Introduction to additives in Canada

Food Partners Network Food additives play an important role in food safety, more and more safe and reliable food additives are included in the new approval list, some approved varieties will also be cancelled and banned due to safety issues, pay close attention to domestic and foreign food additives legislative development, to promote the healthy development of China's import and export food trade is of great significance.
Food Partners Network has previously introduced the additive regulations of CAC, the European Union and the United States, and this article will briefly introduce the additive regulations of Canada for your reference.
, regulations are regulated in accordance with the Canadian Food Additives Act by C.R.C., c. 870 food and drug regulations and the corresponding Marketing Licensing System (MAs).
The list of 15 food additives included in the marketing license is dynamically updated, and the update notice of the relevant content is published on the Website of Health Canada after scientific evaluation and consultation, and the relevant revisions are finally incorporated into the corresponding list of food additives.
II. Additive definition Scope Canada defines food additives as any chemical substance added at the entire production, storage, etc. stage of food to play a special process role, not to become part of the food, and does not affect the characteristics of the food itself.
Canadian food additives do not include salt, sugar and starch-like food ingredients, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, flavors, pesticides, veterinary drugs or food packaging materials.
processing additives do not belong to the category of food additives.
3. Additive functions The main functions of Canadian food additives include: anti-coagulants, bleaching agents, cooked agents, dough improver, colorants, emulsions, gels, stabilizers, thickeners, enzymes, curing agents, detergents, sweeteners, acidity regulators, preservatives, chelating agents, starch improveers, extractors, etc.
. Food Additives List Canada Food Additives Regulations are divided into 15 lists according to the function of food additives, the list specifies in detail the food categories applicable to food additives and the use limits, the following are the titles of 15 lists.
list of permitted anti-knot agents (List of permitted anticaking agents) Table 2. List of allowed bleach, cooked agents and dough improvers (List of Of Permitted Bleaching, List of emulsions, gels, stabilizers and thickeners allowed on list of colorants allowed on Table 3 of the List of Colorants allowed on Table 3 (List of Lists of Food Enzymes allowed on List of Food Enzymes) List of glosses or polishes allowed in Table 7 (List of Lists of Food Additives with Other General Accepted Us) List of permitted acid regulators, acid reactive materials and water regulators on Table 10 List of preservatives allowed on Table 11 of Acid-Reacting Materials and Water Correcting Agents List of chelating agents allowed on Table 12 (List of Permitted Sequestering Agents) Table 13 List of allowed starch improvers (List of List of Permitted Starch-Modifying Agents) List of Yeast Foods Allowed on Table 14 Table 15 List of permitted carriers or extracts (List of Permitted Carriers or Extraction Solvents), Description of Use Canada Food Additives List includes the name of food additives, scope of application and conditions of use, Food Additives Canada regulations do not set up a food classification system, the table of food does not reflect a clear sub-classification relationship.
For food additives not covered by the Canadian Food and Drug Regulations and the Food Additive Marketing License, although not explicitly stated not to be used, but the scope of the non-affirmed is the default prohibited area, in accordance with the Food and Drug Regulations B.16.002 to the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Health approved and issued a notice before use.
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