Why is Health Canada allowing caffeine in non-cola carbonated beverages?
Answer 1. In Canada, caffeine is regulated as a food additive, and there are restrictions in the Food and Drug Regulations on which food additives can be added to certain foods and at what level. When Health Canada receives requests for new food additive uses, it is obligated to consider those requests and to conduct a full safety assessment of the available scientific data. Once Health Canada has determined that all food additive submission requirements listed in the Regulations are satisfactorily met, consideration must be given to amending the Regulations to allow the food additive in specified food at levels that have been deemed to be safe by the Department.
