Vol. 141, No. 37 — September 15, 2007

GOVERNMENT NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

FOOD AND DRUGS ACT

Food and Drug Regulations — Amendments

Interim Marketing Authorization

Provisions currently exist in the Food and Drug Regulations for the use of hydrochloric acid as a starch modifying agent and as a pH adjusting agent in ale, beer, light beer, malt liquor, porter, stout, gelatin and infant formula at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice.

Health Canada has received a submission to permit the use of hydrochloric acid as a pH adjusting agent in bakery fillings, flavour emulsions and icings at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice. Evaluation of available data supports the safety and effectiveness of hydrochloric acid as a pH adjusting agent in these food products.

The use of hydrochloric acid will benefit consumers through the increased availability of quality bakery products. It will also benefit industry by facilitating the manufacture of these products.

Therefore, it is the intention of Health Canada to recommend that the Food and Drug Regulations be amended to permit the use of hydrochloric acid as a pH adjusting agent in the foods mentioned above at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice.

As a means to improve the responsiveness of the regulatory system, an Interim Marketing Authorization (IMA) is being issued to permit the immediate use of hydrochloric acid in bakery fillings, flavour emulsions and icings, at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice, while the regulatory process is undertaken to formally amend the Regulations.

The proposed regulatory amendments would be enabling measures to allow the sale of additional foods containing hydrochloric acid as a pH adjusting agent. The amendments are supported by the safety assessment and would have low impact on the economy and the environment. Consequently, the regulatory amendments may proceed directly to final approval and publication in the Canada Gazette, Part II.

Interested persons may make representations with respect to Health Canada's intention to amend the Regulations within 75 days after the date of publication of this notice. All such representations must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be addressed to the contact person identified below.

Contact

Marie-Claude Tardif, Associate Director, Bureau of Food Regulatory, International and Interagency Affairs, Health Canada, 200 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Address Locator 0702C1, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L2, 613-957-0360 (telephone), 613-941-3537 (fax), sche-ann@hc-sc.gc.ca (email).

September 6, 2007

MEENA BALLANTYNE
Acting Assistant Deputy Minister
Health Products and Food Branch

[37-1-o]

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

FOOD AND DRUGS ACT

Food and Drug Regulations — Amendments

Interim Marketing Authorization

Provisions currently exist in Table X to section B.16.100 of the Food and Drug Regulations for the use of both potassium lactate and sodium lactate as pH adjusting agents in margarine at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice, and for the use of sodium lactate as a pH adjusting agent in unstandardized foods at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice.

Health Canada has received a submission to permit the use of potassium lactate as a pH adjusting agent in unstandardized foods, specifically soups, fresh and frozen prepared meals, prepared salads and sandwich spreads based on egg, fish, meat and poultry, at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice. Evaluation of available data supports the safety and effectiveness of potassium lactate as a pH adjusting agent in these food products.

The use of potassium lactate will benefit both consumers and industry by providing a possible replacement for sodium lactate, thereby helping to reduce the sodium content in processed foods.

Therefore, it is the intention of Health Canada to recommend that the Food and Drug Regulations be amended to permit the use of potassium lactate as a pH adjusting agent in unstandardized foods at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice.

As a means to improve the responsiveness of the regulatory system, an Interim Marketing Authorization (IMA) is being issued to permit the immediate use of potassium lactate in soups, fresh and frozen prepared meals, prepared salads and sandwich spreads based on egg, fish, meat or poultry, at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice, while the regulatory process is undertaken to formally amend the Regulations.

The proposed regulatory amendments would be enabling measures to allow the sale of additional foods containing potassium lactate as a pH adjusting agent. The amendments are supported by the safety assessment and would have low impact on the economy and the environment. Consequently, the regulatory amendments may proceed directly to final approval and publication in the Canada Gazette, Part II.

Interested persons may make representations with respect to Health Canada's intention to amend the Regulations within 75 days after the date of publication of this notice. All such representations must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be addressed to the contact person identified below.

Contact

Marie-Claude Tardif, Associate Director, Bureau of Food Regulatory, International and Interagency Affairs, Health Canada, 200 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Address Locator 0702C1, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L2, 613-957-0360 (telephone), 613-941-3537 (fax), sche-ann@hc-sc.gc.ca (email).

September 6, 2007

MEENA BALLANTYNE
Acting Assistant Deputy Minister
Health Products and Food Branch

[37-1-o]

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

FOOD AND DRUGS ACT

Food and Drug Regulations — Amendments

Interim Marketing Authorization

Provisions currently exist in the Food and Drug Regulations for the use of sodium bisulphate as a pH adjusting agent in ale, beer, light beer, malt liquor, porter and stout and in unstandardized bakery products at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice.

Health Canada has received a submission to permit the use of sodium bisulphate as a pH adjusting agent in a variety of unstandardized foods including pasta, unstandardized canned fruit and vegetables, unstandardized desserts, toppings and fillings, prepared salads, unstandardized table syrups, unstandardized beverages, beverage mixes and unstandardized beverage concentrates, unstandardized salad dressings and sauces, and snack bars at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice. The submission also requested that sodium bisulphate be permitted in foods subject to standards set out in Division 7, Division 8 and Division 11, specifically, mayonnaise, salad dressing, processed cheddar cheese, processed cream cheese, processed Gouda cheese, processed Jack cheese, processed Monterey cheese, processed Mozzarella cheese, processed Muenster cheese, processed cheese food, cream cheese spread, canned corn, canned green beans, canned peas, canned carrots, canned sweet potatoes, canned yams, canned tomatoes, canned mushrooms, canned olives, canned pickles and relish, canned peaches, canned pears, pineapple, and canned applesauce at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice. Evaluation of available data supports the safety and effectiveness of sodium bisulphate as a pH adjusting agent in these food products.

The use of sodium bisulphate will benefit both consumers and industry by reducing the requirement for salt in food processing with an overall reduction in the levels of sodium in the final food.

Therefore, it is the intention of Health Canada to recommend that the Food and Drug Regulations be amended to permit the use of sodium bisulphate as a pH adjusting agent in unstandardized foods and the foods subject to standards as indicated above at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice.

As a means to improve the responsiveness of the regulatory system, an Interim Marketing Authorization (IMA) is being issued to permit the immediate use of sodium bisulphate in the standardized and unstandardized foods listed above at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice, while the regulatory process is undertaken to formally amend the Regulations.

The proposed regulatory amendments would be enabling measures to allow the sale of additional foods containing sodium bisulphate as a pH adjusting agent. The amendments are supported by the safety assessment and would have low impact on the economy and the environment. Consequently, the regulatory amendments may proceed directly to final approval and publication in Canada Gazette, Part II.

Interested persons may make representations with respect to Health Canada's intention to amend the Regulations within 75 days after the date of publication of this notice. All such representations must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be addressed to the contact person identified below.

Contact

Marie-Claude Tardif, Associate Director, Bureau of Food Regulatory, International and Interagency Affairs, Health Canada, 200 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Address Locator 0702C1, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L2, 613-957-0360 (telephone), 613-941-3537 (fax), sche-ann@hc-sc.gc.ca (email).

September 6, 2007

MEENA BALLANTYNE
Acting Assistant Deputy Minister
Health Products and Food Branch

[37-1-o]

BANK OF CANADA

Balance sheet as at August 31, 2007

(Millions of dollars) Unaudited

ASSETS	amount	total
Deposits in foreign currencies		3.8
Loans and receivables
Advances to members of the Canadian Payments Association	13.2
Advances to Governments
Securities purchased under resale agreements
Other loans and receivables	14.6
		27.8
Investments
Treasury bills of Canada	21,413.8
Other securities issued or guaranteed by Canada:
maturing within three years	11,437.5
maturing in over three years but not over five years	7,455.6
maturing in over five years but not over ten years	5,696.0
maturing in over ten years	6,300.0
Other investments	38.0
		52,340.9
Bank premises		130.7
Other assets		83.9
		52,587.1
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
Bank notes in circulation		48,710.8
Deposits
Government of Canada	2,622.0
Members of the Canadian Payments Association	263.5
Other	450.5
		3,336.0
Liabilities in foreign currencies
Government of Canada
Other
Other Liabilities
Securities sold under repurchase agreements
All other liabilities	497.3
		497.3
		52,544.1
Capital
Share capital	5.0
Statutory reserve	25.0
Accumulated other comprehensive income	13.0
		43.0
		52,587.1

I declare that the foregoing return is correct according to the books of the Bank.

Ottawa, September 5, 2007

H. A. WOERMKE

Acting Chief Accountant

I declare that the foregoing return is to the best of my knowledge and belief correct, and shows truly and clearly the financial position of the Bank, as required by section 29 of the Bank of Canada Act.

Ottawa, September 5, 2007

DAVID A. DODGE

Governor

[37-1-o]

NOTICE:
The format of the electronic version of this issue of the Canada Gazette was modified in order to be compatible with extensible hypertext markup language (XHTML 1.0 Strict).