G/SPS/N/CAN/1092  
 
28 February 2017  
(17-1205) 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): Lactylated Mono - and Di -glycerides and Sodium 
Stearoyl -2-Lactylate (ICS Codes: 67.220.20, 67.100.99)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or prac ticable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted 
Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents  and the List of Permitted Food 
Additives wit h Other Generally Accepted Uses  to Enable the Use of Lactylated Mono - and 
Di-glycerides as an Emulsifying Agent and Sodium Stearoyl -2-Lactylate as a Whipping 
Agent, respectively, in Whipped Yogurt - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0085. 
Language(s): English and French . Number of pages: 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CAN/17_1115_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CAN/17_1115_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content: Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket 
assessment of the requested use of Lactylated Mono - and Di -glycerides and Sodium 
Stearoyl -2-Lactylate in whipped yogurt. The assessment considered the toxicological 
safety of Lactylated Mono - and Di -glycerides and Sodium Stearoyl -2-Lactylate for this 
use, and no food safety concerns were identified.  
Both additives are already permitted for use in Can ada. Lactylated mono - and di -
glycerides are permitted as an emulsifying agent in unstandardized foods, a food 
category that includes whipped yogurt. Sodium stearoyl -2-lactylate is permitted as a 
whipping agent in certain standardized egg products and in oi l toppings or topping 
mixes.  
As no safety concerns were raised through Health Canada's assessment, the Department 
has enabled the food additive use of Lactylated Mono - and Di -glycerides as an 
emulsifying agent and Sodium Stearoyl -2-Lactylate as a whipping agent described in the 
information document below by updating the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, 
Stabilizing or Thickening Agents and List of Permitted Food Additives with Other 
Generally Accepted Uses effective 4 January 2017. 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 
scientific information relevant to the safety of this food additiv e. G/SPS/N/CAN/1092  
 
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  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) :   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[ ] International Pl ant 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 4 January 2017 (available in English and French):  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/index -eng.php  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/index -fra.php  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 4 January 2017  
Propose d date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :   
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 4 January 2017  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulatio n of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 March 2017  
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 Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or 
Thickening Agent s and the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Generally 
Accepted Uses to Enable the Use of Lactylated Mono - and Di -glycerides as an 
Emulsifying Agent and Sodium Stearoyl -2-Lactylate as a Whipping Agent, respectively, 
in Whipped Yogurt - Reference N umber: NOM/ADM -0085" is available through the 
following weblink:  
http://hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/nom -adm-0085/index -eng.php  (English)  
http://hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/nom -adm-0085/index -fra.php  (French)