WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/CAN/30
16September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3665)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: CANADA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Health Canada
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Maximum
residue limits forglyphosate residues
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Proposed Amendment totheFood
andDrug Regulations (1047) (pages 2695-2697)
5. Description ofcontent: Glyphosate isregistered under thePestControl Products Actas
aherbicide forcontrol ofannual andperennial weeds onanumber ofcrops.
Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) forglyphosate residues havebeenestablished under
theFood andDrug Regulations forbarley, oats,wheat, soybeans, peas, lentils, beans
andflax.
ThePestManagement Regulatory Agency ofHealth Canada hasreceived anapplication
fortheregistration ofthetrimethylsulfonium (TMS) cation ofglyphosate asa
preharvest treatment onwheat. Health Canada hasalsobeenrequested toestablish
MRLs forTMS cation inwheat resulting from thisuseandforthekidney andliverof
cattle, goats, hogs, poultry andsheep thatfeedoncrops containing residues ofthe
TMS cation.
After thereview ofallavailable data, itisproposed toamend theFood andDrug
Regulations toestablish MRLs forTMS cation inwheat at3.0ppmandinkidney and
liverofcattle, goats, hogs, poultry andsheep at0.5ppm. Anyresidues ofTMS cation
inother foods willbecovered bythegeneral limitof0.1ppmspecified insubsection
B.15.002(1) oftheFood andDrug Regulations.
6. Objective andrationale: Protection ofhuman health andsafety
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
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8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Canada Gazette, PartI,
6September 1997
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Notstated
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Notstated
11. Final date forcomments: 20November 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: National Enquiry Point
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: