Notice of Modification – Lists of Permitted Food Additives

Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Accepted Uses to Enable the Use of Calcium Lactate as a Calcium Source for Alginate Gels in Formed Meat, Poultry and Fish Products - Document Reference Number: NOM/ADM-0094BackgroundHealth Canada's Food Directorate completed a scientific assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of calcium lactate, in combination with sodium alginate and monoglycerides, as binding and texturizing agents in the manufacture of formed meat, poultry and fish products sold raw, frozen or precooked.Health Canada temporarily enabled the use of the three additives through an Interim Marketing Authorization (IMA) that was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on 11 September 2010 (G/SPS/N/CAN/469 and G/SPS/N/CAN/597/Add.1).Since no nutritional or toxicological food safety concerns were identified with respect to the requested use of this food additive, Health Canada has modified the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Accepted Useshttp://hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/addit/list/8-other-autre-eng.php), effective 3 May 2017.
The purpose of this communication is to publically announce the Department's decision in this regard and to provide the appropriate contact information for any inquiries or for those wishing to submit any new scientific information relevant to the safety of this food additive.