<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Food News - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Food News news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:45:00 +0100</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Modification to the List of Permitted Food Enzymes to authorize the use of polygalacturonase from a new source]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking authorization for the use of polygalacturonase from Trichoderma reesei AR-414 to be used as a food enzyme in single-strength fruit juices, wine and fruit wine. The requested maximum level of use for this food enzyme is “Good Manufacturing Practice”.<br />
The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of polygalacturonase from T. reesei AR-414 for its requested u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-list-of-permitted-food-enzymes-to-authorize-the-use-of-polygalacturonase-from-a-new-source/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-list-of-permitted-food-enzymes-to-authorize-the-use-of-polygalacturonase-from-a-new-source/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modification to the List of Permitted Food Enzymes to authorize the use of phospholipase A1 from a new source]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking authorization for the use of phospholipase A1 from Trichoderma reesei GICC03613 to be used as a food enzyme in bread, white flour, whole wheat flour, and unstandardized bakery products. The requested maximum level of use for this food enzyme is “Good Manufacturing Practice”.<br />
The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of phospholipase A1 from T. reesei G]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-list-of-permitted-food-enzymes-to-authorize-the-use-of-phospholipase-a1-from-a-new-source/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-list-of-permitted-food-enzymes-to-authorize-the-use-of-phospholipase-a1-from-a-new-source/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposal to modify the List of Permitted Preservatives to authorize the use of rosemary extract]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/proposal-to-modify-the-list-of-permitted-preservatives-to-authorize-the-use-of-rosemary-extract/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/proposal-to-modify-the-list-of-permitted-preservatives-to-authorize-the-use-of-rosemary-extract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modification to the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use to revise the use of caffeine and caffeine citrate]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-list-of-permitted-food-additives-with-other-purposes-of-use-to-revise-the-use-of-caffeine-and-caffeine-citrate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:43:24 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-list-of-permitted-food-additives-with-other-purposes-of-use-to-revise-the-use-of-caffeine-and-caffeine-citrate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modification to the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients to extend the use of caffeine]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-list-of-permitted-supplemental-ingredients-to-extend-the-use-of-caffeine/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:48:36 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-list-of-permitted-supplemental-ingredients-to-extend-the-use-of-caffeine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposal to modify the List of Permitted Food Enzymes to authorize the use of exo-inulinase]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/proposal-to-modify-the-list-of-permitted-food-enzymes-to-authorize-the-use-of-exo-inulinase/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/proposal-to-modify-the-list-of-permitted-food-enzymes-to-authorize-the-use-of-exo-inulinase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modification to the Lists of Permitted Food Additives to revise certain permitted uses of aluminum-containing food additives]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-lists-of-permitted-food-additives-to-revise-certain-permitted-uses-of-aluminum-containing-food-additives/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-lists-of-permitted-food-additives-to-revise-certain-permitted-uses-of-aluminum-containing-food-additives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modification to the Lists of Permitted Food Additives to remove duplication and harmonize the names of certain food additives]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-lists-of-permitted-food-additives-to-remove-duplication-and-harmonize-the-names-of-certain-food-additives/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-lists-of-permitted-food-additives-to-remove-duplication-and-harmonize-the-names-of-certain-food-additives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modification to the List of Permitted Food Enzymes to authorize the use of pullulanase from a new source]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-list-of-permitted-food-enzymes-to-authorize-the-use-of-pullulanase-from-a-new-source/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-list-of-permitted-food-enzymes-to-authorize-the-use-of-pullulanase-from-a-new-source/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modification to the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents to extend the use of polysorbate 80]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-list-of-permitted-emulsifying-gelling-stabilizing-or-thickening-agents-to-extend-the-use-of-polysorbate-80/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-list-of-permitted-emulsifying-gelling-stabilizing-or-thickening-agents-to-extend-the-use-of-polysorbate-80/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modification to the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents to extend the use of pectin]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-list-of-permitted-emulsifying-gelling-stabilizing-or-thickening-agents-to-extend-the-use-of-pectin/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-list-of-permitted-emulsifying-gelling-stabilizing-or-thickening-agents-to-extend-the-use-of-pectin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s report on red tape reduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada have conducted a broad review of regulations and program administration to identify outdated, inefficient or duplicate regulations that hinder economic growth and create unnecessary burden for businesses and people in Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/health-canada-and-the-public-health-agency-of-canadas-report-on-red-tape-reduction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/health-canada-and-the-public-health-agency-of-canadas-report-on-red-tape-reduction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modification to the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims (free of sugars)]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-table-of-permitted-nutrient-content-statements-and-claims-free-of-sugars/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-table-of-permitted-nutrient-content-statements-and-claims-free-of-sugars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposal to modify the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients to permit 30% juice in certain caffeinated beverages]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/proposal-to-modify-the-list-of-permitted-supplemental-ingredients-to-permit-30-juice-in-certain-caffeinated-beverages/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 14:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/proposal-to-modify-the-list-of-permitted-supplemental-ingredients-to-permit-30-juice-in-certain-caffeinated-beverages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposal to modify the use of caffeine as a supplemental ingredient]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/proposal-to-modify-the-use-of-caffeine-as-a-supplemental-ingredient/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/proposal-to-modify-the-use-of-caffeine-as-a-supplemental-ingredient/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposal to transfer the maximum levels for ethyl carbamate in alcoholic beverages to the List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances in Foods]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/proposal-to-transfer-the-maximum-levels-for-ethyl-carbamate-in-alcoholic-beverages-to-the-list-of-contaminants-and-other-adulterating-substances-in-foods/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/proposal-to-transfer-the-maximum-levels-for-ethyl-carbamate-in-alcoholic-beverages-to-the-list-of-contaminants-and-other-adulterating-substances-in-foods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modification to the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients to enable the use of milk thistle seed extract (silymarin)]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-list-of-permitted-supplemental-ingredients-to-enable-the-use-of-milk-thistle-seed-extract-silymarin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-list-of-permitted-supplemental-ingredients-to-enable-the-use-of-milk-thistle-seed-extract-silymarin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposal to modify the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims (free of sugars)]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 &quot;free of sugars&quot; claim (item 37 of the now repealed tabl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/proposal-to-modify-the-table-of-permitted-nutrient-content-statements-and-claims-free-of-sugars/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/proposal-to-modify-the-table-of-permitted-nutrient-content-statements-and-claims-free-of-sugars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modification to the List of permitted supplemental ingredients to enable the use of grape seed extract (oligomeric proanthocyanidins)]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-list-of-permitted-supplemental-ingredients-to-enable-the-use-of-grape-seed-extract-oligomeric-proanthocyanidins/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-list-of-permitted-supplemental-ingredients-to-enable-the-use-of-grape-seed-extract-oligomeric-proanthocyanidins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modification to the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims (Protein Claims and “No Added Fat”)]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-table-of-permitted-nutrient-content-statements-and-claims-protein-claims-and-no-added-fat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/food-news-canada/modification-to-the-table-of-permitted-nutrient-content-statements-and-claims-protein-claims-and-no-added-fat/</guid></item></channel></rss>