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Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of polysorbate 80 as an emulsifying agent in wheat-based ready-to-eat cereals. As no safety concerns were raised through Health Canada’s assessment, the Department has enabled the food additive use described in the information document by updating the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents, effective June 15, 2020.

Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of sodium benzoate as a preservative used at a maximum level of 1,000 ppm in oyster flavoured sauce. As no safety concerns were raised through Health Canada's assessment, the Department has enabled the use of sodium benzoate described in the information document by updating the List of Permitted Preservatives, effective May 5, 2020.