G/SPS/N/CAN/1187  
 
25 Jul y 2018 
(18-4702) 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): Glucose Oxidase (ICS Codes: 67.220.20, 67.060, 67.120.20)  
4. Regions or countries lik ely 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 Glucose Oxidase from Trichoderma reesei  RF11400 in 
Certain Grain and Bakery Products, Certain Liquid Egg Products, and Pasta - Reference 
Number: NOM/ADM -0120. Language(s): English and French.  Number of pages: 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CAN/18_3901_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CAN/18_3901_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 glucose oxidase 
from Trichoderma reesei  RF11400 in the manufacture of bread, flour, certain liquid egg 
products (whole, yolk and egg -white) that are destined for drying, pasta, unstandardized 
bakery products, and whole wheat flour.  
Glucose oxidase from other source organisms is al ready specifically permitted for use as a 
food enzyme in Canada in the manufacture of all the foods of interest to the petitioner 
other than pasta.  
As no safety concerns were raised through Health Canada's assessment, the Department 
has enabled the use of the food additive glucose oxidase from Trichoderma reesei  RF11400 
described in the information document below by updating the List of Permitted Food 
Enzymes, effective 18 July 2018.  
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 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/1187  
 
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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 18 July  2018 (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 date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 18 July 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) : 18 July 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circula tion of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 September 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:  
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 
Glucose Ox idase from Trichoderma reesei RF11400 in Certain Grain and Bakery Products, 
Certain Liquid Egg Products, and Pasta - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0120"  is available 
through the following weblink:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/modification -permitted -enzymes -glucose -oxidase-grain.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/serv ices/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/modification -autorises -enzymes -cereales -glucose -oxydase.html  (French)  
or requested from:  
 Canada's SPS & TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Global Affairs Canada  
Technical Barriers and Reg ulations Division  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca