7. Draft – List of permitted glazing agents
Notice
On November 4, 2023, Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency pre-published in the Canada Gazette, Part I the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Food Additives and Compositional Standards, Microbiological Criteria and Methods of Analysis for Food. The following document is being revised as part of this regulatory proposal.
How to provide comments on this document: To learn more about this regulatory proposal, including how to provide feedback on this document, please go to Consultation on the proposed Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Food Additives and Compositional Standards, Microbiological Criteria, and Methods of Analysis for Food.
Date published: November 4, 2023
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| Item | Food additive | Source | Food | Purpose of use | Maximum level of use, maximum level of residue and other conditions | Notes |
| A.1 | Acacia Gum | n/a | Unstandardized confectionery | Glazing agent | 4,000 ppm | n/a |
| A.2 | Acetylated Monoglycerides | n/a | (a) Glaze for frozen fish | (a) Glazing agent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Unstandardized confectionery | (b) Glazing agent | (b) 4,000 ppm | n/a | |||
| B.1 | Beeswax | n/a | Unstandardized confectionery | Glazing agent | 4,000 ppm | n/a |
| C.1 | Candelilla Wax | n/a | Unstandardized confectionery | Glazing agent | 4,000 ppm | n/a |
| C.2 | Carnauba Wax | n/a | Unstandardized confectionery | Glazing agent | 4,000 ppm | n/a |
| G.1 | Gum Benzoin | n/a | Unstandardized confectionery | Glazing agent | 4,000 ppm | n/a |
| M.1 | Magnesium Silicate | n/a | Unstandardized confectionery | Glazing agent | 4,000 ppm | n/a |
| M.2 | Mineral Oil | n/a | Unstandardized confectionery | Glazing agent | 1,500 ppm | n/a |
| P.1 | Petrolatum | n/a | Unstandardized confectionery | Glazing agent | 1,500 ppm | n/a |
| S.1 | Shellac | n/a | (a) Cake decorations | (a) Glazing agent | (a) 4,000 ppm | n/a |
| (b) Unstandardized confectionery | (b) Glazing agent | (b) 4,000 ppm | n/a | |||
| S.2 | Spermaceti Wax | n/a | Unstandardized confectionery | Glazing agent | 4,000 ppm | n/a |
| Z.1 | Zein | n/a | Unstandardized confectionery | Glazing agent | 1.0% | n/a |