Canada revised the sweetener allow list to be used in non-standardized foods

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, Health Canada issued a notice to revise the sweetener allow list to approve saccharin, calcium saccharin, potassium saccharin and sodium saccharin as sweeteners for use in a variety of non-standardized foods, effective from the date of publication.non-standardized foods are relative to standardized foods. Standardized foods are foods that have clear standards for their name labeling and composition in Canada's food and drug regulations. Standardized foods such as bread, milk, cheese, orange juice, sausages, jams, wine, beer, salt, etc.;To this, the inspection and quarantine department reminded food export enterprises: First, pay close attention to the latest developments in Canada's import food regulations and standards, grasp the market's food access standards; Business or inspection and quarantine agencies to communicate; third, according to product classification, strict raw materials added, for standardized food, to avoid saccharin and so on as sweeteners, and for non-standardized food, in order to ensure quality at the same time, should be based on the principle of reducing costs, reasonable choice of appropriate sweeteners.