G/SPS/N/CAN/736/Add.1  
 
6 May 2014  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 5 May 2 014, 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/736 were made available for comment until 
20 December 2013 through the " Consultation Document on Health Canada's Proposal to Enable 
the Use of Saccharin, Calcium Saccharin, Potassium Saccharin and Sodium Saccharin as Sweeteners in Various Unstandardized Foods ". 
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 saccharin as described in the information document by updating the List of Permitted 
Sweeteners , effective 25 April 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_2245_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CAN/14_2245_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) : Not applicable G/SPS/N/CAN/736/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 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 Sweeteners to Enable the 
Use of Saccharin, Calcium Saccharin, Potassium Saccharin and Sodium Saccharin as Sweeteners in 
Various Unstandardized Foods- Document Reference number: NOM/ADM-0026  can be ordered at: 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/cons ult/nom-adm-0026/index-eng.php  (English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/cons ult/nom-adm-0026/index-fra.php  (French) 
or requested from: 
Canadian Enquiry Point Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada 
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division (TIB) 
111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON  K1A 0G2 Canada 
Tel: +(343) 203 4273 
Fax: +(613) 943 0346 E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
 
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