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G/SPS/N/CAN/439/Add.1 
5 April 2012  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English/ 
  French 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum 
  
The following communication, received on 30 March 2012, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of Canada. 
 
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Interim Marketing Authorization regarding the cont inued use of caffeine and caffeine citrate as food 
additives in non-alcoholic carbonated water-based fl avoured and sweetened beverages other than 
cola-type beverages   
 Notice is hereby given that Health Canada has received a request to continue to permit the use 
of caffeine and caffeine citrate as food additives in non-alcoholic carbonated water-based flavoured 
and sweetened beverages other than cola-type beverages, notified under G/SPS/N/CAN/439.  The 
maximum level of use of caffeine and caffeine citr ate (calculated as caffeine), used singly or in 
combination in these beverages, would be 150 ppm in  the finished product.  This authorization is 
intended to provide for the continued addition of  caffeine and caffeine citrate to the beverages 
commonly referred to as carbonated so ft drinks, other than cola-type soft drinks.  This authorization 
does not change the provisions for the use of caffe ine and caffeine citrate in cola-type beverages, 
which will continue to be permitted at a maximum level of use of 200 ppm in the finished product.   
 As a means to improve the responsiveness of the regulatory system, an Interim Marketing 
Authorization (IMA) is being issued to continue to  permit the use of caffeine and caffeine citrate, as 
indicated above, while the regulatory pro cess to amend the Regulations continues. 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] 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 
[X] Other:  To permit the continued use of  the food additives mentioned above in the 
specified applications. 
Comment period:  (If the addendum extends the scope of th e 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, th e comment period provided in the addendum may 
vary.)  G/SPS/N/CAN/439/Add.1 
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  [] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax num ber and e-mail address (if available) of other 
body: 
   
Text available from:  [ ] National Notification Au thority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, 
fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:   
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/201 2/2012-03-17/pdf/g1- 14611.pdf#page=13  (Canada Gazette ) 
or  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2012/ 2012-03-17/html/notice-avis-eng.html#d102  (English) 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2012/ 2012-03-17/html/notice-avis-fra.html#d102  (French)  
 
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