G/SPS/N/CAN/1349  
 
3 November 2020  
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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):  Cellulase from Trichoderma reesei  QM9414 (ICS Codes: 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 Cellulase from Trichoderma reesei  QM9414 in Apricot, Peach 
and Pear Nectars and Unstandardized Fruit and V egetable Products - Reference Number: 
NOM/ADM -0156. Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  4 
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 cellulase from 
Trichoderma reesei  QM9414 in standardized single -strength fruit juices, standardized and 
unstandardized f ruit nectars, and unstandardized fruit and vegetable products.  
Cellulase from T. reesei  QM9414 is already permitted for use in Canada as a food enzyme 
in standardized single -strength fruit juices, so this requested use did not require further 
consideration by Health Canada.  
However, cellulase from T. reesei  QM9414 is not permitted for use in  standardized fruit 
nectars or more broadly in the manufacture of unstandardized fruit and vegetable 
products (including unstandardized fruit nectars). The results of the premarket 
assessment support the safety of cellulase from T. reesei  QM9414 for these uses and as 
requested by the petitioner. Consequently, Health Canada has enabled the use of this 
enzyme from this source described in the information document by modifying the List of 
Permitted Food Enzymes , effective 22 October 2020.  
The purpose of this c ommunication 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/1349  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identi fy 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 standard?  
[ ] 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' Web site, posted 22 
October 2020 (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) : 22 October 2020  
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) : 22 October 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 January 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if ava ilable) of other body:   G/SPS/N/CAN/1349  
 
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  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 
Cellulase from Trichoderma reesei  QM9414 in Apricot, Peach and Pear Nectars and 
Unstandardized Fruit and Vegetable Products - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0156" is 
available through the following weblink:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnersh ips/modification -permitted -food-enzymes -trichoderma -reesei -qm9414.html  
(English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/modification -permettre -utilisation -trichoderma -reesei -qm9414.html  
(French)  
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