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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 potassium polyaspartate in wine. As no safety concerns were raised through Health Canada’s assessment, the Department has enabled the food...

The list of products that have received Temporary Marketing Authorization Letters has been updated with 17 products, and 7 Temporary Marketing Authorizations have been revoked, withdrawn or expired, as of December 31, 2020. View original article here Source

Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of β-amylase from Bacillus flexus AE-BAF as a food enzyme in various foods. The results of the premarket assessment support the...

Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of Spirulina extract in various foods. As no safety concerns were identified through Health Canada’s assessment, the Department has enabled the...

Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of xylanase from Aspergillus acidus RF7398 in bread, flour, whole wheat flour, pasta, and unstandardized bakery products. The results of the...

Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of caramel as a colouring agent in a flavouring preparation used in the manufacture of flavoured cheddar cheese. As no safety...

Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of pectinase from Aspergillus niger in unstandardized fruit and vegetable products. The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of...

Health Canada’s Food Directorate completed a detailed premarket safety assessment of modified vinegar for use as a preservative in the same meat and poultry products and preparations that are already permitted to be made with potassium acetate, potassium diacetate, sodium...

The purpose of this notice is to inform Canadians and interested stakeholders that Health Canada has published additional historical items on the list of non-novel determinations for foods and ingredients that are not considered to fall within the definition of...