Canada updates information on the use of L-theanine in supplemented foods
Canada
Aug 22, 2024
Health Canada published amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) in the Canada Gazette, Part II, creating a regulatory framework for the sale of supplemented foods in Canada (hereinafter referred to as the "supplemented foods regulations").
Since then, Health Canada has received several requests for clarification regarding the ingredient L-theanine. This ingredient was permitted during the Temporary Marketing Authorization (TMA) period on a case-by-case basis, but does not appear in the Threshold levels for cautionary statements and other conditions of use for products eligible for a transition period under the supplemented foods regulatory framework, or as a supplemental ingredient in the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients.
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