G/SPS/N/CAN/1335  
 
15 September 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):  Protease from Trichoderma reesei  RF8963 (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 Protease from Trichoderma reesei  RF8963 in 
Hydrolyzed Animal, Milk and Vegetable Protein - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0150. 
Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  3 
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CAN/20_5394_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CAN/20_5394_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 protease (serine 
proteas e) from Trichoderma reesei  RF8963 in hydrolyzed animal, milk and vegetable 
protein.  
Proteases from sources other than T. reesei  are already permitted for use in Canada as 
food enzymes in various foods, including hydrolyzed animal, milk and vegetable protei n. 
The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of protease from T. reesei  
RF8963 for its requested use. Consequently, Health Canada has enabled the use of 
protease from T. reesei  RF8963 described in the information document by modifying the 
List of Permitted Food Enzymes , effective 27 August 2020.  
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 subm it 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 da mage from pests.   G/SPS/N/CAN/1335  
 
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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' Web site, 
posted 27 August 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/servic es/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats.html  (French)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 27 August 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) : 27 August 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 November 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:   G/SPS/N/CAN/1335  
 
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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 
Protease from Trichoderma reesei  RF8963 in Hydrolyzed Animal, Milk and Vegetable 
Protein - Reference Number: NOM /ADM -0150" is available through the following weblink:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/modification -permitted -food-enzymes -protease -hydrolyzed -animal -milk-
vegetable -protein.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/partic ipation -public -
partenariats/modification -enzymes -alimentaires -autorisees -protease -proteines -
hydrolisees -animale -vegetale -lait.html  (French)  
 
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