G/SPS/N/CAN/880/Add.1  
 
23 April 2015  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 21 April 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada. 
 
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 Notice of Modification – Lists of Permitted Food Additives 
Health Canada received five food additive submissions that together sought approval for the use of 
tripotassium phosphate (potassium phosphate, tribasic), potassium tripolyphosphate, sodium 
potassium tripolyphosphate and sodium potassium hexametaphosphate in those foods where trisodium phosphate (referred to in the Lists of Permitted Food Additives  as sodium phosphate, 
tribasic), sodium tripolyphosphate and sodium hexametaphosphate are already permitted. The 
requested levels and conditions of use of thes e potassium and sodium potassium phosphates are 
the same as for the already permitted sodium analogues. 
The results of Health Canada's evaluation of available scientific data support the safety of 
tripotassium phosphate (which will be referred to in the Lists of Permitted Food Additives  as 
potassium phosphate, tribasic), potassium tripolyphosphate, sodium potassium tripolyphosphate and sodium potassium hexametaphosphate when used as requested. 
Since the new potassium phosphates and sodium potassium phosphates are food additives that 
were not previously permitted for use in Canada, Health Canada published a Proposal to Enable 
the Use of Tripotassium Phosphate (Potassium Ph osphate, Tribasic), Potassium Tripolyphosphate, 
Sodium Potassium Tripolyphosphate and Sodium Potassium Hexametaphosphate in Various 
Standardized and Unstandardized Foods  (http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/consult/nop-adm-
0008/document-consultation-eng.php ) on 11 September 2014, requesting comments. The 
proposal also included extensions of use for certain already-permitted phosphates that would 
improve consistency among food additive provisions for phosphates. 
No scientific information was submitted to the Department as a result of this publication that 
altered the conclusion of the safety assessment. Since the outcome of the evaluation remains as 
indicated in the published proposal, Health Canada has modified the Lists of Permitted Food 
Additives  (http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/secu rit/addit/list /index-eng.php ) as described in the 
information document available below, effective 14 April 2015. 
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/2015/SPS/CAN/15_1683_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CAN/15_1683_00_f.pdf  G/SPS/N/CAN/880/Add.1 
 
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  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:   
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 electronic version of: " Notice of Modification to the Lists of  Permitted Food Additives to Enable 
the Use of Tripotassium Phosphate (Potassium Ph osphate, Tribasic), Potassium Tripolyphosphate, 
Sodium Potassium Tripolyphosphate and Sodium Potassium Hexametaphosphate in Various Standardized and Unstandardized Foods – Document Reference number: NOM/ADM-0048 " can be 
ordered at: 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/cons ult/nom-adm-0048/index-eng.php  (English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/cons ult/nom-adm-0048/index-fra.php  (French) 
or requested from: 
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point Technical Barriers and Regulations Division Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development 
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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