. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/302 
15 October 2007  
 (07-4427) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  CANADA   
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Health Canada 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Acesulfame-potassium and sucralose (ICS: 67.220)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Not 
stated. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Interim Marketing 
Authorization regarding the use of acesulfame-potassium, sucral ose or a combination of these 
sweeteners in standardized ca nned fruit and in unstandardiz ed canned fruit (available in 
English and French, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  Health Canada has received a submission to permit the use of 
acesulfame-potassium, sucralose or a combination of these sweeteners in standardized canned 
fruit, including canned apples, peaches, pears, pineapple, grapefruit, and mandarin oranges, 
and in unstandardized canned fruit, including fru it cocktail, and tropical salad.  The maximum 
level of use for acesulfame-potassium and su cralose in these products would be 0.007% and 
0.025%, respectively.  Evaluation of available da ta supports the safety and effectiveness of 
these sweeteners at the specified levels, either singly or in combination, in canned fruit.  
The use of these sweeteners will benefit both consumers and industry by providing a 
replacement for sweetening agents, thereby he lping to reduce the sugar content of canned 
fruit.  
Therefore, it is the intention of Health Canada to recommend that the Food and Drug 
Regulations be amended to permit the use of acesu lfame-potassium to a maximum level of 
0.007%, sucralose to a maximum level of 0.025% or a combination of these sweeteners in 
unstandardized canned fruit and canned fruit that are subject to the standard set out in section 
B.11.101.  
As a means to improve the responsiveness of the regulatory system, an Interim Marketing 
Authorization (IMA) is being issued to permit  the immediate use of acesulfame-potassium 
and sucralose as sweeteners in canned apples, peaches, pears, pineapple, grapefruit, mandarin 
oranges, fruit cocktail, and tropical salad to th e maximum levels indicated above, while the 
regulatory process is undertaken to  formally amend the Regulations. 
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  The proposed regulatory amendments would be enabling measures to allow the sale of 
additional foods containing acesulfame-potas sium and sucralose as sweeteners. The 
amendments are supported by the safety asse ssment and would have  low impact on the 
economy and the environment. Consequently , the regulatory amendments may proceed 
directly to final approval and publication in the Canada Gazette , Part II. 
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Canada Gazette , 
Part I, 6 October 2007, Pages 2828-2829 (a vailable in English and French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Immediate for this IMA. For the final regulation, normally 
within 12-18 months of publication of the Noti ce of Interim Marketing Authorization in the 
Canada Gazette , Part I, 6 October 2007. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Immediate for this IMA. For the final regulation, 
normally within 12-18 months of publicati on of the Notice of Interim Marketing 
Authorization in the Canada Gazette , Part I, 6 October 2007. 
12. Final date for comments:  20 December 2007 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
The electronic version of the regulator y text can be downloaded at:   
http://canadagazette.gc.c a/partI/2007/20071006/pdf/g1-14140.pdf   
or  http://canadagazette.gc.ca/part I/2007/20071006/html/no tice-e.html#i1
  (English) 
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/pa rtI/2007/20071006/html/notice-f.html  (French)