G/SPS/N/CAN/1161  
 
3 April 2018  
(18-1988) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Erythritol (ICS Code: 67.220.20)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to th e 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 Erythritol  in Food Thickener Products - Reference 
Number: NOM/ADM -0111. Language(s): English and French.  Number of pages: 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/S PS/CAN/18_1781_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CAN/18_1781_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content: Health Canada's Food Directorate received a food additive 
submission seeking approval for the use of erythritol in food thickener products at a level 
of 2.0%.  
Erythritol is already a permitted food additive in Canada. The Food Directorate  
determined that information related to the safety of erythritol supports extending  
its use to food thickener products at a level of 2.0%.  Therefore, the Department has 
enabled the use of erythritol as described in the information document below  
by modifying the  List of Permitted Sweeteners  (https://www.canada.ca/en/health -
canada/services/food -nutrition/food -safety/food -additives/list s-permitted/9 -
sweeteners.html ), effective 13  March  2018.  
The purpose of this communication is to publically announce the Food Directorate's 
decision in this regard and to provide contact information for inquiries or for those wishing 
to submit new scientif ic information relevant to the safety of this food additive.  
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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
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) :  G/SPS/N/CAN/1161  
 
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  [X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why i t 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 Partner ships" Website, 
posted 13 March 2018 (available in English and French):  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships.html  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats.html   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 13 March 2018  
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) : 13 March 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 26 May 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 Notification 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 
Erythritol in Food Thickener Products - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0111" is available 
through the following weblink:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/modification -list-contaminants -adulterating -substances -permitted -
sweeteners -erythrital -food-thickener.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/modification -liste-contaminants -substances -adultera ntes-erythrital -
edulcorants -epaississants -aliments.html  (French)  
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario  
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Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca