G/SPS/N/CAN/1102/Add.1  
 
15 August 2017  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 15 August 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 Colouring Agents  to Enable the Use of Lycopene 
Extract from Tomato in Various Standardized and Unstandardized Foods – Reference Number: 
NOM/ADM -0099 
Background  
Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a detailed safety assessment of a food additive 
submission seeking approval for the use of lycopene extract from to mato as a food colouring 
agent.  
Since this is a food additive that was not previously permitted for use in Canada, Health Canada 
published a Notice of Health Canada's Proposal to E nable the Use of a New Food Additive, 
Lycopene Extract from Tomato, as a Food Colouring Agent in Various Foods - Reference Number: 
NOP/AVP -0024 on 24 March 2017.  The proposal was open to the public for comment for 75 days, 
during which no new scientific in formation in response to the proposal was submitted to the 
Department.  
As no safety concerns were raised through Health Canada's assessment the Department has 
enabled the food additive use of lycopene extract from tomato described in the information 
docume nt below by updating the List of Permitted Colouring Agents , effective 4 August 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 date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  G/SPS/ N/CAN/1102/Add.1  
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum exten ds 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 orig inally 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) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of 
other body:  
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Authority 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   
Text(s) available from: [  ] National 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 Colouring Agents to 
Enable the Use of Lycopene Extract from Tomato in Various Standardized and Unstandardized 
Foods – Reference Number: N OM/ADM -0099" is available through the following weblink:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/healt h-canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/modification -list-permitted -colouring -agents -lycopene.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/modification -liste-colorants -autorises -lycopene.html  (French)  
or requested from:  
Canada's SPS and TBT Notifi cation Authority 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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