G/SPS/N/CAN/1037/Add.1  
 
28 February 2017   
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 28 February 2017, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Canada . 
 
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Notice of Modification - Lists of Permitted Food Additives  
Notice of Modification to Remove  'Solid cut meat with or without added phosphate salts', 'Solid cut 
poultry meat' and 'Solid cut poultry meat that contains phosphate salts or water' From the List of 
Foods that are Permitted to Contain Transglutaminase in the List of Permitted Food Enzyme s - 
Document Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0086 
Background:  
In July 2016 Health Canada published a notice of a proposal, titled Notice of Health Canada's 
Proposal to Remove "Solid cut meat with or without added phosphate salts" From the List of Foods 
that are Permitted to Contain Transglutaminase in the List of Permitted Food Enzymes - Reference 
Number: NOP/AVP -0020 (http://hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/meat -salts-viande -sels/inde x-eng.php ) 
(G/SPS/N/CAN/1037). Upon analysing the comments submitted, Health Canada's Food Directorate 
will instead be exploring, as a separate project, alternative strategies such as product labelling for 
addressing the concerns about possible microbial contamination at the interior of certain types of 
formed meat products. As such, the food additive provisions will continue to allow the use of 
transglutaminase in these types of meat products.  
In the course of the review, the Directorate determined that c ertain corrective modifications were 
required to the List of Permitted Food Enzymes  (http://hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/securit/addit/list/5 -
enzymes -eng.php ). These modifications will hav e no impact on the current approved uses of 
transglutaminase as described in the information document provided.  
Therefore, Health Canada has modified the List of Permitted Food Enzymes  (http://hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -
an/securit/addit/list/5 -enzymes -eng.php ), effective 15 February 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.  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CA N/17_1116_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/CAN/17_1116_00_f.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notifi cation of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entr y into force  
[ ] Other:   G/SPS/N/CAN/1037/Add.1  
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 c alendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/m m/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of 
other body:  
   
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 electronic version of: " Notice of Modification to Remove 'Solid cut meat with or without added 
phosphate salts', 'Solid cut poultry meat ' and 'Solid cut poultry meat that contains phosphate salts 
or water' From the List of Foods that are Permitted to Contain Transglutaminase in the List of 
Permitted Food Enzymes - Document Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0086" it available through:  
http://hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/nom -adm-0086/index -eng.php  (English)  
http://hc -sc.gc.ca/fn -an/consult/nom -adm-0086/ index -fra.php  (French)  
 
or requested from:  
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification 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  
 
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