Background

From time to time, Health Canada may make minor modifications to the Lists of Permitted Food Additives, such as changes to correct errors, improve clarity, achieve consistency in terms used in the Lists, or to align the Lists with amendments of Part B of the Food and Drug Regulations. These minor changes are not intended to alter the permitted uses of food additives.

To add clarity and to ensure consistency in terminology, Health Canada has replaced "tomatoes" with "canned tomatoes", and "canned vegetables" with "canned (naming the vegetable)" and "unstandardized canned vegetables" in the List of Permitted Firming Agents, effective August 5, 2022.

The purpose of this communication is to publically announce the Department's decision in this regard

and to provide the appropriate contact information for inquiries or feedback on this modification.

Information Document

To obtain an electronic copy of the Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Firming Agents to More Clearly Identify Certain Canned Vegetables - Reference Number: NOM/ADM-0186, please contact our publications office or send an e-mail to publications-publications@hc-sc.gc.ca with the words "hpfb BCS nom-adm-0186-eng" in the subject line of your e-mail.

Contact Information

Anyone wishing to enquire about or provide feedback on the changes in terminology described in this Notice of Modification may do so in writing, by regular mail or electronically. If you wish to contact the Food Directorate electronically, please use the words "firming agents (NOM-0186)" in the subject line of your e-mail.

Bureau of Chemical Safety, Food Directorate
251 Sir Frederick Banting Driveway
Tunney's Pasture, PL: 2202C
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9
E-mail: bcs-bipc@hc-sc.gc.ca