G/SPS/N/CAN/1105  
 
21 April 2017  
(17-2176) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phyt osanitary 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 w ith the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Lactase from Bacillus licheniformis  PP3930 
(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 Lactase from Bacillus licheniformis  PP3930 in Lactose -
Reducing Enzyme Preparations and Certain Standardi zed and Unstandardized Dairy 
Foods – Document Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0090.  Language(s): English and 
French . Number of pages: 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattac hments/2017/SPS/CAN/17_1967_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CAN/17_1967_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content: Health Canada received a f ood additive submission seeking 
approval for the use of lactase from  Bacillus licheniformis  PP3930 in certain standardized 
and unstandardized dairy foods.  
Lactase from other source organisms is already permitted for use in Canada as a food 
enzyme in lactos e-reducing enzyme preparations and a number of standardized and 
unstandardised dairy products. However,  B. licheniformis  PP3930 has not previously 
been permitted as a source organism for any enzyme in the  List of Permitted Food 
Enzymes . 
The results of Heal th Canada's evaluation of available scientific data support the safety 
of lactase from  Bacillus licheniformis  PP3930 when used in bread, flour, whole wheat 
flour and unstandardized bakery products as requested by the petitioner.   Therefore, 
Health Canada h as modified the  List of Permitted Food Enzymes  (http://hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -
an/securit/addit/list/5 -enzymes -eng.php ), effective 5 April  2017.  
The purpose of this communication is to pu blically 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 information relevant to the safety of this food 
additive.  
7. Objective and ra tionale: [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/1105  
 
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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 la nguage(s) in which these are available: 
Health  Canada's Food and Nutrition – "Public Involvement and Partnerships" Website, 
posted 5 April  2017 (available in English and French):  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/index -eng.php  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/index -fra.php   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 5 April 2017  
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) : 5 April 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 June 2017  
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 
Lactase from Bacillus licheniformi s PP3930 in Lactose -Reducing Enzyme Preparations 
and Certain Standardized and Unstandardized Dairy Foods – Document Reference 
Number: NOM/ADM -0090" is available through the following weblink:  
http://hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/nom -adm-0090/index -eng.php  (English)  
http://hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/nom -adm-0090/index -fra.php  (French)