G/SPS/N/CAN/1256  
 
26 August 2019  
(19-5460) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Tocopherols in dehydrated fish broth and dehydrated mollusc broth 
(ICS Codes: 67.220.20, 67.120.30)  
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 
Preservatives to Enable the Use of Tocopherols in Dehydrated Fish Broth and Dehydrated 
Mollusc Broth - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0136. Language(s):  English and French . 
Number of pages:  3 and 4  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CAN/19_4603_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CAN/19_4603_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety 
assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of tocopherols in 
dehydrated fish broth and dehydrated mollusc broth.  
The use of tocopherols as an antioxidant is already permitted in Canada in several foods, 
including in frozen fish fillets and frozen prepared fish fillets.  
The results of the premarket assessment support the  safety of tocopherols for its 
requested uses. Consequently, Health Canada has enabled the use of tocopherols 
described in the information document below by modifying Part 4 of the List of Permitted 
Preservatives, effective 8 August 2019.  
The purpose of th is 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. 
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.   G/SPS/N/CAN/1256  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? 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 P lant 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" Website, 
posted 8 August 2019 (available in English and French):  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats.html  (French)   
10. Proposed date of adopti on (dd/mm/yy) : 8 August 2019  
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) : 8 August 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 October 2019  
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 " Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Preservatives to Enable the Use of 
Tocopherols in Dehydrated Fish Broth and Dehydrated Mollusc Broth - Reference Number: 
NOM/ADM -0136" is available through the following weblink:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/pu blic-involvement -
partnerships/modification -permitted -tocopherols -dehydrated -fish-mollusc -broth.html  
(English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/modification -autorises -permettre -tocopherols -bouillon -poisson -et-mollusque -
deshydra te.html  (French)  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc. ca