G/SPS/N/CAN/1286  
 
11 December 2019  
(19-8537) 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):  Xylanase from Trichoderma reesei (LOVxlnA#568.4)  
 (ICS Codes: 67.060, 67.220.20)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading part ners  
[ ] 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 Xylanase from Trichoderma reesei (LOVxlnA#568.4) in 
Bread, Flour, Whole Wheat Flour and Unstandardized Bakery Products - Reference 
Number: NOM/ADM -0141. Language(s):  English  and French . Number of pages:  3 et 4  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CAN/19_7041_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/CAN/19_7041_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of co ntent:  Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety 
assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of Xylanase from 
Trichoderma reesei (LOVxlnA#568.4) in Bread, Flour, Whole Wheat Flour and 
Unstandardized Bakery Prod ucts. 
The results of the Food Directorate's evaluation of available scientific data support the 
safety of xylanase from T. reesei (LOVxlnA#568.4) when used as requested by the 
petitioner.   Therefore, Health Canada has modified the List of Permitted Food En zymes, 
effective 21 November 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 i nformation 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.   
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) :  G/SPS/N/CAN/1286  
 
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  [ ] 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 d eviates 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 " Website, posted 
7 August 2019 (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 dat e of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 21 November 2019  
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 November 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 February 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 
Xylanase from Trichoderma reesei (LOVxlnA#568.4) in Bread, Flour, Whole Wheat Flour 
and Unstandardized Bakery Products - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0141" is available 
through the following weblink: https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/se rvices/food -
nutrition/public -involvement -partnerships/modification -permitted -food-enzymes -
xylanase -trichoderma -reesei.html  (English)  
  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/modification -enzymes -alimentaires -autorisees -xylanase -trichoderma -
reese i.html  (French)  
  
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