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Health Canada approves castor oil polyglycerol esters as a food additive

Canada

Sep 10, 2024

Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate received a food additive submission seeking authorization for the use of polyglycerol esters of interesterified castor oil fatty acids as an emulsifying agent in unstandardized mayonnaise-type dressings, unstandardized spreads, unstandardized sauces and unstandardized condiments at a maximum level of 0.8%, and for an increase in the maximum level of use of this food additive as an emulsifying agent in unstandardized chocolate flavoured confectionery coatings from 0.25% to 0.50%.

At the time of the petitioner's submission, polyglycerol esters of interesterified castor oil fatty acids was already permitted for use in a number of foods, namely chocolate products, unstandardized chocolate flavoured confectionery coatings, edible vegetable oil-based pan coating emulsions for use on baking pans and unstandardized chocolate confectionery. However, polyglycerol esters of interesterified castor oil fatty acids was not permitted in the requested unstandardized mayonnaise-type dressings, unstandardized spreads, unstandardized sauces and unstandardized condiments.

 

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