G/SPS/N/CAN/1232/Add.1  
 
11 October 2019  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 11 October 2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food Enzymes  to Enable the Use of Glutaminase From 
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens  GT2 in Various Unstandardized Foods - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -
0039 
A Notice of Health Canada's Proposal to Enable the Use of Glutaminase from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens 
GT2 as a Food Enzy me in Various Unstandardized Foods  [NOP/ADP -0031] was published on 
4 February 2019. The proposal was open to the public for comment for 75 days. No comments were 
received during this period.  
The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of glu taminase from Bacillus 
amyloliquefaciens  GT2 for its requested uses. Consequently, Health Canada has enabled the use of 
glutaminase described in the information document below by modifying the List of Permitted Food 
Enzymes , effective 4 September 2019.  
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 t his food additive.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CAN/19_5596_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CAN/19_5596_00_f.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the  scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally  announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  G/SPS/N/CAN/1232/Add.1  
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
  
Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number  and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
The electronic version of: "Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food Enzymes  to Enable the 
Use of Glutaminase from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens  GT2 in Various Unstandardized Foods - Reference 
Number: NOM/ADM -0139" is available through:  
https://www.canada.ca/en /health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/modification -permitted -food-enzymes -glutaminase -bacillus -amyloliquefaciens.html  
(English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/modification -enzymes -alimentaires -permettre -glutaminase -bacillus -
amyloliquefaciens.html  (French)  
or requested from:  
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario  
K1A 0G2  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
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