G/SP S/N/CAN/1070/Add.1  
 
26 April 2017  
(17-2281) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 26 April 2017, 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 Sweeteners  to Enable the Use of Advantame as a 
Sweetener in Certain Unstandardized Foods Including Certain Beverages – Reference Number: 
NOM/ADM -0092 
Background  
Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a detailed safety assessment of a food additive 
submission seeking approval for the use of advantame as a sweetener in certain unstandardized 
foods, including unstandardized beverages.  
Because this is a food additive that was not previously permitted for use in Canada, Health Canada 
published a  Notice of Health Canada 's Proposal to Enable the Use of a New Food Additive, 
Advantame, as a Sweetener in Certain Unstandardized Foods Including Certain Beverages - 
Reference Number: NOP/ADP -0022 (http://web.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/nop -avp-0022/index -
eng.php ). The proposal was published on 27 October 2016, and was open to the public for 
comments for 75 days (G/SPS/N/CAN/1070). No new scientific information was submitted to the 
Department during the comment period in response to this Notice of Proposal.  
As no safety concerns were raised through Health Canada 's assessment the Department has 
enabled the food additive use of advantame as described in the information document below by 
updating the  List of Permitted Sweeteners  (http://web.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/secu rit/addit/list/9 -
sweetener -edulcorant -eng.php ), effective 19 April 2017.  
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 this food additive.  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CAN/17_2036_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CAN/17_2036_00_f.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publicat ion 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:  G/SPS/N/CAN/1070/Add.1  
 
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  Comment period: (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 cir cumstances, 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 authority 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 Sweeteners  to Enable the 
Use of Advantame as a Sweetener in Certain Unstandardized Foods Inclu ding Certain Beverages – 
Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0092" it available through:  
http://hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/nom -adm-0092/index -eng.php  (English)  
http://hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/nom -adm-0092/index -fra.php  (French)  
or requested from:  
Canada 's SPS and TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Ca nada 
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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