interim marketing authorization regarding orange juice fortified with calcium with or without vitamin d available in english and french pages 846-847 health canada has received a number of requests to amend the regulations and permit the sale of orange juice fortified with calcium with or without vitamin d. these requests were considered under the condition that orange juice with added calcium would be a special purpose food meaning that the addition of calcium with or without vitamin d to orange juice would provide a substantial amount of calcium in the diet of individuals who are most likely to benefit from the consumption of these products namely people who do not drink milk the major dietary source of calcium in a canadian diet. evaluation of available data has demonstrated the safety of the addition of calcium with or without vitamin d to orange juice to the levels at which they are found in milk sold in canada. such addition of calcium to orange juice with or without vitamin d would therefore be considered appropriate provided that the labels of fortified orange juice products identify the product appropriately to hel consumers make informed choices. therefore it is the intention of health canada to recommend that the food and drug regulations be amended to permit the addition of calcium with or without vitamin d to orange juice or orange and tangerine juice sold as such in fluid concentrated or reconstituted forms. as a means to improve the responsiveness of the regulatory system an interim marketing authorization ima is being issued to permit the immediate sale of orange juice and orange and tangerine juice with added calcium with or without added vitamin d as indicated above while the regulatory process is undertaken to formally amend the regulations. a revision to this notification will be published at the start of the amendment process and members will be given the opportunity at that time to submit comments on this proposed measure. this document has also been notified under the tbt agreement labelling requirements