G/SPS/N/CAN/1155  
 
12 February 2018  
(18-0928) 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): Pectinase  (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 Pectinase from Trichoderma reesei  RF6197 and from 
Trichoderma reesei  RF6201 in Single -strength Fruit Juices, Wine, and Unstandardized Fruit 
and Vegetable Products – Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0109. Language(s): English and 
French.  Number of pages: 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CAN/18_0817_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/CAN/18_0817_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content: Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a detailed safety 
assessment of two food additive submissions seeking approval for the use of two 
pectinases, polyga lacturonase from Trichoderma reesei  RF6197 and pectin esterase from 
Trichoderma reesei  RF6201, respectively, in the manufacture of single -strength fruit 
juices, wine, fruit purées, vegetable purées, and fruit spreads.  
Pectinase from other microbial sources  is already permitted for use in single -strength fruit 
juices and wine, and from one of these sources in unstandardized fruit and vegetable 
products. The Food Directorate determined that information related to the safety of 
pectinase from Trichoderma reese i RF6197 and from Trichoderma reesei  RF6201 supports 
the use of this food enzyme from these sources in the manufacture of the same foods; 
therefore, the Department has extended the use of the food additive pectinase described 
in the information document by  updating the  List of Permitted Food Enzymes  
(https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/food -safety/food -
additives/lists -permitted/5 -enzymes.html ), effective  1 February 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/1155  
 
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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 A nimal 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 1 
February 2018 (available in English and French):  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships.html  
https://www.canada.ca/f r/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats.html   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 February 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) : 1 February 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 16 April 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 
Pectinase from Trichoderma reesei RF6197 and from Trichoderma reesei RF6201 in Single -
strength Fruit Juices, Wine, and Unstanda rdized Fruit and Vegetable Products – Reference 
Number: NOM/ADM -0109" is available through the following weblink:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/modification -list-permitted -enzymes -pectinase -0109.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/modification -liste-enzymes -pectinase -0109.html  (French)