G/SPS/N/CAN/1191  
 
25 July 2018  
(18-4723) Page: 1/3 
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): Sucrose esters of fatty acids (ICS Code : 67.220.20)  
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 List of Permitted 
Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents  to Extend the Use of Sucrose Esters 
of Fatty Acids in Dry Sauce or Dry Soup Bases or Mixes and Unstandardized Dairy -Based 
Beverages - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0121. Language(s): English and French.  
Number of pages: 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CAN/18_3961_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CAN/18_3961_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content: Health Canada's Food Directorate received two food additive 
submissions seeking approval for the use of sucrose esters of fatty acids as an emulsifier 
and stab ilizer at a maximum level of use of 0.5% in dry sauce or dry soup bases or mixes 
and 0.07% in unstandardized dairy -based beverages.  
Sucrose esters of fatty acids is already permitted for use in Canada as an emulsifier and 
stabilizer in carotenoid colour pr eparations, unstandardized confectionery, unstandardized 
confectionery coatings, whipped vegetable oil topping, unstandardized frozen dessert 
coatings and unstandardized frozen non -dairy desserts. The related food additive sucrose 
monoesters of lauric, pal mitic or stearic acid is permitted in unstandardized beverages 
(which includes unstandardized dairy -based beverages), unstandardized beverage 
concentrates and unstandardized beverage mixes.  
As no safety concerns were raised through Health Canada's assessme nt, the Department 
has enabled the use of the food additive sucrose esters of fatty acids described in the 
information document below by updating the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, 
Stabilizing or Thickening Agents , effective 18 July  2018.  
The purp ose 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 f ood 
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/1191  
 
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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) :  
[ ] Internat ional Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] 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" Website, 
posted 18  July 2018:  
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) : 18 July 2018  
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) : 18 July 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 September 2018  
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:  G/SPS/N/CAN/1191  
 
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  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 List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or 
Thickening Agents to Extend the Use of Sucrose Esters of Fatty Acids in Dry Sauce or Dry 
Soup Bases or Mixes and Unstandardized Dairy -Based Beverages - Reference Number: 
NOM/ADM -0121"  is available through the following weblinks:  
 
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/modification -permitted -thickening -sucrose -esters -fatty-acids-mixes.html  
(English)  
https://www.c anada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/modification -autorises -epaississants -bases -esters -saccharosiques -acides -
gras.html  (French)  
 
or requested from:  
  
Canada's SPS & TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Po int 
Global Affairs Canada  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca