Notifications for Canada (1150 notifications)
The objective of the notified document PMRL2020-23 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for inpyrfluxam that have been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity0.01 Legume vegetables (succulent or dried) (crop group 6); cereal grains (crop group 15); rapeseeds (crop subgroup 20A) (revised); apples; eggs; fat, meat and meat byproducts of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, poultry and sheep; milk; peanuts; sugar beet roots1 ppm = parts per million 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.
Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of polysorbate 80 as an emulsifying agent in wheat-based ready-to-eat cereals. Polysorbate 80 is already permitted for use in Canada as an emulsifier in a number of foods, including rice-based ready-to-eat cereals. The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of polysorbate 80 for its requested use. Consequently, Health Canada has enabled the use of polysorbate 80 described in the information document by modifying the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents, effective 15 June 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.
On 14 June 2019, Health Canada published a Proposal to Add Maximum Levels of Inorganic Arsenic in Polished (White) and Husked (Brown) Rice to the List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances in Foods - Reference Number: NOP/ADP C-2019-2 that was open to the public for comments for 75 days.No new scientific information was received during the consultation period. Therefore, Health Canada added two new maximum levels for inorganic arsenic in polished (white) and husked (brown) rice, respectively, to Part 2 of the List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances in Foods, effective 5 June 2020, as described in the information document.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 information relevant to Health Canada's scientific assessment.
This notification is further to the SPS Notification (G/SPS/N/CAN/597/Add.2), where the Minister of Health has issued a Ministerial Regulation entitled "Marketing Authorization (MA) for Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for Veterinary Drugs in Foods" pursuant to section 30.3(1) and 30.5(1) of the Food and Drugs Act. The online "List of Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for Veterinary Drugs in Foodshttp://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/vet/mrl-lmr/mrl-lmr_versus_new-nouveau-eng.php (referred hereafter as the List) is incorporated by reference and is maintained on Health Canada's web site. Any proposed changes will continue to be the subject of consultation, public and international notification, and the List will then be updated administratively. The purpose of this proposal is to notify of a consultation on proposed changes to the List. The proposal includes MRLs for new veterinary drugs (for which MRLs have not previously been established), and for new foods for existing veterinary drugs (for which MRLs have previously been established). The proposal also includes revisions to existing MRLs. Rigorous safety assessments have been conducted to derive these MRLs. Residue compliance for the proposed MRLs has either been monitored and confirmed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), or will be incorporated in future monitoring programs.
The objective of the notified document PMRL2020-18 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for broflanilide that have been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity0.04 Tuberous and corm vegetables (crop subgroup 1C)0.02 Eggs; fat, meat, and meat byproducts of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, poultry and sheep; milk0.01 Cereal grains (crop group 15, except rice and wild rice), amaranth grain, annual canarygrass seeds, cañihua seeds, chia seeds, cram-cram seeds, huauzontle grain, quinoa, teff grain, wheat spelt grain0.01 Food commodities (other than those listed in this item)1 ppm = parts per million 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 proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for mefentrifluconazole notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1301 (dated 16 March 2020) was adopted 7 June 2020. 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 Commodity15 Citrus oil4.0 Cherries (crop subgroup 12-09A), cereal grains (crop group 15, except wheat, triticale and corn), dried prune plums, raisins2.0 Plums (crop subgroup 12-09C), dry lentils1.5 Pome fruits (crop group 11-09), peaches (crop subgroup 12-09B), small fruits vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit (crop subgroup 13-07F)1.0 Lemons/limes (crop subgroup 10B, revised), rapeseeds (crop subgroup 20A, revised)0.6 Oranges (crop subgroup 10A, revised), sugar beet roots0.5 Grapefruits (crop subgroup 10C, revised)0.4 Dry soybeans0.3 Wheat; meat byproducts of cattle, goats, horses and sheep; triticale0.2 Fat of cattle, goats, horses and sheep0.15 Legume vegetables, succulent or dried (crop group 6), except dry lentils and dry soybeans0.1 Milk fat0.06 Tree nuts (crop group 14-11)0.04 Tuberous and corm vegetables (crop subgroup 1C)0.03 Sweet corn kernels plus cobs with husks removed0.02 Meat of cattle, goats, horses and sheep; milk0.01 Eggs; fat, meat and meat byproducts of hogs and poultry; field corn; peanuts; popcorn grain1 ppm = parts per million An 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 objective of the notified document PMRL2020-22 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limit (MRL) for fenpropathrin that has been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity0.152 Tree nuts (crop group 14-11)1 ppm = parts per million2 The MRL is proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 0.10 ppm for crop group 14. 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 PMRL2020-09 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for bixafen that have been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity3.0 Sorghum0.4 Cereal grains, except rice and sorghum (crop group 15)0.2 Fat, meat and meat byproducts of cattle, goats, horses and sheep0.3 Root vegetables (crop subgroup 1A)0.04 Dry soybeans0.05 Milk0.01 Tuberous and corm vegetables (crop subgroup 1C), peanuts0.01 Eggs; fat, meat and meat byproducts of hogs and poultry1 ppm = parts per million 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 PMRL2020-05 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for azoxystrobin that have been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity210 Bearberries, bilberries, cloudberries, lingonberries3, lowbush blueberries3, muntries, and partridgeberries 1 ppm = parts per million2 Strawberries are excluded from this MRL action as an MRL of 10 ppm is already established for this commodity.3 Proposed to replace the MRL of 3 ppm currently established for azoxystrobin in/on these commodities.
On occasion, Health Canada may identify the need to make changes to the Lists of Permitted Food Additives in order to correct minor errors, to adjust wording in the interest of clarity, to ensure consistency in terminology, or to make changes that are required as a consequence of amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations (Regulations) or emerging scientific developments related to the effectiveness and/or safety of an approved food additive. Health Canada's Food Directorate received a request seeking approval for the use of sodium benzoate as a preservative used at a maximum level of 1,000 ppm in oyster-flavoured sauce. Oyster-flavoured sauce is regulated as an unstandardized fish product in Canada, and consequently, is not permitted to contain either benzoic acid or salts of benzoic acid due to the exception captured under subitem B.1(2) of Part 2 of the List of Permitted Preservatives The Food Directorate conducted an internal review of its files to understand the rationale behind the establishment of the exception, and found no scientific evidence, from a health and safety perspective, to soundly rationalize the establishment of the exception. In addition, emerging scientific developments have demonstrated the effective anti-microbiological activities of benzoic acid and its salts when used for the preservation of meat, poultry and fish products. Therefore, Health Canada has enabled the use of benzoic acid and its potassium and sodium salts described in the information document by modifying Part 2 of the List of Permitted Preservatives, effective 5 May 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 feedback on this modification.
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 include 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 India. 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; Ghana; Greece; Guinea-Bissau; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Italy; Kenya; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Latvia; Lithuania; Madagascar; Malawi; Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nigeria; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Poland; Republic of Korea; Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Senegal; Serbia; Sierra Leone; Slovakia; South Africa; Tanzania; Togo; Ukraine; Viet Nam; Zambia; Zimbabwe
The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for pyriofenone notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1300 (dated 7 February 2020) was adopted 4 May 2020. 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 Commodity0.3 Fruiting vegetables (crop group 8-09)1ppm = parts per million An 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 deltamethrin notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1299 (dated 7 February 2020) was adopted 4 May 2020. 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 Commodity0.07 Dried shelled pea and bean, except soybean (crop subgroup 6C)1ppm = parts per million An 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.
Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval to extend the use of potassium phosphate, dibasic, to the same foods and same levels of use as is currently permitted for sodium phosphate, dibasic, in the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents, the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Accepted Uses, the List of Permitted pH Adjusting, Agents, Acid-Reacting Materials and Water Correcting Agents, and the List of Permitted Sequestering Agents Potassium phosphate, dibasic, is already permitted for use in Canada as a food additive in various standardized and unstandardized foods. The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of potassium phosphate, dibasic, for its requested uses. Consequently, Health Canada has enabled the use of potassium phosphate, dibasic, described in the information document below by modifying the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents, the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Accepted Uses, the List of Permitted pH Adjusting Agents, Acid-Reacting Materials and Water Correcting Agents, and the List of Permitted Sequestering Agents, effective 8 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.
The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for tetraniliprole notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1297 (dated 24 January 2020) was adopted 19 April 2020. 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 Commodity20 Leafy vegetables (crop group 4-13)7.0 Citrus oil1.5 Brassica head and stem vegetable group (crop group 5-13), lemons/limes (revised) (crop subgroup 10B); small fruits vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit (crop subgroup 13-07F), tomato paste1.0 Oranges (revised) (crop subgroup 10A), stone fruits (crop group 12-09)0.9 Grapefruits (revised) (crop subgroup 10C)0.5 Pome fruits (crop group 11-09)0.4 Fruiting vegetables (crop group 8-09), cottonseeds (revised) (crop subgroup 20C)0.3 Meat byproducts of cattle, goats, horses and sheep0.2 Dry soybeans0.05 Milk0.04 Fat of cattle, goats, horses and sheep0.03 Tree nuts (crop group 14-11)0.02 Meat of cattle, goats, horses and sheep0.015 Tuberous and corm vegetables (crop subgroup 1C)0.01 Eggs; fat, meat and meat byproducts of hogs and poultry; field corn, popcorn grain, sweet corn kernels plus cob with husks removed1ppm = parts per million An 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.
Health Canada's Food Directorate completed 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.
Health Canada's Food Directorate completed an evaluation of available scientific and taxonomic data supporting the re-identification of the source organism name for invertase "Aspergillus japonicus" to "Aspergillus fijiensis" in the List of Permitted Food Enzymes Invertase sourced from A. japonicus is permitted in Canada as a food enzyme for use in sucrose used in the production of fructooligosaccharides. Health Canada's Food Directorate received a request that the source organism name for this invertase (Aspergillus japonicus) be updated to "Aspergillus fijiensis", to reflect a re-identification of the original source organism. Following a review of scientific and taxonomic data, Health Canada's Food Directorate determined that an update to the source organism name, based on re-identification of the source organism, did not require a pre-market safety assessment. Furthermore, there was no need to re-evaluate the safety of the already-permitted source organism A. japonicus. Therefore, Health Canada has enabled the use of invertase from Afijiensis, by adding the source organism name A. fijiensis, alongside A. japonicus, in the permitted source field in the Listing for Invertase as described in the information document below by modifying the List of Permitted Food Enzymes effective 30 March 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.
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 include 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 Papua New Guinea. 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; Ghana; Greece; Guinea-Bissau; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Indonesia; Italy; Kenya; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Latvia; Lithuania; Madagascar; Malawi; Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nigeria; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Poland; Republic of Korea; Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Senegal; Serbia; Sierra Leone; Slovakia; South Africa; Tanzania; Togo; Ukraine; Viet Nam; Zambia; Zimbabwe
The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for prometryn notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1292 (dated 7 January 2020) was adopted 18 March 2020. 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 Commodity15 Dried parsley leaves3 Fresh parsley leaves1 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 pesticide(s) or for food commodity(ies).
The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for malathion notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1291 (dated 7 January 2020) was adopted 18 March 2020. 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 Commodity0.8 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 pesticide(s) or for food commodity(ies).