Novel Food Notification and Food Additive Submission

When introducing a new food ingredient that is not regulated in the Food and Drug Regulations, Novel Food Notifications must be completed and submitted to Health Canada. The submission of novel food additive applications is required before selling novel food in Canada. The application includes food additives that are completely new and have never been used before, as well as existing food additives that will be used differently, i.e., in different food. 

We have the expertise needed to prepare novel food additive applications. We prepare statutory requirements for submissions on food additives, such as descriptions of the food additive, which include chemical properties, efficacy, purpose, level of use, and proposed maximum level of use. We help:

• Review your ingredient 
• Check whether your product or ingredient is novel
• Arrange pre-submission meetings 
• Communicate with officials about novel food approval
• Respond to government clarification requests 
• Address information request notices 

This is a food that was manufactured, prepared, preserved or packaged through a process that may cause that food to go through a major change.