G/SPS/N/CAN/1305  
 
20 April 2020  
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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):  Phospholipase A1 from Aspergillus oryzae AT969  
(ICS Codes:  67.200.20, 67.060)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partner s  
[ ] 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 Phospholipase from Aspergillus oryzae AT969 in Bread, 
Flour, Whole Wheat Flour and Unstandardized Bakery Products - Reference Number: 
NOM/ADM -0146. Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/202 0/SPS/CAN/20_2787_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/CAN/20_2787_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Health Canada's Food Directorate co mpleted a premarket safety 
assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of phospholipase 
from Aspergillus oryzae  AT969 in bread, flour, whole wheat flour and unstandardized 
bakery products.  
Phospholipase from Aspergillus niger  (PLA-54) is already permitted in bread, flour, whole 
wheat flour and unstandardized bakery products, though A. oryzae  AT969, which 
expresses phospholipase A1 from Valsaria rubicosa , is not a permitted source organism 
for any food enzyme in Canada.  
The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of phospholipase from 
A. oryzae  AT969 for its requested uses. Consequently, Health Canada has enabled the 
use of phospholipase from A. oryzae  AT969 described in the information document below 
by modifying the List of Permitted Food Enzymes , effective 15 April 2020.  
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 pests.   G/SPS/N/CAN/1305  
 
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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 Nutrition – "Public Involvement and Partnerships " Web site, 
posted 15 April 2020 (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 adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 April 2020  
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) : 15 April 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 June 2020  
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 Food Enzymes to Enable the Use of 
Phospholipase from Aspergillus oryzae AT969 in Bread, Flour, Whole Wheat Flour and 
Unstandardized Bakery Products. - Reference Number: NOM/ADM -0146" is available 
through  the following weblink:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/modification -permitted -food-enzymes -phospholipase -aspergillus -oryzae -
at969.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/modificati on-enzymes -alimentaires -autorisees -phospholipase -aspergillus -
oryzae -at969.html  (French)  
Canada's 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