G/SPS/N/CAN/903
9 December 2014 
(14-7175)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Cyprosin (ICS Codes: 67.220.20, 67.100.30) 
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: Health Canada's Proposal to Enable the Use of the 
New Food Additive, Cyprosin from the Flower of Cynara cardunculus L.var. altilis DC., as 
a Food Enzyme in Various Standardized Cheeses  Language(s): English and French  
Number of pages: 4 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CAN/14_5355_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/CAN/14_5355_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 the milk 
clotting (coagulating) enzyme cyprosin, obtained from the flower of the cardoon plant 
(Cynara cardunculus L.var. altilis DC.), in cheese making. 
As no safety concerns were raised through this assessment, it is the intention of Health 
Canada to enable this food additive, as described in the information document. The 
purpose of this communication is to publically announce the Department's intention 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. 
Health Canada's Food Directorate is committed to reviewing any new scientific 
information on the safety in use of any food additive, including cyprosin. Anyone wishing to submit new scientific information on the us e of this food additive or to submit any 
inquiries may do so in writing, by regular mail or electronically. 
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.   
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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)    G/SPS/N/CAN/903 
 
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  [ ] 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 December 2014 (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://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securi t/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 use noted in this document comes into force 
the day on which the modifications are made to the List of Permitted Food Enzymes (http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securi t/addit/list/5-enzymes-eng.php ) 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 February 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
The "Health Canada's Proposal to Enable the Use of the New Food Additive, Cyprosin 
from the Flower of Cynara cardunculus L.var. altilis DC., as a Food Enzyme in Various Standardized Cheeses" is available through the following weblink:  
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/consult/nop- adm-0009/document-consultation-eng.php  
(English)  
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/consult/nop- adm-0009/document-consultation-fra.php  
(French)