Modification to the List of permitted emulsifying, gelling, stabilizing or thickening agents to extend the use of polyglycerol esters of interesterified castor oil fatty acids

Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking authorization for the use of polyglycerol esters of interesterified castor oil fatty acids as an emulsifying agent in unstandardized mayonnaise-type dressings, unstandardized spreads, unstandardized sauces and unstandardized condiments at a maximum level of 0.8%, and for an increase in the maximum level of use of this food additive as an emulsifying agent in unstandardized chocolate fla

Health Canada has launched a consultation regarding the proposal to modify the List of Permitted Preservatives to authorize the use of rosemary extract. Health Canada completed the premarket safety and efficacy assessment of a food additive submission requesting that rosemary extract be permitted for use as an antioxidant (preservative) in brownies, cookies and crackers, dehydrated potato products, dried and/or roasted nuts and seeds and nut and seed spreads, noodles and pasta precooked with fat

Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate is lowering the level of caffeine and caffeine citrate permitted in cola type beverages from 200 parts per million (ppm) to 150 ppm. This change results from the Department now regulating caffeine as a supplemental ingredient when it is added to carbonated water-based beverages and the total amount of caffeine from all sources is more than 150 ppm. Consequently, Health Canada will modify the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Us

Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate is modifying the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients to authorize the use of caffeine as a supplemental ingredient in foods listed in item 6 of the List of Permitted Supplemented Food Categories and to require that all solid supplemented foods with high caffeine content be labelled to indicate that another source of caffeine should not be consumed on the same day. Consequently, Health Canada will modify the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients

Health Canada has launched a consultation regarding the Proposal to modify the List of Permitted Food Enzymes to authorize the use of exo-inulinase. Health Canada completed a premarket safety and efficacy assessment of a food additive submission seeking authorization for the use of exo-inulinase from Trichoderma reesei strain AR-577 in the manufacture of bread, flour, whole wheat flour, unstandardized flours (rye flour), unstandardized bakery products, and unstandardized mixes and batters at the

Health Canada is implementing most of the changes the Department had proposed for aluminum-containing food additives in the Proposal to revise certain permitted uses of aluminum-containing food additives (reference number: NOP/ADP-0040) published in March 2023. Health Canada is maintaining certain permitted uses of aluminum-containing food additives, including levels of use, that industry indicated are still needed, since no concerns with expected dietary exposures to aluminum in Canada have bee

Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate intends to make corrective modifications to certain Lists of Permitted Food Additives in order to eliminate duplicate entries and to replace food additive synonyms that appear in place of the common name in some entries. These modifications will not change the permitted uses of the affected food additives and will have no impact on the labelling of prepackaged foods.Consequently, Health Canada will modify the Lists of Permitted Food Additives as des

Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking authorization for the use of pullulanase from Klebsiella pneumoniae AE-PUL to be used as a food enzyme in brewers’ mash and beer. The requested maximum level of use for this food enzyme is “Good Manufacturing Practice”. The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of pullulanase from K. pneumoniae AE-PUL for its requested uses. Consequently, Health Cana

Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking authorization for the use of polysorbate 80 in unstandardized dips at a maximum level of 0.05%. The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of polysorbate 80 for its requested uses. Consequently, Health Canada will authorize the use of polysorbate 80 as described in this notice by modifying the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickenin

Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking authorization for the use of pectin in human milk fortifier and infant formula at a maximum level of 2,000 ppm as consumed. The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of pectin for its requested uses. Consequently, Health Canada will authorize the use of pectin as described in this notice by modifying the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing

Health Canada’s Food and Nutrition Directorate has modified the document titled Nutrition Labelling – Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims to reinstate the energy condition exemption for chewing gum for the “free of sugars” claim. Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate has modified the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims (Table), to reinstate the energy requirement exemption for chewing gum for the “free of sugars” claim (Item 37, co

Health Canada’s Food and Nutrition Directorate has launched a consultation regarding the proposal to modify the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients to permit 30% juice in certain caffeinated beverages.Health Canada’s Food and Nutrition Directorate received a pre-market submission to modify the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients (List) to permit no more than 30% juice in foods belonging to the category listed in Item 1 of the List of Permitted Supplemented Food Categories, whic

The Food and Nutrition Directorate received a request to modify the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients to allow the use of synthetic caffeine (caffeine anhydrous) in “gummies with a texture spanning from hard to soft” in a maximum amount of 100 mg per serving under the same conditions of use set out for caffeine as a supplemental ingredient in chocolate confectioneries. No safety concerns were identified regarding the use of caffeine in foods belonging to the category listed in item

Health Canada’s evaluation on the risk management commitments for ethyl carbamate published in May 2022 confirmed that the maximum levels for ethyl carbamate in alcoholic beverages currently included on the administrative List of Maximum Levels for Various Chemical Contaminants in Foods continue to be health protective. Health Canada is proposing to transfer the maximum levels for ethyl carbamate to the regulatory List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances in Foods, maintaining the

Health Canada’s Food and Nutrition Directorate has permitted milk thistle seed extract (silymarin) for use as a supplemental ingredient in supplemented foods. Health Canada’s Food and Nutrition Directorate completed a safety assessment of milk thistle seed extract. As a result of this safety assessment, Health Canada has concluded that milk thistle seed extract (silymarin), when used as a supplemental ingredient in supplemented foods, according to the conditions of use outlined in Part IV of

Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate has launched a consultation regarding the proposal to modify the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims to reintroduce the chewing gum energy requirement exemption. The Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (Nutrition Symbols, Other Labelling Provisions, Partially Hydrogenated Oils and Vitamin D) included modifications to the energy requirements of the "free of sugars" claim (item 37 of the now repealed tabl

Health Canada’s Food and Nutrition Directorate has permitted grape seed extract (oligomeric proanthocyanidins) for use as a supplemental ingredient in supplemented foods. Health Canada’s Food and Nutrition Directorate completed a safety assessment of grape seed extract. As a result of this safety assessment, Health Canada has concluded that grape seed extract (oligomeric proanthocyanidins), when used as a supplemental ingredient in supplemented foods, according to the conditions of use outli

Health Canada’s Food and Nutrition Directorate has modified the document Nutrition Labelling — Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims to align with amendments under the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Food Additives and Compositional Standards, Microbiological Criteria and Methods of Analysis for Food.Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate has modified the document Nutrition Labelling — Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims

Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate has modified the Lists of Permitted Food Additives to align with amendments made to Part B of the Food and Drug Regulations under the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Food Additives and Compositional Standards, Microbiological Criteria and Methods of Analysis for Food. Changes to modernize the lists included standardizing their structure, revising some of their titles, revising text for consistency or clarity and adding new text t

Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate has modified the List of Contaminants and other Adulterating Substances in Foods to reflect and align with amendments to certain provisions in Divisions 7, 9, and 15 of Part B of the Food and Drug Regulations following the publication of the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Food Additives and Compositional Standards, Microbiological Criteria and Methods of Analysis for Food. The modernized List came into effect the day on which it

Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate intends to set out specific permitted uses of food colours and preservatives in "(Naming the flavour) extract" and "(Naming the flavour) essence" and of food colours, preservatives and emulsifying agents in "(Naming the flavour) flavour" in the Lists of Permitted Food Additives. The specific uses are based on the functional class food additive provisions currently set out in the food compositional standards for these tw

Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking authorization for the use of leucyl aminopeptidase from Aspergillus oryzae AT1088 in various foods. The requested maximum level of use for this food enzyme is “Good Manufacturing Practice”.The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of leucyl aminopeptidase from A. oryzae AT1088 for its requested uses. Consequently, Health Canada has authorized the use o

Health Canada’s Food and Nutrition Directorate has modified the Table of Reference Amounts for Food to address certain areas requiring revision and/or clarity including items related to very high fibre cereals, nutritional yeast, and fondue cooking broth.Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate has modified the Table of Reference Amounts for Food. This modification provides: new serving size instructions for very high fibre cereals that contain an amount of fibre typically consumed in on

Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking authorization for the use of maltogenic alpha-amylase (α-amylase) from Saccharomyces cerevisiae LALL-MA+ in bread, flour, whole wheat flour, and unstandardized bakery products. The requested maximum level of use for this food enzyme is “Good Manufacturing Practice”. The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of maltogenic α-amylase from S. cerevisiae

Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking authorization for the use of lipase from Rhizopus arrhizus AE-TL in the manufacture modified fats and oils. The requested maximum level of use for this food enzyme is “Good Manufacturing Practice”. The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of lipase from R. arrhizus AE-TL for its requested uses. Consequently, Health Canada has authorized the use of lip

The Food and Nutrition Directorate reviews the safety of permitted food additives when the Department receives a submission requesting an extension of use of an already-permitted food additive or when there is an emerging scientific development about the safety of an already-permitted food additive. The outcome of the updated safety assessment of brominated vegetable oil does not support brominated vegetable oil continuing to be permitted for use as a food additive. Therefore, Health Canada has

Health Canada’s Food and Nutrition Directorate has modified the Directory of Nutrition Symbol Specifications and Directory of Supplemented Food Caution Identifier Specifications to permit the minimum buffer zone between a front-of-package (FOP) nutrition symbol and a supplemented food caution identifier (SFCI), and between nutrition symbols, that are labelled contiguous to be 0 mm.Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate has modified the Directory of Nutrition Symbol Specifications and t

Health Canada’s Food and Nutrition Directorate has modified the French version of the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients for green tea extract (EGCG/catechins) to better align with text used in similar entries in the list. Health Canada’s Food and Nutrition Directorate identified inconsistencies in the translation of the green tea extract entry published in the French version of the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients on January 11, 2024. Therefore, Health Canada has modified

Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking authorization for the use of sucralose in a ready-to-serve liquid protein modular supplement intended for use by adults. The requested maximum level of use for this food additive is 0.08% in the ready-to-serve protein modular supplement. The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of sucralose for its requested use. Consequently, Health Canada has extended t