Notifications for Canada (1150 notifications)

The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for spiromesifen notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1573 (dated 4 October 2024) was adopted 25 December 2024. 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 Commodity30                Citrus oil0.15             Oranges1 ppm = parts per millionMRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada’s Maximum Residue Limit Databasehttps://pest-control.canada.ca/pesticide-registry/en/mrl-search.html) on the Maximum residue limits, human health, and food safety 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 regulations notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1537 (dated 8 November 2023) were adopted on 29 November 2024, and published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on 18 December 2024.The regulations amend Part B of the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR), along with targeted amendments to Parts A and D of the FDR. The amendments introduce modernized frameworks for the setting and updating of regulations for food compositional standards, microbiological criteria, methods of analysis, and food additives. Consequential amendments are also made to certain regulations under the Cannabis Act, the Excise Act (2001), the Pest Control Products Act, the Safe Food for Canadians Act, and the Feeds Act

This communication serves to inform Members that following a 60 day consultation of risk management document (RMD) RMD-22-01: Pest risk management decision for the regulation of light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana)https://inspection.canada.ca/en/plant-health/invasive-species/directives/pest-risk-management/rmd-22-01), previously notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1449 (dated 5 August 2022), the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has adopted a modified version of option 2: redesign the import program. E. postvittana will be kept on the list of pests regulated by Canadahttps://inspection.canada.ca/en/plant-health/invasive-species/regulated-pests) and therefore all imports to Canada will be required to be free from the pest.  However, to better align with regulated pests of a similar risk profile, the E. postvittana-specific import requirements outlined in directive D-07-03: Phytosanitary Import Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Epiphyas postvittana (light brown apple moth) will no longer be required. Any articles that are found to be infested with LBAM will be considered non-compliant and the CFIA may take action on that shipment.Effective immediately directive D-07-03: Phytosanitary Import Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Epiphyas postvittana (light brown apple moth) is repealed. The CFIA’s Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) will be updated to remove any E. postvittana-specific phytosanitary import requirements. This update is anticipated to be completed by winter 2024.

The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for rimsulfuron notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1568 (dated 11 September 2024) was adopted 4 December 2024. 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 Commodity0.01  Pome fruits (crop group 11-09)1 ppm = parts per millionThe commodities included in the listed crop groups/subgroups can be found on 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 section of the Canada.ca website.MRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada’s Maximum Residue Limit Databasehttps://pest-control.canada.ca/pesticide-registry/en/mrl-search.html) on the Maximum residue limits, human health, and food safety 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 clomazone notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1567 (dated 11 September 2024) was adopted 4 December 2024. 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             Pulses, dried shelled beans, except soybeans (crop subgroup 6-21E)1 ppm = parts per millionThe commodities included in the listed crop groups/subgroups can be found on 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 section of the Canada.ca website.MRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada’s Maximum Residue Limit Databasehttps://pest-control.canada.ca/pesticide-registry/en/mrl-search.html) on the Maximum residue limits, human health, and food safety 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 PMRL2024-25 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limit (MRL) for florylpicoxamid that has been proposed by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity0.03            Barley (crop subgroup 15-21B)1 ppm = parts per millionThe commodities included in the listed crop groups/subgroups can be found on 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 section of the Canada.ca website.

The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for pyriofenone notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1534 (dated 12 October 2023) was adopted 19 November 2024. 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 Commodity2.0              Peppers/Eggplants (crop subgroup 8-09B)0.2              Tomatoes (crop subgroup 8-09A)1 ppm = parts per millionThe commodities included in the listed crop groups/subgroups can be found on 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 section of the Canada.ca website.MRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada’s Maximum Residue Limit Databasehttps://pest-control.canada.ca/pesticide-registry/en/mrl-search.html) on the Maximum residue limits, human health, and food safety 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.

As part of the modernization of Part B of the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR), Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate intends to set out specific permitted uses of food colours and preservatives in “(naming the flavour) Extract or (naming the flavour) Essence” and of food colours, preservatives and emulsifying agents in “(naming the flavour) Flavour” in the Lists of Permitted Food Additives. The specific uses are based on the functional class food additive provisions currently set out in the food compositional standards for these two types of flavouring preparations and information Health Canada received from industry on the use of food additives from these functional classes in flavouring preparations.These modifications will come into force the day on which they are published in the Lists of Permitted Food Additiveshttps://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition/food-safety/food-additives/lists-permitted.html) that will be incorporated by reference directly into the FDR. Health Canada will publish these lists on the Canada.ca website concurrently with the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Food Additives and Compositional Standards, Microbiological Criteria and Methods of Analysis for Foodhttps://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2023/2023-11-04/html/reg2-eng.html) which will be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II.The purpose of the information document is to publicly announce the Department's intent in this regard and to provide the appropriate contact information for those wishing to submit an inquiry or new scientific information relevant to the safety of these food additives.

Health Canada's Food and Nutrition Directorate completed the premarket safety assessments of two food additive submissions seeking authorization for 1) the use of leucyl aminopeptidase from Aspergillus oryzae AT1088 in the manufacture of bakery products; bread; Colby cheese;dairy-based flavouring preparations; flour; hydrolyzed animal, milk and vegetable proteins; hydrolyzed yeasts; spray-dried cheese powder; meat tenderizing preparations; various plant-based foods; pre-cooked (instant) breakfast cereals, whole wheat flour and yeast extracts, and 2) the use of lipase from Aspergillus niger PLR in bakery products, bread, flour, pasta and whole wheat flour.The results of the premarket assessments support the safety of leucyl aminopeptidase from A. oryzae AT1088and of lipase from A. niger PLR for their requested uses. Consequently, Health Canada has authorized their uses as described in the information documents referenced above by modifying 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), effective 30 October 2024.The notice “Modification to the List of Permitted Food Enzymes to authorize the use of leucyl aminopeptidase from a new source” also reports on a corrective modification to the List of Permitted Food Enzymes. It explains that plant-based products that resemble fish or seafood products had been unintentionally excluded from the foods listing for carboxypeptidase D from Aspergillus oryzae AT1727 when the list was modified on 23 May 2023 and that entries for these food categories have been set out in the list for this food enzyme to correct this as of 30 October 2024.The purpose of these information documents is to publicly announce the Department's decision in this regard and to provide the appropriate contact information for those wishing to submit an inquiry or new scientific information relevant to the safety of these food additives.

The objective of the notified document PMRL2024-24 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for flonicamid that have been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity50               Bok choy Chinese cabbages, watercress40               Herbs dried leaves (crop subgroup 25B)216               Maca, turnip greens8.0              Leaf lettuce7.0              Herbs fresh leaves (crop subgroup 25A)31.5             Bushberries (crop subgroup 13-07B)40.4              Sweet corn (crop subgroup 15-21D)1 ppm = parts per million2 The established MRL of 7.0 ppm on dried peppermint leaves and dried spearmint leaves will be replaced by a single crop subgroup MRL of 40 ppm for herbs dried leaves (crop subgroup 25B).3 The established MRLs of 7.0 ppm on fresh peppermint leaves and fresh spearmint leaves will be replaced by a single crop subgroup MRL of 7.0 ppm for herbs fresh leaves (crop subgroup 25A).4 The established 1.5 ppm MRLs for lowbush blueberries and lingonberries will be replaced by a single crop subgroup MRL of 1.5 ppm for bushberries (crop subgroup 13-07B).The commodities included in the listed crop groups/subgroups can be found on 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 section of the Canada.ca website.

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 amended the list of regions or countries likely to be affected by this measure to add Sri Lanka. 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: Albania; Bangladesh; Benin; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria*; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; China; Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Croatia; Czech Republic*; Dominican Republic; Estonia*; The Gambia; Germany*; Ghana; Greece*; Guinea-Bissau; Haiti; Hong Kong, China; Hungary*; India; Indonesia; Italy*; Kenya; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Latvia*; Lithuania*; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Nigeria; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Poland*; Republic of Korea; Republic of North Macedonia; Romania*; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Senegal; Serbia; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovak Republic*; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Sweden*; Tanzania; Thailand; Togo; Ukraine; Viet Nam; Zambia; Zimbabwe* denotes recognition of regionalization.

The objective of the notified document PMRL2024-23 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limit (MRL) for spinosad that has been proposed by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity0.7             Cranberries1 ppm = parts per million

The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for cyclaniliprole notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1541 (dated 15 December 2023) was adopted 7 November 2024. 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 Commodity1.5                Peppers/Eggplants (crop subgroup 8-09B)0.7                Tomatoes (crop subgroup 8-09A)1 ppm = parts per millionThe commodities included in the listed crop groups/subgroups can be found on 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 section of the Canada.ca website.MRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada’s Maximum Residue Limit Databasehttps://pest-control.canada.ca/pesticide-registry/en/mrl-search.html) on the Maximum residue limits, human health, and food safety 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 dimethenamid notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1562 (dated 18 July 2024) was adopted 9 October 2024. 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 Commodity0.01             Shallot bulbs1 ppm = parts per millionMRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada’s Maximum Residue Limit Databasehttps://pest-control.canada.ca/pesticide-registry/en/mrl-search.html) on the Maximum residue limits, human health, and food safety 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 metsulfuron-methyl notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1563 (dated 18 July 2024) was adopted 9 October 2024. 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 Commodity0.1               Rye, triticale1 ppm = parts per millionMRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada’s Maximum Residue Limit Databasehttps://pest-control.canada.ca/pesticide-registry/en/mrl-search.html) on the Maximum residue limits, human health, and food safety 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 PMRL2024-22 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limit (MRL) for flupyradifurone that has been proposed by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity0.03            Mustard seeds (condiment type)1 ppm = parts per million

Notice of Intent to inform interested parties of the Minister of Health's intention, pursuant to 30.05(1) of the Food and Drugs Act (FDA), to make a ministerial class exemption order for the exceptional importation of certain foods for a special dietary purpose (FSDP) to mitigate a shortage or the risk of a shortage of these products. In the event of a shortage or risk of a shortage, the proposed order would enable the exceptional importation of certain FSDP by exempting them, subject to conditions, from certain prohibitions of the FDA and certain compositional, labelling, and pre-market requirements of the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR).

The objective of the notified document PMRL2024-20 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for spiromesifenthat have been proposed by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity30               Citrus oil0.15            Oranges1 ppm = parts per million

The objective of the notified document PMRL2024-21 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limit (MRL) for clethodim 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              Lowbush blueberries1 ppm = parts per million

The objective of the notified document PMRL2024-19 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limit (MRL) for triallate that has been proposed by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity0.05            Barley (crop subgroup 15-21B)21 ppm = parts per million2 The currently established MRLs of 0.05 ppm for the individual commodities annual canarygrass grain and barley will be expired and replaced by a 0.05 ppm MRL for all crops included in the barley crop subgroup (15-21B).The commodities included in the listed crop groups/subgroups can be found on 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 section of the Canada.ca website.