G/SPS/N/CAN/1342  
 
5 October 2020  
(20-6757) Page: 1/3 
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):  Pectin lyase from Aspergillus niger  Rung373 (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 pectin lyase from Aspergillus niger  Rung373 in various 
standardized and unstandardized foods - Reference N umber: NOM/ADM -0154. 
Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  4 and 5  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CAN/20_5885_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CAN/20_5885_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 pectin lyase 
from Aspergillus niger  Rung373 in various standardized and unstandardized foods.  
Pectin lyase is a type of pectinase. Pectinase from other sources is already permitted for 
use in Canada in various standardized and unstandardized foods at a level consistent with 
Good Manufacturing Practice. However, the source organism A. niger  Rung373 was not a 
permitted source for any food enzyme in Canada.  
The results of the premarket asse ssment support the safety of pectin lyase from A. niger  
Rung373 for use in various standardized and unstandardized foods. Consequently, Health 
Canada has enabled the uses of pectin lyase from A. niger  Rung373 described in the 
information document by modify ing the List of Permitted Food Enzymes , effective 
23 September 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 wish ing 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 fr om 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/CAN/1342  
 
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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 
23 September 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) : 23 September 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six mont hs from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 23 September 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 December 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if av ailable) of other body:   G/SPS/N/CAN/1342  
 
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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 
pectin lyase from Aspergillus niger  Rung373 in various standardized and unstandardized 
foods - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0154" is available through the following weblink : 
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/fo od-nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/modification -permitted -food-enzymes -pectin -lyase-aspergillus -niger-rung-
373.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/modification -permettre -utilisation -lyase-pectine -aspergillus -niger-rung-
373.html  (French)  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
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Ottawa (Ontario) K1A 0G2, Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
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