. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/517 
1 March 2011  
 (11-1036) 
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):  Yeast-leavened bakery products  (ICS Codes:  67.060, 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 optional 
addition of vitamin D2-yeast to yeast-leavened bakery products.  Language(s):  English 
and French  Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  Health Canada has received a submission to permit the optional 
addition of vitamin D2-yeast to yeast-leavened bakery products at a level of 90 I.U. (2.25 µg) per 100 g.  Health Canada has complete d the safety assessment of the proposal to 
fortify yeast-leavened bread and unstandardized  yeast-leavened bakery products such as 
pizza crust, bread mix, donuts, croissants and bagels.  Evaluation of available data has 
demonstrated that the addition of vitamin D to the foods described above at a level of up to 
90 I.U. (2.25 µg) per 100 g of product, as consum ed, is safe.  The evaluation also concluded 
that the source of vitamin D need not be limited to a yeast source. 
Therefore, it is the intention of Health Ca nada to recommend that the Regulations be 
amended to permit the optional addition of vita min D to bread, enriched bread, raisin bread, 
whole wheat bread, brown bread and unstandard ized yeast-leavened bakery products at a 
level of up to 90 I.U. (2.25 µg) per 100 g of bakery product, as consumed. 
As a means to improve the responsiveness of th e regulatory system, an Interim Marketing 
Authorization (IMA) is being issued to perm it the immediate optional addition of vitamin D 
to bakery products while the regulatory pr ocess is undertaken to amend the Regulations. 
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/517 
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  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, 19 February 2011, Pages 439- 440 (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, 19 February 2011 
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 fi nal regulation, normally within 12-18 
months of publication of the Notice of Interim Marketing Authorization in the Canada 
Gazette , Part I, 19 February 2011. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  5 May 2011 
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/ p1/2011/2011-02-19/p df/g1-14508.pdf  (Canada Gazette ) 
or  http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/ 2011-02-19/html/notice-avis-eng.html#d109
 
(English) http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/ 2011-02-19/html/notice-avis-fra.html#d103
 
(French)