G/SPS/N/CAN/668  
 
2 April 2013  
(13-1707)  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):  Asparaginase in green coffee (ICS Codes: 67.140, 
67.220) 
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 the Enzyme Asparaginase, obtained from Aspergillus 
oryzae (pCaHj621/BECh2#10), in Green Coffee - Reference Number: NOM/ADM-0007  
Language(s):  English and French  Number of pages:  4 and 4 
6. Description of content:  This document provides information on Health Canada's 
modification to the List of Permitted Food Enzymes  to enable the use of the enzyme 
asparaginase, in green coffee. 
Health Canada's Food Directorate has completed a detailed safety assessment of a food 
additive submission seeking to enable the use of the enzyme asparaginase, obtained 
from Aspergillus oryzae  (pCaHj621/BECh2#10), in green coffee. 
Health Canada previously approved the use of this food additive in other food 
applications described in the List of Permitted Food Enzymes . 
As no safety concerns were raised through this assessment, and since this food additive 
is already approved for use in other foods in  Canada, the Department is enabling its use 
as described in the information document below. 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 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/668 
 
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8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al 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 March 2013 (available in English and French): 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/consult/index-eng.php  (English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/consult/index-fra.php  (French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  The proposed food additive use will be 
legally enabled once it is published in Health Canada's List of Permitted Food Enzymes  
(http://hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/addit/list/5-enzymes-eng.php ). 
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) :  The food additive uses noted in this document come into force 
the day on which the modifications are made to the List of Permitted Food Enzymes  
(http://hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/addit/list/5-enzymes-eng.php ). The uses noted in this 
document are an extension of use of a food a dditive that is currently permitted for use in 
Canada. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  7 June 2013 
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. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
The electronic version of: "Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food Enzymes 
to Enable the Use of the Enzyme Asparaginase, Obtained from  Aspergillus oryzae  
(pCaHj621/BECh2#10), in Green Coffee - Re ference Number: NOM/ADM-0007" can be 
downloaded at:  
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/consult/nom- adm-0007/document-consultation-eng.php  
(English) 
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/consult/nom- adm-0007/document-consultation-fra.php  
(French)