G/SPS/N/CAN/1122  
 
8 June 2017  
(17-3043) 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 w ith the WTO; ICS numbers should be  
provided in addition, where applicable): Carnobacterium maltaromaticum  CB1 
(ICS Code:  67.220.20)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specif ic regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted 
Preservatives  to Enable the Use of  Carnobacterium maltaromaticum  CB1 as an 
Antimicrobial Preservative in Certain Meat and Poultry Meat Products –  
Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0097.  Language(s): English and French . Number of 
pages: 4 and 5  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CAN/17_2628_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CAN/17_2628_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 bacterium  
Carnobacterium maltaromaticum strain CB1 ( C. maltaromaticum  CB1) to limit or inhibit 
the growth of  Listeria monocytogenes  in var ious meat and poultry products.  
C. maltaromat icum CB1 is already permitted for use in Canada as a preservative on four 
standardized meat products, namely vacuum -packed wieners, vacuum -packed sliced 
roast beef, vacuum -packed sliced cooked ham, and vacu um-packed sliced cooked 
turkey.  
As no safety conce rns were raised through Health Canada's assessment the Department 
has enabled the food additive use of  C. maltaromaticum CB1 described in the 
information document below by updating the  List of Permitted Preservatives  http://hc -
sc.gc.ca/fn -an/securit/addit/list/11 -preserv -conserv -eng.php , effective 1 June 2017.  
The purpose of this communication is to publically announce the Department's decision 
in this regard and to provi de 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/1122  
 
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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 Nutrit ion – "Public Involvement and Partnerships" Website, 
posted 1 June  2017 (available in English and French):  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/index -eng.php  
http://www.hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/index -fra.php   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 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) : 1 June 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 August 2017  
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 Preservatives  to Enable the Use o f 
Carnobacterium maltaromaticum CB1 as an Antimicrobial Preservative in Certain Meat 
and Poultry Meat Produ cts – Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0097" is available through 
the following weblink:  
http://hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/nom -adm-0097/index -eng.php  (English)  
http://hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/nom -adm-0097/index -fra.php  (French)