G/SPS/N/CAN/1112  
 
11 May 2017  
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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 w ith the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Calcium chloride (ICS Codes: 67.220.20, 67.120.10)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific reg ions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food 
Additives with Other Accepted Uses to Enable the Use of Calcium Chloride as a Meat 
Tenderizing Agent in Certain Standardized Meat Products - Docume nt  
Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0096.  Language(s): English and French . Number of 
pages: 4 and 5  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CAN/17_2223_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CAN/17_2223_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content: Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a scientific 
assess ment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of calcium 
chloride to tenderize cuts of beef and lamb meat.  
Calcium chloride already has a number of permitted food additive uses in a variety of 
foods but there are no provisions for its use  in meat products.  
The results of Health Canada's evaluation of available scientific data support the safety 
of calcium chloride, as requested by the petitioner. Therefore, Health Canada has 
modified the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Accepted  Uses (http://www.hc -
sc.gc.ca/fn -an/securit/addit/list/8 -other -autre -eng.php ), effective 3 May 2017.  
The purpose of this communication is to publically announce the Depar tment'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 
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.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1112  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commissi on (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 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 ar e available: 
Health  Canada's Food and Nutrition – "Public Involvement and Partnerships" Website, 
posted 3 May 2017 (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) : 3 May 2017  
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) : 3 May 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/o r (dd/mm/yy) : 17 July 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 N otification 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 Food Additives with Other Accepted 
Uses to Enable the Use of Calcium Chloride as a  Meat Tenderizing Agent in Certain 
Standardized Meat Products - Document Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0096" is 
available through the following weblink:  
http://hc -sc.gc.ca/f n-an/consult/nom -adm-0096/index -eng.php  (English)  
http://hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/nom -adm-0096/index -fra.php  (French)