13. Draft – List of permitted starch-modifying 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 | Acetic Anhydride | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| A.2 | Adipic Acid | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| A.3 | Aluminum Sulphate | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| C.1 | Calcium Hypochlorite | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Good Manufacturing Practice | NOM/ADM-0037 |
| H.1 | Hydrochloric Acid | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| H.2 | Hydrogen Peroxide | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| M.1 | Magnesium Sulphate | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | 4,000 ppm | n/a |
| N.1 | Nitric Acid | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| O.1 | Octenyl Succinic Anhydride (OSA) | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| P.1 | Peracetic Acid | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| P.2 | Phosphorus Oxychloride | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| P.3 | Potassium Permanganate | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | 50 ppm, calculated as manganese | n/a |
| P.4 | Potassium Tripolyphosphate | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Total residual phosphate not to exceed 4,000 ppm, calculated as phosphorus. | NOM/ADM-0048 |
| P.5 | Propylene Oxide | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | 25% | n/a |
| S.1 | Sodium Acetate | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| S.2 | Sodium Bicarbonate | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| S.3 | Sodium Carbonate | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| S.4 | Sodium Chlorite | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| S.5 | Sodium Hydroxide | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| S.6 | Sodium Hypochlorite | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| S.7 | Sodium Potassium Tripolyphosphate | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Total residual phosphate not to exceed 4,000 ppm, calculated as phosphorus. | NOM/ADM-0048 |
| S.8 | Sodium Trimetaphosphate | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | 400 ppm, calculated as phosphorus | n/a |
| S.9 | Sodium Tripolyphosphate | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Total residual phosphate not to exceed 4,000 ppm, calculated as phosphorus. | n/a |
| S.10 | Succinic Anhydride | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
| S.11 | Sulphuric Acid | n/a | Starch used in the manufacture of modified starch | Starch-modifying agent | Good Manufacturing Practice | n/a |
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