G/SPS/N/CAN/1298  
 
6 February 2020  
(20-0922) 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):  Glucose Oxidase from Aspergillus niger  J39; (ICS Codes: 67.200.20)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Spec ific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food 
Enzymes  to Enable the Use of Glucose Oxidase from Aspergillus niger  J39 in Various 
Foods  - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0142 Language(s):  English and French . 
Number  of pages:  4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CAN/20_0947_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CAN/20_0947_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety 
assessment of a food additive submissi on seeking approval for the use of glucose oxidase 
from Aspergillus niger  J39 in bread, flour, whole wheat flour, pasta, unstandardized 
bakery products, and in certain shredded cheeses just prior to their packaging.  
Glucose oxidase from other A. niger  strains is already permitted for use in Canada as a 
food enzyme in the same foods as those of interest to the petitioner other than shredded 
cheese.  
The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of glucose oxidase from 
A. niger J39 for its request ed uses and its efficacy for use in shredded cheeses (a new 
type of food for this food enzyme). Consequently, Health Canada has enabled the use of 
glucose oxidase from this source described in the information document by modifying the 
List of Permitted Food Enzymes , effective 21 January 2020.  
The purpose of this communication is to publically announce the Department's deci sion 
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/1298  
 
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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 ava ilable:   
Health Canada's Food and Nutrition - "Public Involvement and Partnerships" Website , 
posted 21  January 2020 (available in English and French):  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats.html  (French)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 21 January 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) : 21 January 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 April 2020  
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 
Glucose Oxidase from Aspergillus niger J39 in Various Foods - Reference Number: 
NOM/ADM -0142" is available through the following weblink:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/modification -permitted -food-enzymes -glucose -oxidase -aspergillus -niger-
j39.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/modification -enzymes -alimentaires -glucose -oxydase -aspergillus -niger-
j39.html  (French)  
 
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