food additives

02 Dec 2025

Health Canada Proposes New Food Enzyme Authorization: Exo-inulinase

Foodbakery regulations, Canadian compliance, exo-inulinase, food additives, food enzymes, food industry Canada, GMP, health canada, Regulatory Updates, Trichoderma reesei

On November 20th, 2025, Health Canada released a new proposal signalling its intention to authorize exo-inulinase from Trichoderma reesei strain AR 577 as a permitted food enzyme in Canada. If the proposal moves forward, the change would be implemented through an update to the List of Permitted Food Enzymes following a public consultation period that closes on February 3rd, 2026. The List of…

02 Aug 2023

Aspartame and Other Sweeteners; What You Need to Know

Uncategorizedacesulfame potassium, allulose, aspartame, erythritol, fao, food additives, health canada, IARC, JECFA, monk fruit extract, stevia, sucralose, sugar substitutes, sweeteners, WHO

Aspartame, a sweetener that has been widely used in various food products, has recently come under scrutiny due to its classification as a class 2B carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Joint Expert…