G/SPS/N/CAN/1424  
27 January 2022  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: inglés/francés  
 
  
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):  Maltogenic alpha -Amylase from Bacillus licheniformis  HyGe767n2 
(ICS Codes: 67.220.20; 67.060)  
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 Maltogenic alpha -Amylase from Bacillus licheniformis  
HyGe767n2 in Bread, Flour, Whole Wheat Flour and Unstandardized Bakery Products . 
Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  3 
6. Description of content:  Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety 
assessment of a food additive submission seeking authorization for the use of maltogenic 
alpha -amylase from Bacillus licheniformis  HyGe767n2 in bread, flour, whole wheat flour, 
and unstandardiz ed bakery products.  
Maltogenic alpha amylase from other sources is already permitted in these foods. The 
new source organism, B . licheniformis  HyGe767n2, was not a permitted source for any 
food enzyme in Canada.  
The results of the premarket assessment supp ort the safety of maltogenic alpha -amylase 
from B. licheniformis  HyGe767n2 for its requested uses. Consequently, Health Canada 
has enabled the use of maltogenic alpha -amylase from this source as described in the 
information document by modifying the List o f Permitted Food Enzymes , effective 
19 January 2022.  
The purpose of this communication is to publically announce the Department's decision 
in this regard and to provide the appropriate contact information for those wishing to 
submit an inquiry or new scien tific information relevant to the safety of this food enzyme 
from this new source.  
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/1424  
 
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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 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 19 January 2022 (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/service s/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats.html   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 19 January 2022  
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) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 April 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) 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 
Maltogenic alpha -Amylase from Bacillus licheniformis HyGe767n2 in Bread, Flour, Whole 
Wheat Flour and Unstandardized Bakery Products" is av ailable through the following 
weblink:   
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/notice -modification -list-permitted -food-enzymes -enable -use-maltogenic -
alpha -amylase -bacillus -licheniformis.html  (English)   
https://www.canad a.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/avis -modification -liste-enzymes -alimentaires -autorisees -permettre -
utilisation -alpha -amylase -maltogene -bacillus -licheniformis.html  (French)  
Canada's Notification Authority an d Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
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Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca