G/TBT/N/CAN/427/Rev.2  
 
19 June 2018  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member: CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Canadian Food Inspection Agency  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Canada's SPS & TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division (TIB)  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Telephone: (343)203 -4273 
Fax: (613)943 -0346 
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca    
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Beer 
(includes Ale, Stout, Porter, and Malt Liquor)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposed 
regulations to amend the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) to update the beer 
compositional standards (7 pages, available in English and French)  
6. Description of content: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is proposing a modernized 
beer composit ional standard and is seeking feedback on the proposed changes to the FDR. 
These regulatory amendments include:  
 Allowing yeast or mixtures of yeast and other micro -organisms  for fermentation;  
 Removing the current requirement relating to the aroma, taste an d character of 
beer;  
 Adding a 4 percent residual sugar limit in the final product;  
 Removing the listing of permitted food additives within the standard to rely on 
Health Canada's Lists of Permitted Food Additives;  
 Removing  the listing of processing aids f or consistency with other compositional 
standards;  G/TBT/N/CAN/427/Rev.2  
 
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   Clarifying the term "carbohydrate" with examples;  
 Clarifying the allowance  for herbs and spices;  
 Allowing the use of flavouring preparations with a mandatory labelling statement;  
 Repealing the standard for  ale, stout, porter and malt liquor.  
Food additives and processing aids permitted for use in beer would not change under this 
proposal. Food additive are included in Health Canada's "Lists of Permitted Food Additives".  
It is also proposed to amend the Food and Drug Regulations to remove the existing 
labelling exemptions provided to beer for allergens, gluten sources and added sulphites.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Other; To enable the industry to ta ke full advantage of innovation and market 
developments, reduce the regulatory burden placed on brewers and to avoid product 
launch delays.  
8. Relevant documents: Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) (B.02.130, B.02.131, B.02.132, 
B.01.010.1(5) and B.01.010.2(5)) available at:  
http://laws -lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/C.R.C.,_c._870/index.html  (English)  
http://laws -lois.justice.gc.ca/fra/reglements/C.R.C.%2C_ch._870/index.html  (French) ,  
9. Proposed date of adoption: Not stated  
Proposed date of entry into force: Not stated  
10. Final date for comments: 14 September 2018 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
The electronic version of the proposed policy document can be found at:  
 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2018/2018 -06-16/html/reg1 -eng.html  (English)  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2018/2018 -06-16/html/reg1 -fra.html  (French)  
 
or requested from:  
 
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Dri ve 
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca