G/SPS/N/CAN/1137  
 
4 October 2017  
(17-5334) 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): Mannanase (ICS Codes: 67.220.20, 67.140.20)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affe cted, 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 Mannanase from Aspergillus niger AE-HCM in Liquid Coffee 
Concentrate - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0103. Language(s): English and French.  
Number of pages: 3 and 4  
https://members.wto.org/c rnattachments/2017/SPS/CAN/17_4527_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CAN/17_4527_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 mannanase from 
Aspergillus niger AE-HCM in the manufactur e of liquid coffee concentrate.  
Mannanase is a type of hemicellul ase enzyme.  Hemicellulases from Bacillus 
amyloliquefaciens  and from Bacillus subtilis  are already permitted for use in the 
manufactur e of liquid coffee concentrate.  
As no safety concerns were raised through Health Canada's assessment, the Department 
has en abled the use of the food additive mannanase described in the information 
document below by updating the  List of Permit ted Food Enzymes , effective  
14 September  2017.  
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 p ests.  G/SPS/N/CAN/1137  
 
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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, ho w 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" Web site, 
posted 14 September 2017 (available in English and French):  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships.html  (Englis h) 
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats.html  (French)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 14 September 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) : 14 September 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 27 November 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  G/SPS/N/CAN/1137  
 
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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 
Mannanase from Aspergillus niger AE -HCM in Liquid Coffee Concentrate - Reference 
Number: NOM/ADM -0103" is available through the following weblink:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/pu blic-involvement -
partnerships/modification -list-permitted -enzymes -mannanase -liquid -coffee -1031.html  
(English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/modification -liste-enzymes -mannanase -cafe-liquide -103.html  (French)  
 
or requested from:  
Canada's SPS and TBT Notifi cation Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario  
K1A 0G2  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca