Modification to the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients to extend the use of caffeine

Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate is modifying the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients to authorize the use of caffeine as a supplemental ingredient in foods listed in item 6 of the List of Permitted Supplemented Food Categories and to require that all solid supplemented foods with high caffeine content be labelled to indicate that another source of caffeine should not be consumed on the same day. Consequently, Health Canada will modify the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients