G/SPS/N/CAN/1212  
 
15 October 2018  
(18-6403) 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): Protein -glutaminase (ICS Code: 67.220.20)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affect ed, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Notice of Health Canada's Proposal to Enable the Use 
of Protein -glutaminase from Chryseobacterium proteolyticum  AE-PG as a Food Enzyme in 
Various Standardized and Unstandardized Foods - Reference Number: NOP/ADP -0030. 
Language(s): English and French.  Number of pages: 5 and 6  
6. Description of content: The Federal Government completed a detailed safety 
assessment o f a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of the food enzyme 
protein -glutaminase from Chryseobacterium proteolyticum AE -PG in various standardized 
and unstandardized foods. The results of Health Canada's evaluation of available scientific 
data support the safety and efficacy of protein -glutaminase from C. proteolyticum AE -PG 
when used for these purposes. Therefore, Health Canada intends to modify 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 ) as described in the 
information document referenced below.  
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 comments or any new scientific information rele vant 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.  
8. Is there a relev ant 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  G/SPS/N/CAN/1212  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from t he 
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 10 October 2018 (available in English and French):  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats.html  (French)   
10. Proposed date of adopti on (dd/mm/yy) : 10 October 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) : 10 October 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 23 December 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 Health Canada's Proposal to Enable the Use of Protein -glutaminase from 
Chryseobacterium proteolyticum AE -PG as a Food Enzyme in Various Standardized and 
Unstandardized Foods - Reference Number: NOP/ADP -0030" is available through the 
following web link:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/publ ic-involvement -
partnerships/protein -glutaminase -enzyme -foods/information -document.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/proteine -glutaminase -enzyme -alimentaire/document -information.html  
(French)  
Canada's SPS and TBT Notification Authority an d Enquiry Point  
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