G/SPS/N/CAN/1088  
 
13 December 2016   
(16-6791) 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): Sucralose (ICS Code: 67.220.20)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the 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 Sucralose as a Sweetener in Nutritional Supplement 
Dry Soup Mixes - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0082. Language(s): English and 
French . Num ber of pages: 3 and 3  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/CAN/16_5080_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/CAN/16_5080_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content: Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a detailed safety 
assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of sucralose as a 
sweeten er in nutritional supplement dry soup.  
Sucralose is already permitted for use in Canada as a sweetener in a wide variety of 
foods at various maximum levels of use.  
As no safety concerns were raised through Health Canada's assessment the Department 
has enab led the food additive use of sucralose as described in the information document 
below by updating the List of Permitted Sweeteners  (http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -
an/securit/addit/list/9 -sweetener -edulcorant -eng.php ), effective 25 November 2016.  
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 f or 
those wishing to submit any new scientific 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) :   G/SPS/N/CAN/1088  
 
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  [ ] 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 standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Health  Canada's Food and Nutrition - "Public Involvement and Partnerships" Website, 
posted 25 November 2016 (available in English and French):  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/index -eng.php  (English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/index -fra.php  (French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 25 November 2016  
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): 25 November 2016  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 February 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notifica tion 
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 avai lable) of other body:   
The " Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Sweeteners to Enable the Use of 
Sucralose as a Sweetener in Nutritional Supplement Dry Soup Mixes - Reference 
Number: NOM/ADM -0082" is available through the following weblink:  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/nom -adm-0082/index -eng.php  (English)  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/f n-an/consult/nom -adm-0082/index -fra.php  (French)