E1200 (polydextrose) in the Canada — Health Canada Status & How to Verify

E1200 (polydextrose), CAS 68424-04-4, appears on one of Health Canada's 15 Lists of Permitted Food Additives (Marketing Authorizations under Food and Drug Regulations Division 16). This page is the Canada-specific index entry: where E1200 sits in Food and Drugs Act, Food and Drug Regulations Division 16; Lists of Permitted Food Additives (Marketing Authorizations), how it appears on a label in this market, and how to verify its current permitted-use status on the official Health Canada register.

Sources: Health Canada — Bureau of Chemical Safety · Wikidata (Q424616) · Wikipedia · last fetched 2026-06-04

What E1200 is

• CAS Registry Number: 68424-04-4

polydextrose functions in food as a thickener — meaning it is added to increase viscosity without changing the basic flavour profile. The same substance is regulated under different naming conventions in different jurisdictions: the EU and Codex Alimentarius use the E-number / INS code E1200; the US FDA uses the substance common name and CAS number; Australia / NZ uses both name and INS number; Health Canada uses the substance name with optional INS.

Status in Canada

In Canada, E1200 (polydextrose) appears on one of Health Canada's 15 Lists of Permitted Food Additives (Marketing Authorizations under Food and Drug Regulations Division 16). The governing legislation is Food and Drugs Act, Food and Drug Regulations Division 16; Lists of Permitted Food Additives (Marketing Authorizations), administered by Health Canada — Bureau of Chemical Safety.

Per-food-category permitted uses, maximum levels, and any conditions of use are set out in the regulation cited above and are searchable on the official Health Canada register by substance name or numeric code. ProductGuru does not duplicate the per-category permission table on this page because regulators update those tables frequently and the authoritative source must be the register itself.

How E1200 appears on a Canada label

Canadian food labels show the common name of the additive in either English or French (Food and Drug Regulations B.01.010); INS numbers are permitted but not required.

The CAS Registry Number 68424-04-4 uniquely identifies polydextrose in chemical and regulatory databases worldwide — useful when cross-checking an ingredient on a label against the Health Canada register.

Verify on the Health Canada register

• Open the Health Canada — Bureau of Chemical Safety register →
• Search the register for “polydextrose” →
• Wikidata entry (Q424616) →
• Wikipedia article →

See also

• Global E1200 (polydextrose) overview — what it is, function in food, EFSA / FDA / Codex cross-references.
• E1200 (polydextrose) in EU →
• E1200 (polydextrose) in US →
• E1200 (polydextrose) in UK →
• E1200 (polydextrose) in Australia / NZ →

If you have a food sensitivity or dietary concern

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