G/SPS/N/CAN/1129/Add.1  
 
12 February 2018  
(18-0923) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 9 February 2018, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Notice of Modification to the List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances in Foods  to 
Add the Maximum Level for Patulin in Apple Juice and Unfermented Apple Cider - Reference 
Number: NOM/ADM C -2018-1 
Health Canada published a Proposal to transf er Health Canada's maximum level for patulin in apple 
juice and unfermented apple cider to the List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances 
in Foods  – Refer ence number: [NOP/ADP C -2017-4] on 4 August  2017 which was open to the 
public for comments  for 75 days. No comments were provided during the comment period in 
response to this Notice of Proposal.  
Therefore, Health Canada has transferred the max imum level for patulin from the List of Maximum 
Levels for Various Chemical Contaminants in Foods  to the regulatory  List of Contaminants and 
Other Adulterating Substances in Foods , effective  17 January  2018, as described in the information 
document.  
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 information relevant to Health Canada's scientific assessment.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CAN/18_0813_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CAN/18_0813_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 of 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 circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  G/SPS/N/CAN/1129/Add.1  
 
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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 avail able) 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 Contam inants and Other 
Adulterating Substances in Foods to Add the Maximum Level for Patulin in Apple Juice and 
Unfermented Apple Cider - Reference Number: NOM/ADM C -2018-1" is available through:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/modification -list-contaminants -and-adulterating -substances -patulin -apple.html  
(English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/modification -liste-contaminants -et-autres -substances -adulterantes -patuline -
pommes.html  (French)  
or requested from:  
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   
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