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Health Canada issues a Guide for the Preparation of Submission on Food Additives
The Food Directorate’s Bureau of Chemical Safety would like to advise you of the following update(s) on “Food Additives”. Please contact Susan Abel, Principal of FPCSC is you require any assistance – [email protected], our team of experts are at your service.
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Modification to the List of permitted food enzymes to authorize the use of chymosin B
Health Canada’s Food Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of chymosin B from T. reesei GICC03546 for use as a milk clotting enzyme in the manufacture of sour cream and various cheeses. The results of the assessment support the safety of chymosin B from T. reesei GICC03546 for its requested…
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Consultation: Revised policy for Foods Derived from SCNT clones and their Progeny
Health Canada has launched a consultation on a revised policy regarding the regulation of foods derived from somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) cloned cattle and swine, and their progeny. This consultation will be open for 60 days, from March 26 to May 25, 2024.
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Food Processing: Severe Injuries in the Food Processing Industry Hazard Alert
This alert is directed to employers, contractors, staffing agencies and employees in the food processing industry, including cleaning and maintenance shifts, to increase awareness and help ensure the industry is taking action to reduce the alarming number of serious preventable injuries, including deaths, in poultry, meat and other food processing…
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Guidance for industry – New Dietary Ingredient Notification Procedures and Timelines
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled “Dietary Supplements: New Dietary Ingredient Notification Procedures and Timeframes: Guidance for Industry.” The guidance focuses on frequently asked questions about the new dietary ingredient notification submission and review process. The guidance…
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New York State is latest to threaten removal of harmful food additives
(Food Safety News) One of two Bills have been proposed that would prohibit the use of food certain additives in foods or drinks. The other requires companies to disclose self-declared recognized as safe chemicals.
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CFIA Importer Risk Assessment (IRA-Food) model info sessions
The IRA-Food model is a quantitative, science-based risk assessment tool designed to evaluate the food safety risk associated with food importers licenced under the SFCR. The objective of this model is to help the agency better prioritize its inspection resources and inform the level of oversight for this sector. This…
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Notice of modification to the List of permitted enzymes to authorize the use of maltotetraohydrolase
Health Canada’s Food Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of maltotetraohydrolase from B. licheniformis GICC03548 for use as a food enzyme in bread, flour, whole wheat flour and unstandardized bakery products. The Directorate considered allergenicity, chemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, nutrition, and toxicology in the assessment. The results of the assessment…
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FDA issues notice on modification to the List of Recognized Standards
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a publication containing modifications the Agency is making to the list of standards FDA recognizes for use in premarket reviews (FDA Recognized Consensus Standards). This publication, entitled “Modifications to the List of Recognized Standards, Recognition List Number: 061” (Recognition List Number: 061),…
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Updated guidance on section 61 of the SFCR – Separation of food
You must use physical or other effective means to separate food from anything that presents a risk of contamination to the food, including any food that does not meet the requirements of the Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations. This will include but not be limited to cleaning agents,…
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