Updates to the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Generally Accepted Uses and to the List of Permitted Sequestering Agents

Reference Number: NOM/ADM-0034C

October 03, 2014

On August 21, 2014 Health Canada's Food Directorate enabled the use of trisodium pyrophosphate in unstandardized foods and certain standardized fish products by updating the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Generally Accepted Uses and the List of Permitted Sequestering Agents as described in the Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Generally Accepted Uses and the List of Permitted Sequestering Agents to Enable the Use of Trisodium Pyrophosphate in Unstandardized Foods and Certain Standardized Fish Products [Reference Number NOM/ADM-0034].

The purpose of this notice is to inform stakeholders that the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Generally Accepted Uses and the List of Permitted Sequestering Agents have been updated so they are consistent with those modifications as described in the above Notice of Modification.

Specifically, the text of column 4 of item S.11 of the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Generally Accepted Uses has been updated in both the French and English version of the list.  Also, updates to Column 3 of items S.1, S.3 and S.7 of the English version of the List of Permitted Sequestering Agents have been made.

Information Document

To obtain an electronic copy of the Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Generally Accepted Uses and the List of Permitted Sequestering Agents to Enable the Use of Trisodium Pyrophosphate in Unstandardized Foods and Certain Standardized Fish Products - Document Reference number: NOM/ADM-0034, please contact our publications office or send an e-mail to publications@hc-sc.gc.ca with the subject heading "hpfb BCS nom-adm-0034-eng".

Contact Information

Health Canada's Food Directorate is committed to reviewing any new scientific information on the safety in use of any food additive, including trisodium pyrophosphate. Anyone wishing to submit new scientific information on the use of this additive or to submit any inquiries may do so in writing, by regular mail or electronically. If you wish to contact the Food Directorate electronically, please use the words "trisodium pyrophosphate" in the subject line of your e-mail.

Bureau of Chemical Safety, Food Directorate

Supporting Information

Food Additives