G/SPS/N/CAN/1372  
 
15 February 2021  
(21-1252) 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):  β-amylase from Bacillus flexus  AE-BAF (ICS Code: 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 β -amylase from Bacillus flexus  AE-BAF in Various Foods - 
Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0161. Language(s):  English and French . Number of 
pages:  3 and 4  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/202 1/SPS/CAN/21_1135_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/CAN/21_1135_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 β -amylase from 
Bacillus flexus  AE-BAF as a food enzyme in various foods: brewers' mash used in the 
production of ale, beer, light beer, malt liquor, porter, stout; bread, flour, whole wheat 
flour; starch used in the production of dextrins, dextrose, glucose (glucose syrup), gluco se 
solids (dried glucose syrup) or maltose; and unstandardized bakery products.  
β-amylase from barley malt is already permitted for use in Canada as a food enzyme in 
the manufacture of all the foods of interest to the petitioner other than brewers' mash.  
The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of β -amylase from B. flexus  
AE-BAF for its requested uses. Consequently, Health Canada has enabled the use of 
β-amylase from this source described in the information document by modifying the List 
of Permitted Food Enzymes , effective 9 February 2021.  
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 an y 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/1372  
 
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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" Website, 
posted 9 February 2021 (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/aliment s-nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats.html   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 9 February 2021  
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) : 9 February 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 April 2021  
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 
β-amylase from Bacillus flexus AE -BAF in Various Foods - Reference Number: 
NOM/ADM -0161" is available through the following  web link:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/modification -permitted -food-enzymes -b-amylase -bacillus -flexus.html  
(English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/modification -permettre -enzymes -b-amylase -bacillus -flexus.html  (French)  
 
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