G/SPS/N/CAN/925  
 
15 April 2015  
(15-2016)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: CANADA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Health Canada 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Calcium Disodium Ethylenediaminetetraacetate 
(ICS Codes: 67.220.20, 67.160.01) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted 
Sequestering Agents to Enable the Use of Calcium Disodium 
Ethylenediaminetetraacetate as a Sequestering Agent in Certain Unstandardized 
Beverages, Certain Unstandardized Beve rage Mixes and Certain Unstandardized 
Beverage Concentrates  Language(s): English and French  Number of pages: 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CAN/15_1606_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CAN/15_1606_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content: Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a detailed safety 
assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of calcium 
disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate (calcium disodium EDTA) as a sequestering agent in various unstandardized beverages, including fortified beverages, sports drinks, and 
non carbonated beverages, along with their mixes and concentrates, as well as 
unstandardized tea beverage mixes and concentrates. 
Calcium disodium EDTA is already permitted for use in Canada as a sequestering agent 
in soft drinks and ready-to-drink teas, bo th of which are unstandardized beverages. 
The results of Health Canada's evaluation of available scientific data support the safety 
of calcium disodium EDTA when used as requested by the petitioner. 
As no safety concerns were raised through this assessment, the Department has enabled 
the food additive use described in the information document by modifying the List of 
Permitted Sequestering Agents  (http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/addit/list/12-
sequest-eng.php ), effective 1 April 2015. 
Health Canada's Food Directorate is committed to reviewing any new scientific 
information on the safety in use of any food additive, including calcium disodium EDTA. Anyone wishing to submit new scientific information on the use of this additive or to submit any inquiries may do so in writing, by regular mail or electronically. G/SPS/N/CAN/925 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: Health 
Canada's Food and Nutrition – "Public Involvement and Partnerships" Web site, posted 1 April 2015 (available in English and French):  
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/consult/index-eng.php  (English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/consult/index-fra.php  (French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :   
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 June 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
The "Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Sequestering Agents  to Enable the 
Use of Calcium Disodium Ethylenediaminetetraacetate as a Sequestering Agent in 
Certain Unstandardized Beverages, Certain Unstandardized Beverage Mixes and Certain 
Unstandardized Beverage Concentrates" is available through the following weblink:  
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/cons ult/nom-adm-0046/index-eng.php  (English)  
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/cons ult/nom-adm-0046/index-fra.php  (French)