G/SPS/N/CAN/807/Add.1
10 October 2014 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 7 October 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/807 (dated 3 April 2014) were made 
available for comment until 10 June 2014 through the "Consultation Document on Health Canada's 
Proposal to Enable the Use of a New Food Additive, Calcium Hypochlorite, as a Starch-Modifying Agent". 
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 Calcium Hypochlorite as described in the information document by updating the List of 
Permitted Starch-Modifying Agents, effective 3 October 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_4471_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CAN/14_4471_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) :  G/SPS/N/CAN/807/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(s) 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 Starch-Modifying Agents to 
Enable the Use of Calcium Hypochlorite as a Starch-Modifying Agent - Document Reference 
number: NOM/ADM-0037" can be ordered at: 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/cons ult/nom-adm-0037/index-eng.php  (English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/cons ult/nom-adm-0037/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: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
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