Notifications for Canada (1150 notifications)

Health Canada has conducted a scientific assessment which supports the establishment of a maximum level (ML) for inorganic arsenic in rice-based foods intended specifically for infants and young children.As a result of this assessment, it is the intention of Health Canada to modify Part 2 of the List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances in Foods, as described in the information document. 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 any new scientific information relevant to Health Canada's proposal.

Health Canada has conducted a scientific assessment which supports updating the maximum level (ML) for total arsenic in fruit juice and fruit nectar. Health Canada is proposing to lower the existing ML to values that are as low as reasonably achievable based on the fruit juice and nectar type. The lower MLs would be expressed as inorganic arsenic and apply to the juice and nectar products on an as consumed basis.As a result of this assessment, it is the intention of Health Canada to modify Part 2 of the List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances in Foods, as described in the information document. The purpose of this communication is to publicly announce the Department's intention 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 Health Canada's proposal.

Since 2008, all dunnage that is discharged in Canada is considered non-compliant as segregation of International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM 15)-compliant and non-compliant dunnage after discharge has been difficult. Inspection after discharge through piles of dunnage is a safety hazard and inefficient. Also, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) periodically finds signs of living pests in ISPM-15-stamped wood packaging material, including shipborne dunnage. RMD-20-02 proposed four risk management options to uniformly, safely and efficiently manage shipborne dunnage brought into Canada. The recommended option (option 4) is an audit-based program with preventive control plans that restrict reuse of shipborne dunnage during low-risk periods and asks for mandatory disposal during high-risk periods.The recommended option, which received the majority of the support during the national and international consultation, is the selected option. It combines robust forest pest mitigation measures with a flexible and easy-to-apply approach that also promotes and encourages the use of ISPM 15 compliant material. The CFIA will be implementing option 4, as proposed with some improvements that were received during the consultation. The implementation of option 4 will require the relevant plant health directive (D-98-08) be amended to incorporate the new shipborne dunnage program, which will include a national and international consultation period.The effectiveness of the selected option will be assessed over the next several years. The CFIA is moving in a graduated direction that will permit ISPM 15 compliant dunnage to enter Canada without restrictions.

Health Canada's Food Directorate previously completed a premarket safety assessment of the use of hydrochloric acid as a pH adjusting agent in specific unstandardized foods.Hydrochloric acid is already permitted for use as a pH adjusting agent in a number of unstandardized foods. The results of the Food Directorate's previous premarket assessment supports the safety of hydrochloric acid for use in all unstandardized foods at a maximum level of Good Manufacturing Practice. Consequently, Health Canada has extended the use of hydrochloric acid as described in the information document by modifying the List of Permitted pH Adjusting Agents, Acid-Reacting Materials and Water Correcting Agents, effective 12 March 2021.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 feedback on this modification.

The objective of the notified document PMRL2021-09 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limit (MRL) for dichlobenil that has been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1       Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity0.5                    Currants1 ppm = parts per million

The objective of the notified document PMRL2021-08 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limit (MRL) for rimsulfuron that has been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1       Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity0.01                  Small fruits vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit (crop subgroup 13-07F, except gooseberries)21 ppm = parts per million2 Gooseberries are excluded from this MRL action as a 0.01 ppm MRL is already established for this commodity. An MRL is proposed for each commodity included in the listed crop groupings in accordance with the Residue Chemistry Crop Groups webpage (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/pesticides-food/residue-chemistry-crop-groups.html) in the Pesticides and Pest Management section of the Canada.ca website.

The objective of the notified document PMRL2021-07 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for spinosad that have been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1         Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity3.5                     Peppermint tops, spearmint tops1 ppm = parts per million

The objective of the notified document PMRL2021-06 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for novaluron that have been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1         Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity0.15                   Celeriac roots and parsnip roots1 ppm = parts per million

The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for ethalfluralin notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1361 (dated 15 December 2020) was adopted 8 March 2021. The proposed MRL was established via entry into the Maximum Residue Limits Database and is provided directly below:MRL (ppm)1           Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity0.05                    Gold of pleasure seeds1 ppm = parts per millionMRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada's Maximum Residue Limit Database (http://pr-rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/mrl-lrm/index-eng.php) on the Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides webpage (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/pesticides-food/maximum-residue-limits-pesticides.html). The database allows users to search for pesticides or for food commodities.

The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for ethaboxam notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1360 (dated 15 December 2020) was adopted 8 March 2021. The proposed MRL was established via entry into the Maximum Residue Limits Database and is provided directly below:MRL (ppm)1       Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity0.03                  Sugar beet roots1 ppm = parts per millionMRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada's Maximum Residue Limit Database (http://pr-rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/mrl-lrm/index-eng.php) on the Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides webpage (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/pesticides-food/maximum-residue-limits-pesticides.html). The database allows users to search for pesticides or for food commodities.

The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for fluroxypyr-meptyl notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1362 (dated 21 December 2020) was adopted 11 March 2021. The proposed MRL was established via entry into the Maximum Residue Limits Database and is provided directly below:MRL (ppm)1                 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity0.5                           Annual canarygrass seeds1 ppm = parts per millionMRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada's Maximum Residue Limit Database (http://pr-rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/mrl-lrm/index-eng.php) on the Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides webpage (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/pesticides-food/maximum-residue-limits-pesticides.html). The database allows users to search for pesticides or for food commodities.

The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for azoxystrobin notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1363 (dated 21 December 2020) was adopted 11 March 2021. The proposed MRLs were established via entry into the Maximum Residue Limits Database and are provided directly below:MRL (ppm)1      Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity260                  Dried angelica leaves; dried wintergreen leaves50                    Fresh wintergreen leaves; ti palm leaves25                    Mizuna3.0                   Quinoa2.0                   American plums; beach plums; black cherries; Canada plums; capulins; cherry plums; Japanese apricots; jujubes; Klamath plums; Nanking cherries; sloes0.5                  Ti palm roots0.2                  Bush tomatoes; coconas; currant tomatoes; garden huckleberries; goji berries; naranjillas; sunberries; tree tomatoes0.02                African tree nuts; Brazilian pine nuts; bunya nuts; bur oak nuts; cajou nuts; candlenuts; coconuts; coquito nuts; dika nuts; gingko nuts; Guiana chestnuts; heartnuts;        Japanese horse-chestnuts; mongongo nuts; monkey-pot nuts; monkey puzzle nuts; okari nuts; pachira nuts; peach palm nuts; pequi nuts; pili nuts; pine nuts; sapucaia nuts; tropical almond nuts; yellowhorn nuts1 ppm = parts per million MRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada's Maximum Residue Limit Database (http://pr-rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/mrl-lrm/index-eng.php) on the Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides webpage (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/pesticides-food/maximum-residue-limits-pesticides.html). The database allows users to search for pesticides or for food commodities.

The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for pydiflumetofen notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1358 (dated 3 December 2020) was adopted 23 February 2021. The proposed MRLs were established via entry into the Maximum Residue Limits Database and are provided directly below:MRL (ppm)1      Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity50                     Brassica leafy greens (crop subgroup 4-13B)30                     Citrus oil10                     Garden beet tops5.0                    Bushberries (crop subgroup 13-07B)3.0                    Brassica head and stem vegetable group (crop group 5-13), sorghum2.0                    Green onions (crop subgroup 3-07B), cherries (crop subgroup 12-09A)1.5                    Citrus peel1.0                    Edible-podded legume vegetables (crop subgroup 6A), citrus fruits (crop group 10) (revised), peaches (crop subgroup 12-09B), low growing berries (crop subgroup 13-07G) (except lowbush blueberries) and dried prune plums0.6                   Plums (crop subgroup 12-09C)0.5                   Root vegetable (crop subgroup 1A), sunflowers (crop subgroup 20B) (revised)0.4                   Cottonseeds (crop subgroup 20C) (revised)0.2                   Bulb onions (crop subgroup 3-07A), pome fruits (crop group 11-09)0.1                   Succulent shelled pea and bean (crop subgroup 6B)0.07                 Tree nuts (crop group 14-11)1 ppm = parts per millionAn MRL is established for each commodity included in the listed crop groupings in accordance with the Residue Chemistry Crop Groups webpage (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/pesticides-food/residue-chemistry-crop-groups.html) in the Pesticides and Pest Management section of the Canada.ca website.MRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada's Maximum Residue Limit Database (http://pr-rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/mrl-lrm/index-eng.php) on the Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides webpage (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/pesticides-food/maximum-residue-limits-pesticides.html). The database allows users to search for pesticides or for food commodities.

The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for afidopyropen notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1354 (dated 19 November 2020) was adopted 8 March 2021. The proposed MRLs were established via entry into the Maximum Residue Limits Database and are provided directly below:MRL (ppm)1      Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity0.2                    Sorghum0.092                Liver of cattle, goats, hogs, horses and sheep0.013                Milk1 ppm = parts per million2 The currently established MRL for meat byproducts of cattle, goats, hogs, horses and sheep is revised to meat byproducts (except liver) of cattle, goats, hogs, horses and sheep.3 The MRL replaces the currently established MRL of 0.001 ppm.MRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada's Maximum Residue Limit Database (http://pr-rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/mrl-lrm/index-eng.php) on the Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides webpage (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/pesticides-food/maximum-residue-limits-pesticides.html). The database allows users to search for pesticides or for food commodities.

This corrigendum clarifies the maximum residue limit proposed for radish tops cited in notification G/SPS/N/CAN/1370. The notification proposed a 8.0 ppm maximum residue limit for radish tops; however, based on the current Residue Chemistry Crop Groups (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/pesticides-food/residue-chemistry-crop-groups.html#a4), the crop descriptor should have been radish leaves, which is a commodity under Crop Subgroup 4-13B. Furthermore, based on the submitted residue data, the MRL of 35 ppm for Crop Subgroup 4-13B applies to potential residues of difenoconazole in radish leaves.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has implemented new import requirements for select feed ingredients imported from countries identified as posing a potential concern with respect to African Swine Fever (ASF). The identified products will require an import permit prior to importation from the specified countries and the conditions in the implementing order and the import permit will need to be met. These conditions may include certification of origin, heat treatment and/or hold times (depending on the product in question) designed to mitigate the risk of contamination of these products with the African Swine Fever virus.Canada has expanded the list of regions or countries likely to be affected by this measure to include Malaysia. The updated list is noted below:Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:[ ]     All trading partners[X]    Specific regions or countries: Belgium*; Benin; Bulgaria*; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; China; Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Czech Republic*; Estonia*; The Gambia; Germany*; Ghana; Greece*; Guinea-Bissau; Hong Kong, China; Hungary*; India; Indonesia; Italy*; Kenya; Republic of Korea; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Latvia*; Lithuania*; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nigeria; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Poland*; Romania*; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Senegal; Serbia; Sierra Leone; Slovak Republic*; South Africa; Tanzania; Togo; Ukraine; Viet Nam; Zambia; Zimbabwe* denotes recognition of regionalization.

The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for sulfentrazone notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1356 (dated 3 December 2020) was adopted 23 February 2021. The proposed MRL was established via entry into the Maximum Residue Limits Database and is provided directly below:MRL (ppm)1      Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity0.03                  Wheat1 ppm = parts per millionMRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada's Maximum Residue Limit Database (http://pr-rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/mrl-lrm/index-eng.php) on the Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides webpage (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/pesticides-food/maximum-residue-limits-pesticides.html). The database allows users to search for pesticides or for food commodities.

The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for chlormequat chloride notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1352 (dated 18 November 2020) was adopted 4 March 2021. The proposed MRLs were established via entry into the Maximum Residue Limits Database and are provided directly below:MRL (ppm)1      Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity80                     Oat bran40                     Oats20                     Barley bran, wheat germ15                     Wheat bran8                       Barley5                       Wheat20.7                    Meat by-products of cattle, goats, horses and sheep0.4                    Milk0.09                 Eggs; meat of cattle, goats, horses and sheep0.08                 Fat of cattle, goats, horses and sheep0.06                 Meat by-products of poultry0.05                 Fat, meat and meat by-products of hogs; fat and meat of poultry1 ppm = parts per million2 Replaces the established MRL of 1 ppm for wheat.MRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada's Maximum Residue Limit Database (http://pr-rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/mrl-lrm/index-eng.php) on the Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides webpage (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/pesticides-food/maximum-residue-limits-pesticides.html). The database allows users to search for pesticides or for food commodities.

This corrigendum clarifies the maximum residue limit proposed for radish tops cited in notification G/SPS/N/CAN/1358. The notification proposed a 10 ppm maximum residue limit for radish tops; however, based on the current Residue Chemistry Crop Groups (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/pesticides-food/residue-chemistry-crop-groups.html#a4) the crop descriptor should have been radish leaves, which is a commodity under Crop Subgroup 4-13B. Furthermore, based on the submitted residue data, the MRL of 50 ppm for Crop Subgroup 4-13B applies to potential residues of pydiflumetofen in radish leaves.

The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for indaziflam notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1357 (dated 3 December 2020) was adopted 23 February 2021. The proposed MRLs were established via entry into the Maximum Residue Limits Database and are provided directly below:MRL (ppm)1      Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity0.15                  Meat by-products of cattle, goats, horses and sheep0.05                  Fat of cattle, goats, horses and sheep0.01                  Meat of cattle, goats, horses and sheep; milk1 ppm = parts per million MRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada's Maximum Residue Limit Database (http://pr-rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/mrl-lrm/index-eng.php) on the Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides webpage (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/pesticides-food/maximum-residue-limits-pesticides.html). The database allows users to search for pesticides or for food commodities.