G/SPS/N/CAN/1036/Add.1  
 
13 December 2016   
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosani tary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 12 December 2016, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Notice of Modification - Lists of Permitted Food Additives  
Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents  
to Enable the Use of Sucrose Monoesters of Lauric, Palmitic, or Stearic Acid as Emulsifiers in 
Unstandardized Beverages - Document Reference number: NOM/ADM -0083 
Background  
Health Canad a's Food Directorate received a food additive submission seeking approval for the use 
of sucrose monoesters of lauric, palmitic, or stearic acid as emulsifiers in unstandardized 
beverages, unstandardized beverage concentrates, and unstandardized beverage m ixes. 
The results of Health Canada's evaluation of available scientific data support the safety of sucrose 
monoesters of lauric, palmitic, or stearic acid when used as requested. Since sucrose monoesters 
of lauric, palmitic or stearic acid are food additiv es that were not specifically identified in Health 
Canada's Lists of Permitted Food Additives , Health Canada published a notice of the department's 
proposal to enable the use of these emulsifiers, titled Notice of Health Canada's Proposal to Enable 
the Use  of Sucrose Monoesters of Lauric, Palmitic or Stearic Acid as Emulsifiers in Unstandardized 
Beverages - Reference Number: NOP/AVP -0019 (http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/nop -avp-
0019/index -eng.php ). 
The proposal was published on 17 June 2016, and was open for  public comment for 75 days. 
No new scientific information was submitted to the Department in response to this publication. 
Since the conclusions of the evaluation remai n as described in the proposal, Health Canada has 
modified the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents  
(http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/securit/ addit/list/4 -emulsif -eng.php ), effective 29 November 2016.  
The purpose 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 these food additives.  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/CAN/16_5081_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/CAN/16_5081_00_f.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entr y 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/1036/A dd.1 
 
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  Comment per iod: (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 circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or author ity designated to handle comments: [X]  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 Emulsifying, Gelling, 
Stabilizing or Thickening Agents to Enable the Use of Sucrose Monoesters of Lauri c, Palmitic, or 
Stearic Acid as Emulsifiers in Unstandardized Beverages - Document Reference number: 
NOM/ADM -0083" it available through:  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/no m-adm-0083/index -eng.php  (English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/nom -adm-0083/index -fra.php  (French)  
or requested from:  
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Authority and  Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division (TPB)  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario  
K1A 0G2  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
 
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