G/SPS/N/CAN/1140/Add.2  
 
8 June 2018  
(18-3553) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 5 June 2018, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents  
to Enable the Use of Tara Gum in Various Foods - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0114 
Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a detailed safety assessment of a food additive 
submission seeking approval for the use of tara gum, a new emulsifying, gelling, stabilizing and 
thickening agent, in the manufacture of various standardized and unstandardized foods.   
Health Canada published a  Proposal to Enable the Use  of Tara Gum as an Emulsifying, Gelling, 
Stabilizing or Thickening Agent in Unstandardized Foods and Certain Standardized 
Foods  [NOP/ADP -0027] on 23 August  2017. The proposal was open to the public for comment for 
102 days. A summary of the comments and re sponses provided during this period is available in 
the information document referenced below.  
As no safety concerns were raised through Health Canada's assessment, the Department has 
enabled the use of the food additive tara gum described in the informati on document below by 
updating the  List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents , effective 
14 May 2018.  
The purpose of this communication is to publically announce the Department's decision in this 
regard and to provide the appro priate contact information for any inquiries or for those wishing to 
submit any new scientific information relevant to the safety of this food additive.  
https: //members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CAN/18_2872_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CAN/18_2872_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 potentially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt o f comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circ ulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  G/SPS/N/CAN/1140/Add.2  
 
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  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:  
  
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 Emulsifying, Gelling, 
Stabilizing or Thickening Agents  to Enable the Use of Tara Gum in Various Foods - Reference 
Number: NOM/ADM -0114" is available through:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/modification -permitted -emulsifying -gelling -stabil izing-thickening -tara-gum.html  
(English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/modification -autorises -emulsifiants -gelifiants -stabilisants -epaississants -gomme -
tara.html  (French)  
or requested from:  
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Auth ority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development  
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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