved, or 
a new use for an already approved additive is desire d.  Instead, should the Department determine that 
an additive should be allowed (based on the result s of the safety assessment and consultation), it G/SPS/N/CAN/597/Add.1 
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  would simply be a matter of updating one of the pe rmitted food additive lists  (categories) on the 
Health Canada web site in order to allow the food ad ditive to be used in Canada.  To ensure a smooth 
transition into the new system all existing rules for permitted food additives w ill continue to operate 
without change in these Lists. 
 The Marketing Authorizations come into for ce through an Order in Council that brings into 
force certain provisions of the Jobs Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act  on the day the Order is 
made giving effect to new a nd amended provisions of the Food and Drugs Act . 
 NOTE This notification serves as an addendum for the foll owing IMAs that have been incorporated to the 
Lists: 
G/SPS/N/CAN/603 -  Citric acid and Sodium Citrate G/SPS/N/CAN/586 - Amylase derived from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens  in the production of pre-
cooked infant cereals - 08/02/2012 G/SPS/N/CAN/585 - Xylanase enzyme derived from Bacillus subtilis  strain XAS in the production of 
bread, flour, whole wheat flour - 26/01/2012 
G/SPS/N/CAN/579 - Food additives - Micr ocrystalline cellulose - 22/12/2011 
G/SPS/N/CAN/570 - Food additives - Sorbic acid , potassium sorbate and calcium sorbate - 
14/11/2011 G/SPS/N/CAN/550 - Lumpfish caviar - 14/07/2011 G/SPS/N/CAN/532 - Lumpfish caviar - 07/06/2011 
G/SPS/N/CAN/533 - Food additives - Hydrolyzed anim al, milk and vegetable proteins - 07/06/2011 
G/SPS/N/CAN/534 - Salt and dendritic salt crystals - 07/06/2011 G/SPS/N/CAN/482 - Sweeteners - 01/11/2010 G/SPS/N/CAN/483 - Emulsifying agent - 01/11/2010 G/SPS/N/CAN/473 - Food additives - Citric acid - 05/10/2010 
G/SPS/N/CAN/469 - Food additives - Calcium lactate as a source of calcium for alginate gels, 
monoglycerides as an emulsifying agent and sodium alginate - 23/09/2010 G/SPS/N/CAN/470 - Food additives - Enzymes cellul ase and glucanase derived from a genetically 
modified Trichoderma reesei  RI-P37, Trichoderma reesei  A83 - 23/09/2010 
G/SPS/N/CAN/471 - Food additives - Lipase enzyme  derived from a genetically modified Aspergillus 
niger strain , Aspergillus niger  (LFS-54) - 23/09/2010 
G/SPS/N/CAN/472 - Food additives - Xanthan gum  23/09/2010 
G/SPS/N/CAN/465 - Enzymes - 03/09/2010 G/SPS/N/CAN/466 - Enzymes - 03/09/2010 G/SPS/N/CAN/ 465 - Enzymes - 03/09/2010 G/SPS/N/CAN/456 - Cheddar cheese curd a nd varietal cheese curd - 14/07/2010 
G/SPS/N/CAN/457 - Frozen squid - 14/07/2010 
G/SPS/N/CAN/458 - Unstandardized mixes for frozen  dairy products, sherbet and unstandardized 
frozen desserts - 14/07/2010 G/SPS/N/CAN/439 - Caffeine and caffeine citrate as food additives - 30/03/2010 
G/SPS/N/CAN/433 - Bread and unstandardi zed bakery products - 12/03/2010 
G/SPS/N/CAN/400 - Frozen cooked shrimp - 20/11/2009 
G/SPS/N/CAN/396 - Colouring agent - Confectionary, frozen novelties, ice cream mix and ice milk 
mix products - 19/08/2009 G/SPS/N/CAN/397 - Enzymes - Bread, flour, whole wheat  flour and unstandardized bakery products - 
19/08/2009 G/SPS/N/CAN/394 - Frozen fish fillets and fro zen prepared fish fillets - 20/07/2009 
G/SPS/N/CAN/373 - Preservative - Ascorbic Acid - 23/12/2008  G/SPS/N/CAN/597/Add.1 
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  G/SPS/N/CAN/345 - Colouring agents in lumpfish cavia r: blend of allura re d, brilliant blue FCF, 
sunset yellow FCF and tartrazine - 29/09/2008 G/SPS/N/CAN/341 - Food additives - Enzymes - Alph a-amylase and glucoamylase in the production 
of pre-cooked infant cereals - 24/06/2008 G/SPS/N/CAN/308 - Glucoamylase enzyme - 07/12/2007 
G/SPS/N/CAN/307 - Transglutaminase enzyme - 28/11/2007 
G/SPS/N/CAN/299 - Food Additives - Hydrochloric acid - 25/09/2007 
G/SPS/N/CAN/300 - Food Additives - Potassium lactate - 25/09/2007 G/SPS/N/CAN/301 - Food Additives - S odium bisulphate - 25/09/2007 
G/SPS/N/CAN/256 - Sodium metabisulphite - 20/01/2006 
G/SPS/N/CAN/210 - Carrageenan and sodium carbonate - 06/08/2004 
G/SPS/N/CAN/212 - Potassium aluminum sulphate - 06/08/2004 
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 
[X] Other:  Addendum for the IMAs that have been incorporated to the Lists. 
Comment period:  (If the addendum extends the scope of th e 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, th e 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 comments:  [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax num ber and e-mail address (if available) of other 
body: 
   
Text available from:  [ ] National Notification Au thority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, 
fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at: 
 The Order in Council is published in Canada Gazette , Part II: 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/ p2/2012/2012-11-07/p df/g2-14623.pdf  (Canada Gazette ) 
or 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/ 2012/2012-11-07/html/si-tr84-eng.html  (English) 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/ 2012/2012-11-07/html/si-tr84-fra.html  (French) 
 
The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement is pub lished with the Marketing Authorizations in Canada 
Gazette , Part II: 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/ p2/2012/2012-10-24/p df/g2-14622.pdf  (Canada Gazette ) 
or  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/ 2012/2012-10-24/html/index-eng.html  (English) G/SPS/N/CAN/597/Add.1 
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  http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/ 2012/2012-10-24/html/index-fra.html  (French) 
 
For Frequently Asked Questions a nd electronic versions of the Lists please visit Health Canada's 
website:   http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/legisla tion/acts-lois/c-38-questions-eng.php  (English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/legisla tion/acts-lois/c-38-questions-fra.php  (French)  
 
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