Consultation on the proposed Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Food Additives and Compositional Standards, Microbiological Criteria and Methods of Analysis for Food
Current status: Open
Opened on November 4, 2023 and will close to new input on February 2, 2024.
The proposed Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Food Additives and Compositional Standards, Microbiological Criteria and Methods of Analysis for Food were pre-published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on November 4, 2023 and will be open for comment until February 2, 2024.
The proposal also includes consequential amendments to the:
- Cannabis Regulations
- Pest Control Products Regulations
- Safe Food for Canadians Regulations
- Denatured and Specially Denatured Alcohol Regulations
- Pest Control Products Fees and Charges Regulations
Join in: how to participate
You're invited to comment on Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) proposal to modernize the regulatory frameworks under the Food and Drug Regulations governing:
- food additives
- methods of analysis
- microbiological criteria
- food compositional standards
We invite you to read, review and provide your feedback on the proposed regulations as well as the various documents set out in the table.
Share your ideas online
To provide feedback electronically on the proposed regulations or any of the documents associated with this regulatory proposal, please submit your comments to the designated contact set out in the table.
| Proposed regulations | ||
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| Title | How to provide feedback | |
| Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Food Additives and Compositional Standards, Microbiological Criteria and Methods of Analysis for Food, Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 157, No. 44 (2023) | Submit your comments using the comment boxes provided in the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement and the proposed regulations.
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| New documents proposed to be incorporated by reference as part of this regulatory proposal | ||
| Title of document | Lead department | How to provide feedback |
| Draft: Canadian food compositional standards | CFIA | Submit your comments by email to bpiia-bpaii@hc-sc.gc.ca and include "Part B Proposal_new IBR" in the subject line.
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| Draft : Table of microbiological criteria for food | Health Canada | Submit your comments by email to bpiia-bpaii@hc-sc.gc.ca and include "Part B Proposal_new IBR" in the subject line. |
| Draft: Table of microbiological reference methods for food | Health Canada | Submit your comments by email to bpiia-bpaii@hc-sc.gc.ca and include "Part B Proposal_new IBR" in the subject line. |
| Draft: Canadian requirements for determining the equivalency of food microbiological methods of analysis | Health Canada | Submit your comments by email to bpiia-bpaii@hc-sc.gc.ca and include "Part B Proposal_new IBR" in the subject line. |
| Draft: Table of chemical, physical and nutritional characteristics of food | Health Canada | Submit your comments by email to bpiia-bpaii@hc-sc.gc.ca and include "Part B Proposal_new IBR" in the subject line. |
| Draft: Determination of the protein rating using the Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score (PDCAAS) | Health Canada | Submit your comments by email to bpiia-bpaii@hc-sc.gc.ca and include "Part B Proposal_new IBR" in the subject line. |
| Draft: Table of food additive specifications | Health Canada | Submit your comments by email to bpiia-bpaii@hc-sc.gc.ca and include "Part B Proposal_new IBR" in the subject line. |
| Existing documents proposed to be revised as part of this regulatory proposal | ||
| Title of document or notice | Lead department | How to provide feedback |
| Notice of Proposal to update the nutrition labelling: Table of permitted nutrient content statements and claims (NOP/ADP-NCC-2023-1) | Health Canada | Submit your comments by email to bpiia-bpaii@hc-sc.gc.ca and include "NOP/ADP-NCC-2023-1" in the subject line. |
| Notice of Health Canada's proposal to modify the List of contaminants and other adulterating substances in foods as part of the modernization of Part B of the Food and Drug Regulations – Reference number: NOP-ADP C-2023-1 | Health Canada | Submit your comments by email to bpiia-bpaii@hc-sc.gc.ca and include "HPFB BCS NOP-ADP C-2023-1" in the subject line. |
| Notice of Health Canada's proposal to modify the Lists of permitted food additives as part of the modernization of Part B of the Food and Drug Regulations – Reference number: NOP-ADP-0041 | Health Canada | Submit your comments by email to bpiia-bpaii@hc-sc.gc.ca and include "HPFB BCS NOP-ADP-0041" in the subject line. |
| Proposed revisions to the Common Names for Ingredients and Components Document | CFIA | Submit your comments by email to bpiia-bpaii@hc-sc.gc.ca and include "Part B Proposal_revised IBR" in the subject line. |
Proposed consequential revisions to the following volumes of the Canadian Standards of Identity: |
CFIA | Submit your comments by email to bpiia-bpaii@hc-sc.gc.ca and include "Part B Proposal_revised IBR" in the subject line. |
Who is the focus of this consultation
We want to hear from:
- health professionals
- members of the public
- researchers and academics
- consumer and non-governmental organizations
- provincial, territorial and municipal governments
- industry stakeholders and professional associations
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis partners and organizations
- other interested parties
Goal of the consultation
Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are seeking feedback on the regulatory proposal to modernize the regulatory frameworks for food compositional standards, microbiological criteria, methods of analysis and food additives. The objectives of this regulatory proposal are to help make the Canadian food regulatory system more agile, transparent and responsive to new and emerging science, technology, market innovation and risks to health.
Contact us
To submit feedback by mail on the proposed regulations
Office of Legislative and Regulatory Modernization
Policy, Planning and International Affairs Directorate
Health Products and Food Branch
Health Canada
Holland Cross, Suite P2108
11 Holland Ave
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0K9
Address locator: 3000A
Email: LRM_MLR_consultations@hc-sc.gc.ca
To submit feedback by mail on the documents set out in the table, other than the proposed regulations
Bureau of Policy, Intergovernmental and International Affairs
Food Directorate
Health Products and Food Branch
Health Canada
251 Sir Frederick Banting Driveway
Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0K9
Address locator: 2204C
Email: bpiia-bpaii@hc-sc.gc.ca
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