G/SPS/N/CAN/469/Add.1  
 
11 May 2017  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 11 May 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 Food Additives with Other Accepted Uses to Enable 
the Use of Calcium Lactate as a Calcium Source for Alginate Gels in Formed Meat, Poultry and Fish 
Products - Document Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0094 
Background  
Health Canada's Food Directorate co mpleted a scientific assessment of a food additive submission 
seeking approval for the use of calcium lactate, in combination with sodium alginate and 
monoglycerides, as binding and texturizing agents in the manufacture of formed meat, poultry and 
fish pro ducts sold raw, frozen or precooked.  
Health Canada temporarily enabled the use of the three additives through an Interim Marketing 
Authorization (IMA) that was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette  on 11 September 2010  
(G/SPS/N/CAN/469 and G/SPS/N/CAN/ 597/Add.1) . 
Since no nutritional or toxicological food safety concerns were identified with respect to the 
requested use of this food additive, Health Canada has modified the List of Permitted Food 
Additives with Other Accepted Uses  (http://hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/securit/addit/list/8 -other -autre -
eng.php ), effective 3 May 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.  
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 d ate of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  G/SPS/N/CAN/46 9/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 circumstances, 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 an d/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: [  ] Nation al 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 Food Additives with Other 
Accepted Uses to Enable the U se of Calcium Lactate as a Calcium Source for Alginate Gels in 
Formed Meat, Poultry and Fish Products - Document Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0094" it 
available through:  
http://hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/nom -adm-0094/index -eng.php  (English)  
http://hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/nom -adm-0094/index -fra.php  (French)  
or requested from:  
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification A uthority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
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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