15. Draft – List of permitted solvents
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.
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Date published: November 4, 2023
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| Item | ood additive | Source | Food | Purpose of use | Maximum level of use, maximum level of residue and other conditions | Notes |
| A.1 | Acetone | n/a | (a) Egg and meat marking inks | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Natural extractives; Spice extracts | (b) Extraction solvent | (b) Residue not to exceed 30 ppm. | n/a | |||
| B.1 | Benzyl Alcohol | n/a | (a) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| B.2 | 2-Butanone | n/a | Natural extractives; Spice extracts | Extraction solvent | Residue not to exceed 50 ppm. | n/a |
| B.3 | 1,3-Butylene Glycol | n/a | (a) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| C.1 | Carbon Dioxide | n/a | (a) Caffeine extracts | (a) Extraction solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | NOM/ADM-0188 |
| (b) Cocoa powder | (b) Extraction solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (c) Egg products | (c) Extraction solvent | (c) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (d) (Naming the flavour) flavour; Hop extract; Natural extractives; Pre-isomerized hop extract; Spice extracts | (d) Extraction solvent | (d) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (e) Green coffee beans for decaffeination purposes | (e) Extraction solvent | (e) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (f) Tea leaves for decaffeination purposes | (f) Extraction solvent | (f) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| C.2 | Castor Oil | n/a | Oil-soluble annatto | Carrier solvent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| C.3 | Citric Acid Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides | n/a | (a) Natural extractives; Spice extracts | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| D.1 | Dichloromethane | n/a | (a) Caffeine extracts | (a) Extraction solvent | (a) 0.1 ppm in the food containing the caffeine extract, as consumed | NOM/ADM-0188 |
| (b) Green coffee beans for decaffeination purposes | (b) Extraction solvent | (b) Residue not to exceed 10 ppm in the decaffeinated roasted coffee and the decaffeinated instant coffee. | n/a | |||
| (c) Hop extract | (c) Extraction solvent | (c) Residue not to exceed 2.2%. | n/a | |||
| (d) Natural extractives; Spice extracts | (d) Extraction solvent | (d) Residue not to exceed 30 ppm. | n/a | |||
| (e) Tea leaves for decaffeination purposes | (e) Extraction solvent | (e) Residue not to exceed 10 ppm in the decaffeinated tea leaves and the decaffeinated instant tea. | n/a | |||
| E.1 | Ethanol | n/a | (a) Caffeine extracts; Non-flavouring extracts | (a) Extraction solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | NOM/ADM-0188 |
| (b) Egg and meat marking inks | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (c) (Naming the flavour) extract | (c) Carrier solvent | (c) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (d) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (d) Carrier solvent | (d) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (e) Food additive preparations | (e) Carrier solvent | (e) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (f) Hop extract; Pre-isomerized hop extract | (f) Extraction solvent | (f) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (g) Natural extractives; Spice extracts | (g) Carrier solvent; Extraction solvent | (g) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (h) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (h) Carrier solvent | (h) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| E.2 | Ethanol denatured with methanol | n/a | Vegetable oil seed meals | Extraction solvent | Residue of methanol not to exceed 10 ppm. | n/a |
| E.3 | Ethyl Acetate | n/a | (a) Caffeine extracts | (a) Extraction solvent | (a) 0.1 ppm in the food containing the caffeine extract, as consumed | NOM/ADM-0188 |
| (b) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (c) Green coffee beans for decaffeination purposes | (c) Extraction solvent | (c) Residue not to exceed 10 ppm in the decaffeinated roasted coffee and the decaffeinated instant coffee. | NOM/ADM-0059 | |||
| (d) Natural extractives; Spice extracts | (d) Carrier solvent; Extraction solvent | (d) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (e) Tea leaves for decaffeination purposes | (e) Extraction solvent | (e) Residue not to exceed 50 ppm. | NOM/ADM-0059 | |||
| (f) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (f) Carrier solvent | (f) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| G.1 | Glycerin | n/a | (a) (Naming the flavour) extract | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (c) Food additive preparations | (c) Carrier solvent | (c) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (d) Non-flavouring extract preparations | (d) Carrier solvent | (d) Good Manufacturing Practice | NOM/ADM-0188 | |||
| (e) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (e) Carrier solvent | (e) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| G.2 | Glyceryl Diacetate | n/a | (a) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| G.3 | Glyceryl Triacetate | n/a | (a) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| G.4 | Glyceryl Tributyrate | n/a | (a) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| H.1 | Hexane | n/a | (a) Hop extract | (a) Extraction solvent | (a) Residue not to exceed 2.2%. | n/a |
| (b) Natural extractives; Spice extracts | (b) Extraction solvent | (b) Residue not to exceed 25 ppm. | n/a | |||
| (c) Pre-isomerized hop extract | (c) Extraction solvent | (c) Residue not to exceed 1.5 ppm per per cent iso-alpha acid content of the pre-isomerized hop extract. | n/a | |||
| (d) Vegetable fats; Vegetable oils | (d) Extraction solvent | (d) Residue not to exceed 10 ppm. | n/a | |||
| (e) Vegetable oil seed meals | (e) Extraction solvent | (e) Residue not to exceed 10 ppm. | n/a | |||
| I.1 | Isopropanol | n/a | (a) Egg and meat marking inks | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Fish protein | (b) Extraction solvent | (b) Residue not to exceed 1,500 ppm. | n/a | |||
| (c) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (c) Carrier solvent | (c) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (d) Natural extractives; Spice extracts | (d) Extraction solvent | (d) Residue not to exceed 50 ppm. | n/a | |||
| (e) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (e) Carrier solvent | (e) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| M.1 | Methanol | n/a | (a) Egg and meat marking inks | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Hop extract | (b) Extraction solvent | (b) Residue not to exceed 2.2%. | n/a | |||
| (c) Natural extractives; Spice extracts | (c) Extraction solvent | (c) Residue not to exceed 50 ppm. | n/a | |||
| (d) Steviol glycosides | (d) Extraction solvent | (d) 200 ppm | ||||
| M.2 | Mono- and Diglycerides | n/a | (a) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Food additive preparations | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (c) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (c) Carrier solvent | (c) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| M.3 | Monoglyceride Citrate | n/a | (a) Natural extractives; Spice extracts | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| P.1 | Propylene Glycol | n/a | (a) (Naming the flavour) extract | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (c) Food additive preparations | (c) Carrier solvent | (c) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| (d) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (d) Carrier solvent | (d) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a | |||
| P.2 | Propylene Glycol Mono- and Diesters of Fat-Forming Fatty Acids | n/a | Oil-soluble annatto | Carrier solvent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| T.1 | Triethyl Citrate | n/a | (a) (Naming the flavour) flavour | (a) Carrier solvent | (a) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| (b) Unstandardized flavouring preparations | (b) Carrier solvent | (b) Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |