G/SPS/N/CAN/1174  
 
11 June 2018  
(18-3619) 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): Glucoamylase from Aspergillus niger  41SAM2 -54 (ICS  
Codes:  67.220.20)  
4. Regions or co untries 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 Glucoamylase from Aspergillus niger  41SAM2 -54 as a Food 
Enzyme in Various Foods - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0116. Language(s): English 
and French.  Number of pages: 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CAN/18_2869_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CAN/18_2869_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content: Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a detailed safety 
assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of glucoamylase 
from Aspergillus niger  41SAM2 -54 in the manufacture of various standardized and 
unstandardized foods.  
Glucoamylase from certain other source organisms, including other strains of Aspergillus 
niger, is already permitted for use in Canada as a food enzyme in the same foods as those 
requested, with one exception, at a maximum level that is consistent with Good 
Manufacturing Practice.  
As no safety concerns were raised through Health Canada's assessment, the Department 
has enabled the use of the food additive glucoam ylase from Aspergillus niger  41SAM2 -54 
described in the information document below by updating the List of Permitted Food 
Enzymes, effective 25 May  2018.  
The purpose of this communication is to publically announce the Department's decision in 
this regard a nd 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 rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant prote ction, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1174  
 
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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 language(s) in which these are available: Health 
Canada's Food  and Nutrition – "Public Involvement and Partnerships" Website, posted 
25 May 2018:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships.html  (English)  
https://www.c anada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats.html  (French)  (available in English and French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 25 May 2018  
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) : 25 May 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 August 2018  
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/1174  
 
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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 
Glucoamylase from Aspergillus niger 41SAM2 -54 as a Food Enzyme in Various  Foods - 
Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0116" is available through the following weblink:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/modification -permitted -enzymes -glucoamylase -aspergillus -niger-41sam2 -
54.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenari ats/modification -autorises -enzymes -glucoamylase -aspergillus -niger-41sam2 -
54.html  (French)  
or requested from:  
Canada's SPS & TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Global Affairs Canada  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca