Cross-reference
Compare food bans between two places
- CA stricter
- 0
- EU stricter
- 9
- Same rule
- 5
- Can't compare yet
- 4
Where Canada and European Union differ
| Ingredient | Canada | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| Azodicarbonamide (ADA)Food additives | AllowedPermitted as a flour treatment up to 45 ppm. | BannedNot authorised. Also banned in food-contact plastics since 2005. |
| Titanium dioxideFood additives | AllowedHealth Canada's 2022 review found no concern at current levels. | BannedBanned since 7 Aug 2022 (Regulation 2022/63). |
| PropylparabenFood additives | AllowedPermitted; allowed uses were narrowed in 2021. | BannedRemoved in 2006 by Directive 2006/52/EC. |
| Erythrosine (Red No. 3)Food additives | AllowedHealth Canada says it poses no risk at permitted levels and will act only on new evidence. | RestrictedAllowed only in cocktail and candied cherries. |
| RactopamineFarm drugs & processing | AllowedApproved. Few farms use it because export markets ban it. | BannedBanned in production and imports. |
| Growth hormones in beefFarm drugs & processing | AllowedApproved. | BannedDirective 96/22/EC, made permanent for oestradiol by 2003/74/EC. |
| ParaquatPesticides & GMO | RestrictedNo products registered since 2023, though not formally banned. | BannedBanned 2007 after a court annulled its approval. |
| AtrazinePesticides & GMO | AllowedRegistration confirmed after a 2017 special review. | BannedNot approved since 2004. |
| GM crop cultivationPesticides & GMO | AllowedWidely grown. | RestrictedVery few crops approved for cultivation; member states can opt out. |
| TBHQFood additives | Not verifiedNot verified yet. | AllowedPermitted as E319 with limits. |
| Citrus Red No. 2Food additives | Not verifiedNot verified yet. | BannedNot authorised. |
| Chemical washes on poultryFarm drugs & processing | Not verifiedNot verified yet. | BannedImports of treated poultry blocked since 1997. |
| ChlorpyrifosPesticides & GMO | Not verifiedNot verified yet. | BannedApproval not renewed in 2020. Not re-checked in this pass. |
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