G/SPS/N/CAN/636/Add.1  
 
26 August 2014  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 25 August 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada. 
 
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 Notice of Modification - Lists of Permitted Food Additives 
The proposed modifications notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/636 (dated 30 October 2012) were made 
available for comment until 29 December 2012 through the " Information and Consultation 
Document on Health Canada's Proposal to Enable the use of the Food Additive 'Trisodium Pyrophosphate' in certain Standardized Meat, Poul try and Marine and Freshwater Products, and in 
Unstandardized Foods ". 
No safety concerns were raised through Health Canada's scientific assessment, or through the 
comments received during the corresponding consultation. Therefore, the Department has enabled 
the use of trisodium pyrophosphate as described in the information document by updating the List 
of Permitted Food Additives with  Other Generally Accepted Uses and the  L i s t  o f  P e r m i t t e d  
Sequestering Agents,  effective 20 August 2014.  
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/2014/sps/CAN/14_3839_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CAN/14_3839_00_f.pdf  
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 G/SPS/N/CAN/636/Add.1 
 
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  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 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 List of Permitted Food Additives with Other 
Generally Accepted Uses and the List of Permi tted Sequestering Agents to Enable the Use of 
Trisodium Pyrophosphate in Unstandardized Foods and Certain Standardized Fish Products - Document Reference number: NOM/ADM-0034 " can be downloaded at: 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/cons ult/nom-adm-0034/index-eng.php  (English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/cons ult/nom-adm-0034/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: E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
 
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