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27 January 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English /French  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  26 January 2022 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Canada . 
 
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Title: Marketing Authorization for Vitamin D in Milk, Goat's Milk and Margarine  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[X] Notified measure adopted - date: 29 December 2021  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 19 January 2022  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 29 December 2021  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p2/2022/2022 -01-19/html/so r-dors278 -eng.html  
(English)  
https://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p2/2022/2022 -01-19/html/sor -dors278 -fra.html  
(French)  
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  This regulatory Marketing Authorization (MA) permits manufacturers to voluntarily 
increase the amount of vitamin D in in cow's milk, goat's milk, and margarine to the levels set out 
in the proposed Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the F ood and Drugs Act 
(Nutrition Symbols, Other Labelling Provisions, Partially Hydrogenated Oils and Vitamin D)[1](FOP 
Regulations).  
This MA will facilitate alignment and compliance with the Regulations Amending the Food and Drug 
Regulations (Nutrition Labell ing, Other Labelling Provisions and Food Colours )[2] (2016 nutrition 
labelling regulations), which increased the daily value (DV) for vitamin D (i.e., a value that would 
meet the requirements of almost all Canadians). After 14 December 2022, manufacturers must use 
the new DV to calculate the percent daily v alue (% DV) that will appear in the Nutrition Facts table 
(NFt) on package labels. The % DV gives consumers an indication of the amount of a nutrient in a 
serving of food to help them make informed food choices. The MA will help avoid multiple label 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final/modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/CAN/543/Add.1  
 
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  change s and potential loss of consumer confidence resulting from a sharp decrease in % DV and 
loss of the "excellent source" claim for cow's milk and goat's milk.  
This MA will also help increase vitamin D in the food supply to help promote adequate bone health 
among Canadians without creating the risk of excessive intakes of vitamin D.  
The MA is intended to be an interim measure until amendments are made to the Food and Drug 
Regulations , and approved by the governor in council.  
[1] https://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2018/2018 -02-10/html/reg2 -eng.html  
[2] http://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p2/2016/2016 -12-14/html/sor -dors305 -eng.html  
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