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Cracking Down on Tobacco Marketing Aimed at Youth Act (S.C. 2009, c. 27)

Assented to 2009-10-08

SCHEDULE(Section 17)

SCHEDULE(Sections 5.1, 5.2, 7.1 and 23.1)PROHIBITED ADDITIVES

Column 1

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Item

Additive

Tobacco Product

 1.

Additives that have flavouring properties or that enhance flavour, including

  • – 
    additives identified as flavouring agents by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives in the Committee’s evaluations, as published from time to time in the WHO Technical Report Series
  • – 
    additives identified as flavouring substances by the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) Expert Panel in its lists of GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) flavouring substances referred to as “GRAS 3” to “GRAS 24” and subsequent GRAS lists, as published from time to time, if any

The following additives are excluded:

  • – 
    benzoic acid (CAS 65-85-0) and its salts
  • – 
    butylated hydroxytoluene (CAS 128-37-0)
  • – 
    carboxy methyl cellulose (CAS 9000-11-7)
  • – 
    citric acid (CAS 77-92-9) and its salts
  • – 
    ethanol (CAS 64-17-5)
  • – 
    ethoxylated sorbitan monolaurate (CAS 9005-64-5)
  • – 
    fumaric acid (CAS 110-17-8)
  • – 
    glycerol (CAS 56-81-5)
  • – 
    guar gum (CAS 9000-30-0)
  • – 
    menthol (CAS 89-78-1)
  • – 
    l-menthol (CAS 2216-51-5)
  • – 
    l-menthone (CAS 14073-97-3)
  • – 
    n-propyl acetate (CAS 109-60-4)
  • – 
    paraffin wax (CAS 8002-74-2)
  • – 
    propylene glycol (CAS 57-55-6)
  • – 
    rosin glycerol ester (CAS 8050-31-5)
  • – 
    sodium acetate anhydrous (CAS 127-09-3)
  • – 
    sodium alginate (CAS 9005-38-3)
  • – 
    sorbic acid (CAS 110-44-1) and its salts
  • – 
    triacetin (CAS 102-76-1)
  • – 
    tributyl acetylcitrate (CAS 77-90-7)

Cigarettes, little cigars and blunt wraps

 2.

Amino acids

Cigarettes, little cigars and blunt wraps

 3.

Caffeine

Cigarettes, little cigars and blunt wraps

 4.

Colouring agents, excluding those used to whiten paper or the filter or to imitate a cork pattern on tipping paper

Cigarettes

 4.1

Colouring agents, excluding those used to whiten plug wrap paper, to render tipping paper brown or bronze or to imitate a cork pattern on tipping paper

Little cigars

 4.2

Colouring agents

Blunt wraps

 5.

Essential fatty acids

Cigarettes, little cigars and blunt wraps

 6.

Fruits, vegetables or any product obtained from the processing of a fruit or vegetable, excluding activated charcoal and starch

Cigarettes, little cigars and blunt wraps

 7.

Glucuronolactone

Cigarettes, little cigars and blunt wraps

 8.

Probiotics

Cigarettes, little cigars and blunt wraps

 9.

Spices, seasonings and herbs

Cigarettes, little cigars and blunt wraps

10.

Sugars and sweeteners, excluding starch

Cigarettes, little cigars and blunt wraps

11.

Taurine

Cigarettes, little cigars and blunt wraps

12.

Vitamins

Cigarettes, little cigars and blunt wraps

13.

Mineral nutrients, excluding those necessary to manufacture the tobacco product

Cigarettes, little cigars and blunt wraps

  • Note:  
    In column 1, “FAO” means Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; “WHO” means World Health Organization; “CAS” means Chemical Abstracts Service registry number.
 

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