G/SPS/N/CAN/1253  
 
11 July 2019 
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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):  Cellulose, powdered in horseradish and mustard powder (ICS 
Code:  67.220)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent re levant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Health Canada's Notice of Modification to the List of 
Permitted Food Additives with Other Accepted Uses to Enable the Use of Cellulose, 
Powdered in Horseradish and Mustard Powder (Wasabi -like Powder) - Reference Number: 
NOM/ADM -0135. Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety 
assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of powdered 
cellulose as a bulking and texturizing agent in horseradish and mustard powder (wasabi -
like powder).  
Powdered c ellulose is already permitted for use in Canada as an anticaking agent and a 
bulking agent in a variety of standardized and unstandardized foods.  
The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of powdered cellulose for its 
requested uses. Conse quently, Health Canada has enabled the use of cellulose,  
powdered described in the information document below by modifying the List of Permitted 
Food Additives with Other Accepted Uses ( https://www.canada.ca/en/health -
canada/services/food -nutrition/food -safety/food -additives/lists -permitted/8 -other -
accepted -uses.html ), effective 5 July 2019.  
The purpose of thi s 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 
additi ve. 
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, ide ntify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  G/SPS/N/CAN/1253  
 
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  [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Health  Canada's Food and Nutrition - "Public Involvement and Partnerships" Website, 
posted 5 July 2019 (available in English and French):  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats.html  (French)   
10. Propo sed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 5 July 2019  
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) : 5 July 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 September 2019  
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 " Health Canada's Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food Additives with 
Other Accepted Uses to Enable the Use of Cellulose, Powdered in Horseradish and Mustard 
Powder (Wasabi -like Powder) - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0135" is available on:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/modification -additives -cellulose -horseradish -mustard -powder.html  
(English)  
https://www.ca nada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/modification -additifs -cellulose -raifort -moutarde -poudre.html  (French)  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Global Affairs Canada  
Technical Barriers and Regul ations Division  
111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca