On September 25, 2007, the Canadian Ministry of Health announced that it had received an application for permission to use sodium bisulphate as a PH regulator for a range of non-standardized foods, including pasta, non-standardized canned fruits and vegetables, non-standardized cold dishes, food surface dressings and seasonings, at the level specified in the Good Manufacturing Practice. Filling, processed salad, non-standardized juice, non-standardized drinks, mixed drinks and non-standardized concentrated drinks, non-standardized salad dressings and seasonings, snack bar food. The application also requires the use of sodium bisulfate in foods in accordance with Chapters 7, 8 and 11, in particular mayonnaise, salad coatings, processed cheddar cheese, processed cheese, processed as high as cheese, processed Jack cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, Italian Mozzarella cheese, processed cheese food, processed cheese, and laboring Canned corn, canned tender beans, canned peas, canned carrots, canned sweet potatoes, canned yam, canned tomato sauce, canned mushrooms, canned olives, canned pickles and seasonings, canned peaches, canned pineapples and canned apples. The assessment of available data supports the safety and efficacy of sodium bisulphate as these food pH regulators.

 

The use of sodium bisulphate can help reduce the salt content in food processing and the overall sodium content in the final food, which will benefit consumers and the production industry.

 

Therefore, the Canadian Ministry of Health has proposed amending the Food and Drug Code to allow the use of sodium bisulphate as a PH regulator in non-standardized foods, and the food should comply with the above standards consistent with good production practices.

 

As one of the ways to improve the response speed of the regulatory system, a temporary marketing license is issued to allow the direct use of sodium bisulphate as a PH regulator in the above-mentioned standard and non-standardized foods in accordance with the requirements of good production specifications, while formally amending the regulatory procedures.

 

The draft amendment would allow the sale of supplementary foods containing sodium bisulphate as a pH regulator. The amendment is supported by safety assessment and has little impact on the economy and environment. Therefore, the amendment can be directly approved and published in the official gazette of Canada II.

 

According to Circular G/SPS/N/CAN/301 of Canada, the notifying country was informed that the proposed date of ratification of the Circular: this IMA immediately approved it. For final legislation, it is usually approved within 12-18 months of the announcement of the provisional marketing license on September 15, 2007, when Canada officially announced Part II.