08-09-2025 22:30 via canada.ca

Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s report on red tape reduction

Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada have conducted a broad review of regulations and program administration to identify outdated, inefficient or duplicate regulations that hinder economic growth and create unnecessary burden for businesses and people in Canada.
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Modification to the Lists of Permitted Food Additives to revise certain permitted uses of aluminum-containing food additives
Modification to the Lists of Permitted Food Additives to remove duplication and harmonize the names of certain food additives
Modification to the List of Permitted Food Enzymes to authorize the use of pullulanase from a new source
Modification to the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents to extend the use of polysorbate 80
Modification to the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents to extend the use of pectin
Modification to the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims (free of sugars)
Proposal to modify the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients to permit 30% juice in certain caffeinated beverages
Proposal to modify the use of caffeine as a supplemental ingredient
Proposal to transfer the maximum levels for ethyl carbamate in alcoholic beverages to the List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances in Foods
Modification to the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients to enable the use of milk thistle seed extract (silymarin)
Proposal to modify the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims (free of sugars)
Modification to the List of permitted supplemental ingredients to enable the use of grape seed extract (oligomeric proanthocyanidins)
Modification to the Table of Permitted Nutrient Content Statements and Claims (Protein Claims and “No Added Fat”)
Modification to the Lists of Permitted Food Additives as part of the modernization of Part B of the Food and Drug Regulations
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