. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/456 
14 July 2010  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Cheddar cheese curd and varietal che ese curd (ICS Codes:  67.100, 67.220) 
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:  Interim Marketing Authorization regarding the use of the 
cellulose as an anticaking agen t in varietal cheese curd  Language:  English and French  
Number of pages:  2   
6. Description of content:  Health Canada has received a submission to permit the use of 
cellulose as an anticaking agent in varietal chees e curd at a maximum level of use of 1.0%.  
Evaluation of available data supports the safety and effectiveness of cellulose and microcrystalline cellulose as antic aking agents in cheddar chee se curd and varietal cheese 
curd at a maximum level of use not to exceed  1.0% if used singly or in combination. 
Therefore, it is the intention of Health Ca nada to recommend that the Regulations be 
amended to permit the use of cellulose and mi crocrystalline cellulose as anticaking agents 
in the production of cheddar cheese curd and varietal cheese curd at a maximum level of 
use not to exceed 1.0% if used singly or in combination. 
As a means to improve the responsiveness of th e regulatory system, an Interim Marketing 
Authorization is being issued to permit the immediate use of cellulose and microcrystalline 
cellulose as anticaking agents in the production of cheddar cheese curd and varietal cheese 
curd while the regulatory process is unde rtaken to amend the Regulations.  
The proposed regulatory amendments would be enabling measures to allow the sale of 
additional foods containing cellulose and micr ocrystalline cellulose as anticaking agents.  
The amendments are supported by the safety assessment and would have low impact on the 
economy and on the environment.  Consequen tly, the regulatory amendments may proceed 
directly to final approval and publication in the Canada Gazette , Part II. G/SPS/N/CAN/456 
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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 stan dard?  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)    
[ ] 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:  Canada 
Gazette , Part I, 3 July 2010, Pages 1805-1806 (available in English and French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Immediate for this IMA.  For the final regulation, 
normally within 12-18 months of publication of the Notice of Interim Marketing Authorization in the Canada Gazette , Part I, 3 July 2010. 
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) :  Immediate for this IMA.  For the final regulation, normally within 
12-18 months of publication of the Notice of Interim Marketing Authorization in the 
Canada Gazette , Part I, 3 July 2010. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  16 September 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [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/ p1/2010/2010-07-03/p df/g1-14427.pdf   (Canada Gazette ) 
or  http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2010/ 2010-07-03/html/notice-avis-eng.html#d101
  
(English) 
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/ rp-pr/p1/2010/2010-07-03/html/notice-avis-fra.html#d101   
(French)