Canada Modifies the List of Permitted Food Enzymes to Enable the Use of Lipase from Mucor circinelloides f. circinelloides AE-LM in Certain Cheeses

On April 14^th, 2022, Health Canada’s Food Directorate published the article “Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food Enzymes to Enable the Use of Lipase from Mucor circinelloides f. circinelloides AE-LM in Certain Cheeses”.

The document highlights the following key points:

• Approves the use of the lipase from Mucor circinelloides f. circinelloides AE-LM in certain standardized cheeses;
• Use application of the food enzyme in cheddar cheese and (naming the variety) cheese;
• Lipase from other sources is already permitted for use in standardized cheeses;
• Lipase from M. circinelloides f. circinelloides (previous name: Mucor javanicus) is also permitted for use in dairy-based flavoring preparations;
• The food enzyme is intended to be used at a level consistent with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP);
• Information related to allergenicity, chemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, and toxicology supports the safety of its requested uses.
  

The regulation is valid from April 14^th, 2022, and amends the list of permitted food enzymes.

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