WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CAN/136/Add.1
2 December 2002
(02-6624)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English/
French
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 21 November 2002, has been received from Canada.
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Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (1197-Sethoxydim)
Under authority of the Pest Control Products Act , Pest Management Regulatory Agency
(PMRA), of Health Canada, has approved an application to amend the registration of sethoxydim in
order to allow its use for the control of grasses in asparagus, blueberries, carrots, flax, peppers,
pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries, sunflowers and turnips as a post-emergent treatment.   This
regulatory amendment will establish Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for residues of sethoxydim
and its metabolites resulting from these uses in asparagus, blueberries, carrots, flax, peppers,
pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries, sunflowers and turnips, establish an MRL for mustard, and
increase the MRLs for cranberries and lentils, in or der to permit the sale of food containing these
residues.
After the review of all available data, the PM RA has determined that MRLs for sethoxydim,
including its metabolites, of 30 p.p.m in lentils, 10 p.p.m in strawberries, 7 p.p.m in sunflowers,
5 p.p.m in raspberries, 4 p.p.m in blueberries, 2 p.p.m in cranberries and mustard, 1 p.p.m in
pumpkins, 0.5 p.p.m in asparagus and peppers, 0.2 p.p.m in flax and turnips, and 0.1 p.p.m in carrots
would not pose an unacceptable health risk to the public.  This regulatory amendment will also amend
the chemical name of sethoxydim in order to co mply with international nomenclature conventions.
The full text of this addendum (final rule) can be downloaded from:
http://canada.gc.ca/gazette/part2/pdf/g2-13624.pdf  or requested from:
Canadian Enquiry Point
Standards Council of Canada
200-270 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6N7
Tel.:  (613) 238-3222Fax.:  (613) 569-7808
E-mail:  info@scc.ca
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