G/SPS/N/CAN/1102  
 
3 April 2017  
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Comm ittee 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 w ith the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Lycopene extract from tomato (ICS Code: 67.220.20)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific reg ions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Health Canada's Proposal to Enable the Use of a New 
Food Additive, Lycopene Extract from Tomato, as a Food Colouring Agent in Various 
Foods - Reference Number: NOP/AVP -0024.  Language(s): English and F rench . 
Number of pages: 5 and 6  
6. Description of content: Canada's Food Directorate completed a detailed safety 
assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of a new food 
additive, lycopene extract from tomato, as a food colourin g agent in various foods . 
As no safety concerns were raised through this assessment, it is the intention of Health 
Canada to enable the food additive use described in the information document. The 
purpose of this communication is to publically announce the  Department's intention 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.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food sa fety, [  ] 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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius C ommission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Lycopene extract from tomato is included in Table 3 
of the Codex Alimentarius Commission' s General Standard for Food Additives 
(GSFA), indicating its acceptance at the international  level for use in foods in 
general, with some exceptions, in accordance with good manufacturing practice.  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection C onvention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/CAN/1102  
 
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  9. Other relevant docume nts and language(s) in which these are available:  
Health Canada' s Food and Nutrition – "Public Involvement and Partnerships" Website, 
posted 24 March  2017 (available in English and French):  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/index -eng.php  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/index -fra.php   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : The proposed food  additive use will be 
legally enabled once it is published in Health Canada' s List of Permitted Colouring Agents  
(http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/securit/addit/list/3 -colour -color-eng.php ). 
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) : The food additive use noted in this document comes into force 
the day on which the modifications  are made to the  List of Permitted Colouring Agents  
(http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/securit/addit/list/3 -colour -color-eng.php ). 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 June 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The " Health Canada's Proposal to Enable the Use of a New Food Additive, Lycopene 
Extract from Tomato, as a Food Colouring Agent in Various Foods - Reference Number: 
NOP/AVP -0024" is available through the following weblink:  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/nop -avp-0024/nop -avp-0024-eng.php  (English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/nop -avp-0024/nop -avp-0024-fra.php  (French)