G/SPS/N/CAN/991  
 
27 January 2016  
(16-0570)  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): Saccharin, calcium saccharin, potassium saccharin and 
sodium saccharin (ICS Codes: 67.220, 67.160) 
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 
Sweeteners  to Enable the Use of Saccharin and its Calcium, Potassium and Sodium Salts 
as Sweeteners in Preoperative Beverages - Reference Number: NOM/ADM-0066  
Language(s): English and French  Number of pages: 3 and 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/CAN/16_0343_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/CAN/16_0343_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 saccharin, 
calcium saccharin, potassium saccharin and sodium saccharin as sweeteners in 
preoperative beverages. 
Saccharin and its salts are already permitted for use in Canada as sweeteners in various 
food categories. 
As no safety concerns were raised through Health Canada's assessment the Department 
has enabled the food additive use of saccharin, calcium saccharin, potassium saccharin and sodium saccharin as sweeteners in preoperative beverages described in the 
information document below by updating the List of Permitted Sweeteners  
(http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/addi t/list/9-sweetener-edulcorant-eng.php ), 
effective 21 January 2016. 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 sa fety of this food additive. 
Health Canada's Food Directorate is committed to reviewing any new scientific 
information on the safety in use of any food additive, including saccharin and its calcium, potassium and sodium salts in preoperative beverages. 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/991 
 
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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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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" Website, posted 21 January 2016 (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) : 21 January 2016 
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) : 21 January 2016 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 April 2016 
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 Sweeteners  to Enable the Use of 
Saccharin and its Calcium, Potassium and Sodium Salts as Sweeteners in Preoperative 
Beverages - Reference Number: NOM/ADM-0066" is available through the following 
weblink:  
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/cons ult/nom-adm-0066/index-eng.php  (English)  
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/cons ult/nom-adm-0066/index-fra.php  (French)