G/SPS/N/CAN/1365  
 
11 January 2021  
(21-0352) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Health Canada  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Pectinase from Aspergillus niger  (ICS Code: 67.220.20)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food 
Enzymes  to Enable the Use of Pectinase from Aspergillus niger  in Unstandardized Fruit 
and Vegetable Products - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0157. Language(s):  English 
and French . Number of pages:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CAN/21_0335_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CAN/21_0335_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety 
assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of pectinase from 
Aspergillus niger  in unstandardized fruit and vegetable products.  
Pectinase from A. niger  is already permitted for use in Canada as a food enzyme in several 
foods, includ ing certain unstandardized fruit and vegetable products at a level consistent 
with Good Manufacturing Practice. Pectinase from sources other than A. niger  is also 
permitted for such use in all unstandardized fruit and vegetable products but pectinase 
from A. niger  is not permitted more broadly in this same manner.  
The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of pectinase from A. niger  for 
its requested use. Consequently, Health Canada has enabled the use of pectinase 
described in the informati on document by modifying the List of Permitted Food Enzymes , 
effective 5 January 2021.  
The purpose of this communication is to publically announce the Department's decision 
in this regard and to provide the appropriate contact information for any inquiries  or for 
those wishing to submit any new scientific information relevant to the safety of this food 
additive.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/CAN/1365  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Health  Canada's Food and Nutrition - 'Public Involvement and Partnerships' Website, 
posted on 5 January 2021 (available in English and French):  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships.html  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats.html   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 5 January 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 5 January 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 22 March 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avai lable) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The " Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food Enzymes  to Enable the Use of 
Pectinase from Aspergillus niger  in Unstandardized Fruit and Vegetable Products - 
Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0157" is available through the following weblink s: 
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/modification -permitted -food-enzymes -pectinase -aspergillus -niger.html  
(English)  
https://w ww.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/modification -permettre -enzymes -alimentaires -pectinase -aspergillus -
niger.html  (French)  
 
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